ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments vs Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,920, ahead of Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms at #1,996. Over the last 7 days ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments climbed 70 places and Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms climbed 36 places. ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments has the largest install base: 10K+ active installs against 10K+ for Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms. Downloads this week: Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms 6,837 and ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments 2,382. Ratings: ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments 4.9★ from 9 and Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms 4.1★ from 21 reviews.
| Metric | ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments | Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,920 ▲ 70 | #1,996 ▲ 36 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 2,382 | 6,837 |
| Rating | 4.9★ (9) | 4.1★ (21) |
| Last updated | Oct 9, 2026 | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.7.2 | 5.2.9 |
| Best rank on record | #1,920 | #1,996 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Apr 2026 | Sep 2017 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 1 | 0 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments or Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms?
By active installs, ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments: 10K+ sites run it against 10K+ for Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 29, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments or Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms?
ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments, at #1,920 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms at #1,996. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments or Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.