WordPress plugin comparison
Really Simple CAPTCHA vs Fancy Captcha
At a glance
- Really Simple CAPTCHA has more active installs: 300K+, against 20+ for Fancy Captcha.
- On a typical day, Really Simple CAPTCHA is downloaded about 892 times, Fancy Captcha about 1.
- Fancy Captcha is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.2 from 131 reviews.
- Really Simple CAPTCHA was updated more recently: Aug 23, 2026, against Jun 20, 2012 for Fancy Captcha.
- Really Simple CAPTCHA is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.3.2 for Fancy Captcha.
- Really Simple CAPTCHA has been around longer: since 2009, against 2012 for Fancy Captcha.
Line by line
Really Simple CAPTCHA leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Really Simple CAPTCHA |  Fancy Captcha |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #188 | #26,829 |
| Active installs | 300K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 32.2K | 29 |
| Rating | 4.2(131) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 3.3.2 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.25 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 14 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.3 | – |
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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