Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms vs SilentShield – Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce)
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.
SilentShield – Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce)
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At a glance
SilentShield – Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce) leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,773, ahead of Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms at #1,993. Over the last 7 days SilentShield – Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce) climbed 23 places and Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms climbed 23 places. Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms has the largest install base: 10K+ active installs against 10K+ for SilentShield – Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce). Downloads this week: Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms 7,394 and SilentShield – Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce) 1,293. Ratings: Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms 4.1★ from 21 and SilentShield – Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce) 4.7★ from 24 reviews.
| Metric | Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms | SilentShield – Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce) |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,993 ▲ 23 | #1,773 ▲ 23 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 7,394 | 1,293 |
| Rating | 4.1★ (21) | 4.7★ (24) |
| Last updated | Oct 27, 2026 | Oct 8, 2026 |
| Current version | 5.2.9 | 2.15.16 |
| Best rank on record | #1,993 | #1,773 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Sep 2017 | Oct 2021 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 0 | 1 |
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
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms or SilentShield – Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce)?
By active installs, Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms: 10K+ sites run it against 10K+ for SilentShield – Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce), according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 30, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms or SilentShield – Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce)?
SilentShield – Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce), at #1,773 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms at #1,993. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms or SilentShield – Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce) 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.