WordPress plugin comparison

Gift Message for WooCommerce vs reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce

Gift Message for WooCommerce

by powerfulwp

200+ installs3.0

reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce

by Elliot Sowersby / RelyWP

40K+ installs4.6

At a glance

reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce has more active installs: 40K+, against 200+ for Gift Message for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce is downloaded about 191 times, Gift Message for WooCommerce about 5.
reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 76 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against May 17, 2025 for Gift Message for WooCommerce.
reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Gift Message for WooCommerce.
Gift Message for WooCommerce has been around longer: since 2020, against 2022 for reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce.

reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Gift Message for WooCommerce	reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce
Popular rank	#11,952	#839
Active installs	200+	40K+
Downloads, last 30 days	82	17.5K
Rating	3.0(2)	4.6(76)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.14	×0.99
Last release	1 year ago	1 day ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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