Alternatives to Friendly Captcha for WordPress

Friendly Captcha is a privacy-first anti-bot solution that protects WordPress website forms from spam and abuse.

Snapshot
Rating: 3.9/5 (18 reviews)
Downloads: 276,891
Active installs: 9,000
Maintenance score: 73/100
Compatibility
Requires WordPress: 5.0
Tested up to: 6.8.5
Requires PHP: 7.3

Top alternatives

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Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
The best anti-spam protection to block spam comments and spam in a contact form. The most trusted antispam solution for WordPress and WooCommerce.
(1,184)
Updated 69d ago
6,000,000 installs395,148,001 downloads83/100 • Actively maintained
Antispam Bee
Antispam Bee
Sophisticated antispam plugin for effective daily comment and trackback spam-fighting. Built with data protection and privacy in mind.
(226)
Updated 33d ago
700,000 installs12,446,797 downloads78/100 • Actively maintained
CF7 Apps – Honeypot, Database, Redirection, Webhook, and Addons for Contact Form 7
CF7 Apps – Honeypot, Database, Redirection, Webhook, and Addons for Contact Form 7
Add hCaptcha, Honeypot, and Redirection to Contact Form 7 with CF7 Apps, and generate forms effortlessly with AI. Improve form security, keep it light …
(134)
Updated 23d ago
300,000 installs6,106,618 downloads79/100 • Actively maintained
reCaptcha by BestWebSoft
reCaptcha by BestWebSoft
Protect WordPress website forms from spam entries with Google reCAPTCHA.
(391)
Updated 68d ago
100,000 installs6,732,500 downloads80/100 • Actively maintained
hCaptcha for WP
hCaptcha for WP
The strongest CAPTCHA. Switch from reCAPTCHA and Turnstile for free. Works with 60+ integrations: Contact Form 7, Elementor, WooCommerce, Divi, etc.
(85)
Updated 17d ago
70,000 installs2,043,760 downloads82/100 • Actively maintained
Login Security Captcha
Login Security Captcha
Secure WordPress login, registration, and comment form with Google reCAPTCHA or Cloudflare Turnstile. Prevent Brute-force attacks and more.
(20)
Updated 33d ago
10,000 installs320,776 downloads63/100 • Actively maintained
reCAPTCHA in WP comments form
reCAPTCHA in WP comments form
reCAPTCHA in WP comments form is an ANTISPAM tool that adds a Google reCAPTCHA to the comments form and protects your site from the spam robots threat …
(20)
Updated 2628d ago
8,000 installs73,235 downloads24/100 • Possibly abandoned
Anti-spam, Spam protection, ReCaptcha for all forms and GDPR-compliant
Anti-spam, Spam protection, ReCaptcha for all forms and GDPR-compliant
Anti-spam - CAPTCHA that protects all forms against spam and brute-force. Invisible and GDPR-compliant.
(46)
Updated 395d ago
4,000 installs54,622 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Easy Captcha
Easy Captcha
Several types of captcha to protect your site in one easy to use plugin.
(13)
Updated 4779d ago
1,000 installs33,657 downloads14/100 • Possibly abandoned
WP-reCAPTCHA-bp
WP-reCAPTCHA-bp
Integrates reCAPTCHA anti-spam methods with WordPress sites using BuddyPress plugin, including comment and registration spam protection.
(4)
Updated 2685d ago
600 installs14,836 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Google Invisible reCaptcha by ThreatPress
Google Invisible reCaptcha by ThreatPress
A simple plugin to integrate the new Invisible reCAPTCHA into your WordPress site.
(1)
Updated 2650d ago
100 installs2,508 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
GG Infucaptcha reCaptcha for Infusionsoft
GG Infucaptcha reCaptcha for Infusionsoft
Inserts Google’s new reCAPTCHA into Infusionsoft web forms
(2)
Updated 3460d ago
40 installs3,117 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
ZT Captcha
ZT Captcha
The captcha plugin keeps WordPress sites safe from spam and password hacks by requiring a simple test to prove you're human, not a computer.
(1)
Updated 552d ago
30 installs1,626 downloads28/100 • Possibly abandoned
VisualWP Cloudflare Turnstile – Easy Anti-Spam alternative to CAPTCHA
VisualWP Cloudflare Turnstile – Easy Anti-Spam alternative to CAPTCHA
Increase security and protect against bots, spammers and hackers with Cloudflare Turnstile, a friendly, free CAPTCHA replacement
(0)
Updated 128d ago
20 installs1,182 downloads50/100 • Maintained
Ajax Contact Form
Ajax Contact Form
An easy to use contact form plugin with multiple inbuilt features to prevent contact form spam.
(0)
Updated 245d ago
20 installs16,111 downloads38/100 • Stale
Pipe Recaptcha – Spam Protection, Security Plugin for WordPress Forms
Pipe Recaptcha – Spam Protection, Security Plugin for WordPress Forms
Pipe Recaptcha is funny, easy and more secure from spammers. It can be added into Contact form 7, Comment form, Registration form, Login form simply.
(0)
Updated 1252d ago
10 installs1,085 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Smart Captcha (reCAPTCHA)
Smart Captcha (reCAPTCHA)
Protect WordPress website forms from spam entries with Smart reCAPTCHA.
(0)
Updated 2962d ago
10 installs987 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
SimpleForm reCAPTCHA
SimpleForm reCAPTCHA
Protect your contact form from spam with Google reCAPTCHA before submission.
(0)
Updated 707d ago
10 installs2,154 downloads26/100 • Possibly abandoned
Sargas reCAPTCHA
Sargas reCAPTCHA
reCAPTCHA for login, signup, comment, WooCommerce, Mailchimp and other forms.
(0)
Updated 1182d ago
0 installs2,786 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
GDPR Cookieless CAPTCHA for WooCommerce & Forms – captchaapi.eu
GDPR Cookieless CAPTCHA for WooCommerce & Forms – captchaapi.eu
Cookieless, EU-hosted reCAPTCHA alternative for WooCommerce, WPForms, Fluent Forms & CF7. GDPR-clean, no cookie banner.
(0)
Updated 21d ago
0 installs183 downloads68/100 • Actively maintained