reCaptcha by BestWebSoft vs Login Lockdown & Protection (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
reCaptcha by BestWebSoft
100K+ active installs
Free
Login Lockdown & Protection
100K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Login Lockdown & Protection has a higher user rating (4.3/5 from 60 reviews) while reCaptcha by BestWebSoft leads in active installations (100K+ vs 100K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. reCaptcha by BestWebSoft has accumulated 6.6M+ total downloads while Login Lockdown & Protection has 1.9M+. Login Lockdown & Protection has a higher support resolution rate (100% vs 0%).
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | reCaptcha by BestWebSoft | Login Lockdown & Protection | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 3.9/5 | ► | 4.3/5 |
| Total Reviews | 390 | ◄ | 60 |
| Active Installs | 100K+ | 100K+ | |
| Total Downloads | 6.6M+ | ◄ | 1.9M+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | ► | 100% |
| Last Updated | 1 month ago | ◄ | 4 months ago |
| First Released | 2014 | 2008 | |
| Age | 12 years | 18 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.5+ | 4.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 5.2+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.86 | 2.15 |
Rating Breakdown
reCaptcha by BestWebSoft
Login Lockdown & Protection
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, reCaptcha by BestWebSoft averaged approximately 1,041 daily downloads while Login Lockdown & Protection averaged 205.
Recent Reviews
reCaptcha by BestWebSoft Reviews
DOES NOT WORK
Enabled for Login a Registrations and spam registrations are still happening. This plugin is useless.
Unfortunately doesn’t work.
Have not been able to get this to work, especially on login and register pages.
QA failure
Version 1.82 crashed, caused problems, then in version V.83 they wrote Bugfix: Fixed the issue that this was a serious glitch, lack of reliability
Login Lockdown & Protection Reviews
503 Service Unavailable
This plugin keeps the wp-login.php locked indefinitely even if the 60 minutes have passed.
Free but total adware
WP Login Lockdown is free. At one point it did its work discreetly. It now auto installs a huge widget in the admin dashboard. In the back it covers the entire interface with huge ads. Almost all o
Awesome Plugin, Saved My Servers!
This plugin works wonders to protect your WordPress website from brute force attacks. It literally saved my servers where before implementing I had high CPU and memory usage and after installing it cu
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