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LukasApps CAPTCHA tools for Contact Form 7 vs CAPTCHA 4WP

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

LukasApps CAPTCHA tools for Contact Form 7 is the safest pick: health B · 84 against 77 for CAPTCHA 4WP, led by stronger rating quality.

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	LukasApps CAPTCHA tools for Contact Form 7	CAPTCHA 4WP
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100K–200K ✓	100K–200K
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	B · 84 ✓	B · 77
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	77/100 ✓	55/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	3.2★
Reviews	48	269 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	96/100 ✓	92/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1mo ago ✓	2mo ago
Downloads, last 30d	17.4K ✓	14.6K
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	-47%	-30%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	8.1% ✓	2.7%
Category	Forms	Security

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

Release activity

LukasApps CAPTCHA tools for Contact Form 7CAPTCHA 4WP

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.