WordPress plugin comparison

Valid Email Verification for Contact Form 7 vs ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7

Valid Email Verification for Contact Form 7

by Sabirul Islam

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 Valid Email Verification for Contact Form 7.
On a typical day, ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 is downloaded about 690 times, Valid Email Verification for Contact Form 7 about 2.
Valid Email Verification for Contact Form 7 has no reviews yet.
Valid Email Verification for Contact Form 7 was updated more recently: Nov 1, 2026, against Jun 5, 2026 for ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7.
Valid Email Verification for Contact Form 7 is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7.
ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 has been around longer: since 2018, against 2025 for Valid Email Verification for Contact Form 7.

ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7 leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Valid Email Verification for Contact Form 7	ReCaptcha v2 for Contact Form 7
Popular rank	#42,505	#227
Active installs	10+	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	200	19.9K
Rating	No ratings	5.0(89)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.15	×1.27
Last release	9 days ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	7.2	–

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