WordPress plugin comparison

Google's No Captcha reCaptcha vs Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile

Google's No Captcha reCaptcha

by narayanprusty

10+ installs2.5

Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile

by Elliot Sowersby / RelyWP

200K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile has more active installs: 200K+, against 10+ for Google's No Captcha reCaptcha.
On a typical day, Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile is downloaded about 9,962 times, Google's No Captcha reCaptcha about 2.
Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 263 reviews, against 2.5 from 2 reviews.
Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile was updated more recently: Oct 31, 2026, against Jan 23, 2015 for Google's No Captcha reCaptcha.
Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.0.38 for Google's No Captcha reCaptcha.
Google's No Captcha reCaptcha has been around longer: since 2014, against 2022 for Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile.

Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Google's No Captcha reCaptcha	Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile
Popular rank	#32,514	#233
Active installs	10+	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	44	395.1K
Rating	2.5(2)	4.7(263)
Support threads resolved	–	53%
Tested up to	4.0.38	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×3.39
Last release	11 years ago	10 days ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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