Friendly Captcha for WordPress vs hCaptcha for WP

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

Health B83

Health A96

Active-install trajectory

Friendly Captcha for WordPress moved up one install band, 9K+ to 10K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Friendly Captcha for WordPress	hCaptcha for WP
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K	70K–80K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+11% ✓	0%
Overall health	B · 83	A · 96 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	73/100	88/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	100/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	18	88 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	79/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	15d ago	5d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	10.5K	80.4K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.2% ✓	3.0%
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

Friendly Captcha for WordPresshCaptcha for WP

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.