WordPress plugin comparison

Gravity Forms No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA vs Really Simple CAPTCHA

Gravity Forms No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA

by folkhack

10K+ installs4.8

Really Simple CAPTCHA

by Rock Lobster Inc.

300K+ installs4.2

At a glance

Really Simple CAPTCHA has more active installs: 300K+, against 10K+ for Gravity Forms No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA.
On a typical day, Really Simple CAPTCHA is downloaded about 892 times, Gravity Forms No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA about 20.
Gravity Forms No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 26 reviews, against 4.2 from 131 reviews.
Really Simple CAPTCHA was updated more recently: Aug 23, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Gravity Forms No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA.
Really Simple CAPTCHA is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.0.0 for Gravity Forms No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA.
Really Simple CAPTCHA has been around longer: since 2009, against 2015 for Gravity Forms No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA.

Really Simple CAPTCHA leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Gravity Forms No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA	Really Simple CAPTCHA
Popular rank	#2,153	#188
Active installs	10K+	300K+
Downloads, last 30 days	584	32.2K
Rating	4.8(26)	4.2(131)
Support threads resolved	0%	0%
Tested up to	4.0.0	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.25
Last release	9 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	8.3

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