No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA vs Login Security Captcha

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

Health D47

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA Login Security Captcha

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	No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA	Login Security Captcha
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	4K–5K	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	+11% ✓
Overall health	D · 47	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100	89/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.23★	4.53★ ✓
Reviews	69 ✓	20
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	48/100	95/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	6.4y ago	23d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	285	7.3K ✓
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

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

Release activity

No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA Login Security Captcha

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.