NF Captcha vs hCaptcha for WP

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

Health D41

Health A96

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	NF Captcha	hCaptcha for WP
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	70K–80K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	—	A · 96 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	88/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	100/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	0	88 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	36/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	10.8y ago	5d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	33	80.4K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.5%	3.0% ✓
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

NF CaptchahCaptcha 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.