WordPress plugin comparison

AntiSpam Shield by LukaCodes vs ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7

AntiSpam Shield by LukaCodes

by LukaCodes

10+ installs

ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7

by IQComputing

200K+ installs5.0

At a glance

ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 has more active installs: 200K+, against 10+ for AntiSpam Shield by LukaCodes.
On a typical day, ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 is downloaded about 690 times, AntiSpam Shield by LukaCodes about 1.
AntiSpam Shield by LukaCodes has no reviews yet.
ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 was updated more recently: Jun 5, 2026, against May 21, 2026 for AntiSpam Shield by LukaCodes.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.0.8.
ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 has been around longer: since 2018, against 2026 for AntiSpam Shield by LukaCodes.

ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	AntiSpam Shield by LukaCodes	ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7
Popular rank	#29,127	#227
Active installs	10+	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	42	19.9K
Rating	No ratings	5.0(89)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.13	×1.27
Last release	5 months ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	8.0	–

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

Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.