CAPTCHA 4WP – Antispam CAPTCHA solution… vs reCAPTCHA for MW WP Form (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
CAPTCHA 4WP – Antispam CAPTCHA solution…
100K+ active installs
Free
reCAPTCHA for MW WP Form
30K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, reCAPTCHA for MW WP Form has a higher user rating (3.7/5 from 3 reviews) while CAPTCHA 4WP – Antispam CAPTCHA solution… leads in active installations (100K+ vs 30K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. CAPTCHA 4WP – Antispam CAPTCHA solution… has accumulated 3.6M+ total downloads while reCAPTCHA for MW WP Form has 123K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | CAPTCHA 4WP – Antispam CAPTCHA solution… | reCAPTCHA for MW WP Form | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 3.2/5 | ► | 3.7/5 |
| Total Reviews | 268 | ◄ | 3 |
| Active Installs | 100K+ | ◄ | 30K+ |
| Total Downloads | 3.6M+ | ◄ | 123K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 9 months ago | ◄ | 1 year ago |
| First Released | 2015 | 2020 | |
| Age | 11 years | 6 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.5+ | 4.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 7.6.0 | 1.1.7 |
Rating Breakdown
CAPTCHA 4WP – Antispam CAPTCHA solution…
reCAPTCHA for MW WP Form
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, CAPTCHA 4WP – Antispam CAPTCHA solution… averaged approximately 218 daily downloads while reCAPTCHA for MW WP Form averaged 29.
Recent Reviews
CAPTCHA 4WP – Antispam CAPTCHA solution… Reviews
Great Plugin – Works with Apple Pay / Google Pay
Everything works great and the customer service is fantastic. Highly recommended! If you are experiencing a conflict with Stripe / WooCommerce / ReCAPTCHA, that is preventing Apple Pay and Goog
Work as it should
Use it from the start.
Not working
Very complicated and it blocked even my own access to the backend without showing any captcha to act on. I wasted enough time with it and will delete it. This topic was modified 1 year ago by
reCAPTCHA for MW WP Form Reviews
Easy for me.
This plugin is very useful and easy to set up.I hope you will continue to support PHP8 as well!
Submit fails with timeout
現時点では、フォームの入力に数分以上かかるとタイムアウトでエラーになるので、このプラグインでバリデーションチェックするとフォームは送信できません。 今後もプラグイン導入時はテストを十分に行ってください。エラー時は一切送信できなくなるので、ご注意ください。 At the moment, if a form takes more than a few minutes to fill out, it w
Easy to set up
This plugin is very helpful. I was able to use “reCAPTCHA v3” with MW WP Form.
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