Best bot protection plugins for WordPress

CaptchaKit

Down in the last 7 days:4,688#68,291

by loudunicorn4 months ago

Replace boring CAPTCHAs with fun 10-second mini-games. Bot protection that doesn't frustrate real users.

Bot Storm Radar

#68,368

by Rafael Minuesa29 days ago

Sees the bot swarms that per-address tools miss, says in plain words when a storm is running, and refuses scanner probes before a page is built.

Lubber

#68,583

by techpot1 month ago

Silently blocks AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot), scrapers and bad bots before WordPress loads - no error signal, and your analytics stay clean.

Bunkr Solution

Up in the last 7 days:3,983#69,063

by Bunkr1 year ago

Advanced bot protection for WordPress using real-time behavioral analysis. Blocks malicious traffic while allowing legitimate users seamless access.

Checkout Firewall for WooCommerce

Down in the last 7 days:16,062#69,220

by codeprint2 months ago

Checkout Firewall provides local, explainable checkout-abuse protection before payment processing.

Supertab Connect

Down in the last 7 days:5,729#70,098

by getsupertab6 days ago

Connect your WordPress site to the Supertab Connect platform for RSL license serving and enabling crawler authentication protocol.

tlloancy Behavioral Ultimate Finisher

Down in the last 7 days:14,015#70,382

by Thomas Lloancy5 days ago

Invisible behavioral spam filter for comments and forms. No CAPTCHA, no cookies, no external service. Pairs well with your anti-spam plugin.

Bot Lockout

Down in the last 7 days:4,415#71,234

by kognetiks1 year ago

A lightweight WordPress plugin that protects your site from AI scrapers and bad bots using cryptographic JavaScript challenges.

Conversion.Business Gamified CAPTCHA

#71,259

by Kate3 months ago

Frictionless, gamified, native GDPR compliant CAPTCHA for WordPress and WooCommerce. Stop bots without annoying your customers.

HubGuard Anti-Spam

Down in the last 7 days:1,497#71,634

by aipluginhub6 months ago

Smart, AI-powered spam protection. Automatically detects your active forms and protects them from bots and malicious submissions.

Content Heal AI Crawler Protection & Honeypot Shield

Down in the last 7 days:2,029#71,689

by piyushsingh1423 days ago

Block unauthorized AI crawlers from scraping your content and monetize verified bot access.

Anonympins Bot Mitigation with Proof-of-Work

Down in the last 7 days:2,797#71,943

by anonympins27 days ago

High-performance client-side anti-bot protection and Proof-of-Work challenge verification for WordPress without third-party CAPTCHA.

Anti-Carding & Bot Shield for WooCommerce (Stop Card Testing Attacks)

#72,029

by theaikoss14 days ago

Stop automated card testing attacks, fake orders, and expensive Stripe authorization fees with a zero-bloat, 4-layer checkout defense.

CaptchaCore

Down in the last 7 days:22,005#72,158

by SpeedIT Solutions1 month ago

Bot protection without tracking, cookies or image puzzles. Proof of work and behavioural analysis, processed on servers in Germany.

IPIntel AI Firewall

Down in the last 7 days:8,776#72,316

by ipintelai10 months ago

IP reputation firewall (WAF) for WordPress using AI-powered threat analysis and automatic request verification.

Sowipu Content Unlock

Down in the last 7 days:21,842#72,356

by sssfkassr6 months ago

Protects content with the Dana principle. Enables collective unlocking for 48h after a donation and protects against automated scraping.

STAMPT Verify

Down in the last 7 days:19,599#72,431

by stampted2 months ago

Replace CAPTCHAs with bank-verified human identity. One-click verification. Users verify once, trusted everywhere.

ZAIA Security

Down in the last 7 days:1,160#72,473

by newtiv24 days ago

Checks the context of every login, comment, order and REST API call: origin, device, replay, bots, credential stuffing.

BlockBots

#72,588

by blockbotsorg20 days ago

Protection against bots and spam traffic. Filter bad bots locally, or connect your BlockBots cloud account for real-time cloud-based bot detection.

ScrapeLock

Up in the last 7 days:754#72,681

by CodeBunny3 days ago

Block AI scrapers like GPTBot, catch fake Googlebot, rate-limit content scraping per IP and guard WooCommerce. Runs on your server, no account.

LeadShield

Down in the last 7 days:6,004#72,829

by leadshieldai2 days ago

Blocks fake, bot and AI-generated form submissions in real time — before they reach your inbox or CRM. No CAPTCHA. Free plan available.

Techbox Firewall

#73,018

by techboxdesign1 month ago

Web Application Firewall for WordPress. Blocks SQL injection, XSS, malicious bots, and bad requests.

Checkout Bouncer

#73,255

by Mahruf Hussain12 days ago

Stops card-testing bots and fake orders at the WooCommerce checkout with reCAPTCHA v3. Classic, block checkout and pay-for-order alike.