Really Simple CAPTCHA vs SiteGuard WP Plugin

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

Really Simple CAPTCHA

by Rock Lobster Inc.

Health A86

SiteGuard WP Plugin

by jp-secure

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Really Simple CAPTCHA SiteGuard WP Plugin

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	Really Simple CAPTCHA	SiteGuard WP Plugin
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300K–400K	600K–700K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 86	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	80/100 ✓	79/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	89/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.17★ ✓	4.14★
Reviews	131 ✓	15
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	80/100	91/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	2d ago ✓	6d ago
Downloads · 30d	32.5K	454.9K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Security

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

Release activity

Really Simple CAPTCHA SiteGuard WP Plugin

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.