reCAPTCHA for Ninja Forms vs G-Forms hCaptcha

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

Health D48

Health D46

Active-install trajectory

reCAPTCHA for Ninja Forms moved down one install band, 700+ to 600+; G-Forms hCaptcha moved down one install band, 3K+ to 2K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	reCAPTCHA for Ninja Forms	G-Forms hCaptcha
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	600–700	2K–3K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-14% ✓	-33%
Overall health	D · 48 ✓	D · 46
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	8/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100 ✓	78/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	4.1★
Reviews	8 ✓	3
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	53/100 ✓	45/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	3.0y ago ✓	4.3y ago
Downloads · 30d	226	696 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.6%	7.7% ✓
Category	Forms	Forms

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

Release activity

reCAPTCHA for Ninja FormsG-Forms hCaptcha

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.