Spam Captcha vs Kama SpamBlock

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

Health C64

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

Spam Captcha moved down one install band, 200+ to 100+; Kama SpamBlock moved down one install band, 5K+ to 4K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

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 · 64	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	55/100	98/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	69/100	90/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.8★	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	2	17 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	72/100	94/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.2y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	167	871 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.3%	5.8% ✓
Category	Forms	Security

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

Release activity

Spam CaptchaKama 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.