HSArticle Math CAPTCHA for Forms vs Image CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 and WPForms by Ho

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

HSArticle Math CAPTCHA for Forms

by hsarticle

Health B80

Image CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 and WPForms by Ho

by hookandhook

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

HSArticle Math CAPTCHA for FormsImage CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 and WPForms by Ho

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	HSArticle Math CAPTCHA for Forms	Image CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 and WPForms by Ho
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50–60	70K–80K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+400% ✓	-13%
Overall health	—	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	89/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	0	49 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100 ✓	83/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2mo ago ✓	2mo ago
Downloads · 30d	158	9.2K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	8.7% ✓	4.4%
Category	Security	Privacy & Consent

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

Release activity

HSArticle Math CAPTCHA for FormsImage CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 and WPForms by Ho

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.