Invisible reCaptcha vs Advanced Google reCAPTCHA

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

Invisible reCaptcha

by BerryPress

Health A86

Advanced Google reCAPTCHA

by WebFactory

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

Invisible reCaptcha Advanced Google reCAPTCHA

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	Invisible reCaptcha	Advanced Google reCAPTCHA
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	80K–90K	200K–300K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-11%	0% ✓
Overall health	A · 86	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100	95/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.24★	4.78★ ✓
Reviews	133	430 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	96/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	11d ago	10d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	37.3K	65.3K ✓
Category	Forms	Login & Users

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

Release activity

Invisible reCaptcha Advanced Google reCAPTCHA

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.