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: 4.1/5 (17 reviews)
Downloads: 251,702
Active installs: 9,000
Maintenance score: 63/100
Compatibility
Requires WordPress: 5.0
Tested up to: 6.8.3
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.
(1,156)
Updated 48d ago
6,000,000 installs380,651,097 downloads73/100 • 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.
(224)
Updated 161d ago
700,000 installs10,808,584 downloads69/100 • Maintained
CF7 Apps – [Honeypot and hCAPTCHA for Contact Form 7]
CF7 Apps – [Honeypot and hCAPTCHA for Contact Form 7]
Add hCaptcha, Honeypot and Redirection to Contact Form 7 with CF7 Apps. Improve form security, lightweight, and no unnecessary code.
(130)
Updated 54d ago
300,000 installs4,905,642 downloads74/100 • Actively maintained
Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by CleanTalk
Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by CleanTalk
Blocks spam comments, fake users, contact form spam and more. No impact on SEO. Privacy focused. CAPTCHA free, premium Antispam plugin.
(3,139)
Updated 25d ago
200,000 installs21,901,167 downloads91/100 • Actively maintained
reCaptcha by BestWebSoft
reCaptcha by BestWebSoft
Protect WordPress website forms from spam entries with Google reCAPTCHA.
(388)
Updated 27d ago
100,000 installs6,406,773 downloads89/100 • Actively maintained
hCaptcha for WP
hCaptcha for WP
The strongest CAPTCHA. Switch from reCAPTCHA, Turnstile, etc. for free. Integrates with 60+ popular plugins and themes.
(75)
Updated 56d ago
70,000 installs1,659,849 downloads71/100 • 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.
(19)
Updated 48d ago
9,000 installs267,381 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 2444d ago
9,000 installs72,458 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.
(44)
Updated 211d ago
4,000 installs51,947 downloads34/100 • Stale
Easy Captcha
Easy Captcha
Several types of captcha to protect your site in one easy to use plugin.
(13)
Updated 4596d 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 2502d 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 2466d 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 3276d ago
50 installs2,685 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 368d ago
30 installs1,604 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 49d ago
20 installs924 downloads59/100 • Actively 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 62d ago
20 installs15,155 downloads59/100 • Actively maintained
Smart Captcha (reCAPTCHA)
Smart Captcha (reCAPTCHA)
Protect WordPress website forms from spam entries with Smart reCAPTCHA.
(0)
Updated 2778d ago
10 installs987 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
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 1068d ago
10 installs733 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
SimpleForm reCAPTCHA
SimpleForm reCAPTCHA
Protect your contact form from spam with Google reCAPTCHA before submission.
(0)
Updated 523d ago
10 installs1,944 downloads26/100 • Possibly abandoned
Sargas reCAPTCHA
Sargas reCAPTCHA
reCAPTCHA for login, signup, comment, WooCommerce, Mailchimp and other forms.
(0)
Updated 999d ago
0 installs2,599 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned