WordPress plugin comparison

Private Captcha vs Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile

Private Captcha

by Taras Kushnir

70+ installs

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 70+ for Private Captcha.
On a typical day, Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile is downloaded about 9,962 times, Private Captcha about 8.
Private Captcha has no reviews yet.
Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile was updated more recently: Oct 31, 2026, against Oct 9, 2026 for Private Captcha.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile has been around longer: since 2022, against 2025 for Private Captcha.

Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	Private Captcha	Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile
Popular rank	#18,692	#233
Active installs	70+	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	318	393.8K
Rating	No ratings	4.7(263)
Support threads resolved	–	54%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.25	×3.46
Last release	1 month ago	9 days ago
Requires PHP	8.1	–

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