reCaptcha by BestWebSoft vs Login No Captcha reCAPTCHA (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 No Captcha reCAPTCHA
60K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Login No Captcha reCAPTCHA has a higher user rating (4.5/5 from 63 reviews) while reCaptcha by BestWebSoft leads in active installations (100K+ vs 60K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. reCaptcha by BestWebSoft has accumulated 6.6M+ total downloads while Login No Captcha reCAPTCHA has 1.4M+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | reCaptcha by BestWebSoft | Login No Captcha reCAPTCHA | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 3.9/5 | ► | 4.5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 390 | ◄ | 63 |
| Active Installs | 100K+ | ◄ | 60K+ |
| Total Downloads | 6.6M+ | ◄ | 1.4M+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 month ago | ◄ | 2 years ago |
| First Released | 2014 | 2015 | |
| Age | 12 years | 11 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.5+ | 4.6+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.86 | 1.7.3 |
Rating Breakdown
reCaptcha by BestWebSoft
Login No Captcha reCAPTCHA
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, reCaptcha by BestWebSoft averaged approximately 1,041 daily downloads while Login No Captcha reCAPTCHA averaged 53.
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 No Captcha reCAPTCHA Reviews
The backend may be unchecked.
This plugin may not perform checks using secret keys on the backend.You can still log in even if you use the wrong secret key.It just shows a checkbox.
No captcha displayes
Hello, I really hope that you will not ignore this issue! The captcha is not displayed on such pages of the site as “order a callback” and “registration”. It is also interesting that there is a captch
Position is not right.
Thank you for letting us to use this Recaptcha plugin for free. It works great functionally, but It does not look OK. At the moment, ReCaptcha is not postioned properly on login forms and partly cut o
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