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Best anti-spam security plugins for WordPress

The most popular anti-spam security plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. reCaptcha by BestWebSoft leads with 100K+ active installs, ahead of Power Captcha reCAPTCHA (900+) and WP reCaptcha (100+). All 5 plugins tagged “anti-spam security” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 5 anti-spam security plugins

  1. 1.
    reCaptcha by BestWebSoft

    The most installed anti-spam security plugin, with 100K+ active installs. Rated 3.9 from 391 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  2. 2.
    Power Captcha reCAPTCHA

    900+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 3 months ago.

  3. 3.
    WP reCaptcha

    100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.

  4. 4.
    GNA Google reCAPTCHA

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.

  5. 5.
    Pipe Recaptcha

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.

All 5 plugins tagged “anti-spam security”