Spam Captcha vs Kama SpamBlock

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

Spam Captcha

by KaizenCoders

Health C67

Kama SpamBlock

by Timur Kamaev

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

Spam Captcha Kama SpamBlock

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	Spam Captcha	Kama SpamBlock
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	4K–5K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	-20% ✓
Overall health	C · 67	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	63/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	69/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.77★	4.54★ ✓
Reviews	2	17 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	80/100	94/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	12mo ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	93	975 ✓
Category	Forms	Security

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

Release activity

Spam Captcha Kama SpamBlock

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.