WordPress plugin comparison

hCaptcha for WP vs Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile

hCaptcha for WP

by hcaptcha

70K+ installs4.6

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 70K+ for hCaptcha for WP.
On a typical day, Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile is downloaded about 9,962 times, hCaptcha for WP about 1,433.
Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 263 reviews, against 4.6 from 88 reviews.
Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile was updated more recently: Oct 31, 2026, against Oct 30, 2026 for hCaptcha for WP.
hCaptcha for WP resolves more of its support threads: 86% in the last two months, against 53% for Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
hCaptcha for WP has been around longer: since 2019, against 2022 for Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile.

Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	hCaptcha for WP	Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile
Popular rank	#556	#233
Active installs	70K+	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	51.3K	395.1K
Rating	4.6(88)	4.7(263)
Support threads resolved	86%	53%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.92	×3.39
Last release	11 days ago	10 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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