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WordPress plugin comparison

Hercules Recaptcha vs reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce

Hercules Recaptcha

by Todd Nestor

10+ installs5.0

reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce

by Elliot Sowersby / RelyWP

40K+ installs4.6

At a glance

  • reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce has more active installs: 40K+, against 10+ for Hercules Recaptcha.
  • On a typical day, reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce is downloaded about 170 times, Hercules Recaptcha about 1.
  • Hercules Recaptcha is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.6 from 76 reviews.
  • reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Jan 19, 2015 for Hercules Recaptcha.
  • reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.0.38 for Hercules Recaptcha.
  • Hercules Recaptcha has been around longer: since 2015, against 2022 for reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce.

Line by line

reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

MetricHercules RecaptchareCAPTCHA for WooCommerce
Popular rank#47,962#839
Active installs10+40K+
Downloads, last 30 days345K
Rating5.0(5)4.6(76)
Support threads resolved–0%
Tested up to4.0.387.1.4
Search multiplier×0.00×0.99
Last release11 years ago1 day ago
Requires PHP––

From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.

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