Custom Validation for WooCommerce vs reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Custom Validation for WooCommerce

by shawnphenry

Health D43

reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce

by Elliot Sowersby / RelyWP

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	Custom Validation for WooCommerce	reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	40K–50K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 43	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	6/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	88/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.50★ ✓
Reviews	0	76 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	49/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.3y ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	55	3.6K ✓
Category	eCommerce	eCommerce

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Custom Validation for WooCommerce reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.