WordPress plugin comparison

Normalized Forms with Captcha vs Really Simple CAPTCHA

Normalized Forms with Captcha

by trigve.hagen

10+ installs

Really Simple CAPTCHA

by Rock Lobster Inc.

300K+ installs4.2

At a glance

Really Simple CAPTCHA has more active installs: 300K+, against 10+ for Normalized Forms with Captcha.
On a typical day, Really Simple CAPTCHA is downloaded about 988 times, Normalized Forms with Captcha about 5.
Normalized Forms with Captcha has no reviews yet.
Really Simple CAPTCHA was updated more recently: Aug 23, 2026, against Dec 2, 2015 for Normalized Forms with Captcha.
Really Simple CAPTCHA is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.3.34 for Normalized Forms with Captcha.
Really Simple CAPTCHA has been around longer: since 2009, against 2015 for Normalized Forms with Captcha.

Really Simple CAPTCHA leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Normalized Forms with Captcha	Really Simple CAPTCHA
Popular rank	#38,301	#188
Active installs	10+	300K+
Downloads, last 30 days	143	31.8K
Rating	No ratings	4.2(131)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	4.3.34	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.25
Last release	11 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	8.3

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