GWP-Captcha vs SiteGuard WP Plugin

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

Health D42

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

GWP-Captcha moved down one install band, 200+ to 100+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	GWP-Captcha	SiteGuard WP Plugin
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	600K–700K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	0% ✓
Overall health	—	A · 85 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	4/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	79/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.1★ ✓
Reviews	0	15 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	87/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.8y ago	7d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	81	340.8K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.7%	7.7% ✓
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

GWP-CaptchaSiteGuard WP Plugin

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.