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Comments – wpDiscuz vs No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Comments – wpDiscuz

Comments – wpDiscuz

4.7(578)

80K+ active installs

Free

Updated 2 days ago
View Comments – wpDiscuz
VS
No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA

No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA

4.3(69)

5.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 5 years ago
View No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Comments – wpDiscuz has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 578 reviews) and leads in active installations (80K+ vs 5.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Comments – wpDiscuz has accumulated 4.4M+ total downloads while No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA has 151K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.7/5Comments – wpDiscuz
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No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA4.3/5
Total Reviews
578Comments – wpDiscuz
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No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA69
Active Installs
80K+Comments – wpDiscuz
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No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA5.0K+
Total Downloads
4.4M+Comments – wpDiscuz
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No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA151K+
Support Resolution
46%Comments – wpDiscuz
No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHAN/A
Last Updated
2 days agoComments – wpDiscuz
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No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA5 years ago
First Released
2014Comments – wpDiscuz
No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA2014
Age
12 yearsComments – wpDiscuz
No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA12 years
WP Requires
5.0+Comments – wpDiscuz
No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA4.0+
PHP Requires
5.6+Comments – wpDiscuz
No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA5.4+
Business Model
FreeComments – wpDiscuz
No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHAFree
Latest Version
7.6.50Comments – wpDiscuz
No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA1.3.4

Rating Breakdown

Comments – wpDiscuz

4.7/5(578 reviews)
5
89%
4
3%
3
3%
2
2%
1
3%

No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA

4.3/5(69 reviews)
5
74%
4
3%
3
10%
2
4%
1
9%

Recent Reviews

Comments – wpDiscuz Reviews

by bellakaroo

Star ratings is nice, getting it to work —not so much

Day 2 I managed after a day and half to get rid of the “fill in the required fields” message that popup for users wherether logged in or not, its the rich editor and the name and email field that c

by mbellinger

Download today, up & running in a few minutes

Downloaded the Plugin today.Installation, Setup easy, is up & running in a few minutes, perhaps not perfect within these few minutes, but working.Goog overview, goog presentation of settings.Best of

by Olaf Lederer

Nice plugin, they fixed an issue I had with php8.3

After an upgrade to php 8.3 the plugin broke my customer’s website. It took some discussions here at WP.org to convince the plugin’s team to add more validations into their code.But after they fixed i

No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA Reviews

by dtamajon

Useless to stop bots

If you disable javascript, this module does not stop registering or login actions. It means most bots will continue working in the same way as you wouldn’t have this module installed… so it only serve

by azadwadud

Bad plugin for reCAPTCHA

This plugin is not working in Registration page.

by Anonymous User 16833488

Great!

is working very well! I think more places could be added, like the message page

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Comments – wpDiscuz or No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA more popular?
Comments – wpDiscuz has 80K+ active installations while No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA has 5.0K+. Comments – wpDiscuz is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Comments – wpDiscuz or No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA?
Comments – wpDiscuz has a 4.7/5 rating from 578 reviews, while No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA has a 4.3/5 rating from 69 reviews.
Are Comments – wpDiscuz and No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA free?
Comments – wpDiscuz is free and No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Comments – wpDiscuz or No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Comments – wpDiscuz was last updated 2 days ago and No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA was last updated 5 years ago.

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