Checkout Shield for WooCommerce – Stop Fake Orders, Spam Bots & Card Testing vs reCAPTCHA for 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.
At a glance
reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #842, ahead of Checkout Shield for WooCommerce – Stop Fake Orders, Spam Bots & Card Testing at #9,968. Over the last 7 days reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce climbed 1 place and Checkout Shield for WooCommerce – Stop Fake Orders, Spam Bots & Card Testing climbed 102 places. reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce has the largest install base, roughly 100× the next: 40K+ active installs against 400+ for Checkout Shield for WooCommerce – Stop Fake Orders, Spam Bots & Card Testing. Downloads this week: reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce 1,128 and Checkout Shield for WooCommerce – Stop Fake Orders, Spam Bots & Card Testing 77. Ratings: Checkout Shield for WooCommerce – Stop Fake Orders, Spam Bots & Card Testing 5★ from 5 and reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce 4.6★ from 76 reviews.
| Metric | Checkout Shield for WooCommerce – Stop Fake Orders, Spam Bots & Card Testing | reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #9,968 ▲ 102 | #842 ▲ 1 |
| Active installs | 400+ | 40K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 77 | 1,128 |
| Rating | 5★ (5) | 4.6★ (76) |
| Last updated | Aug 30, 2026 | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.4.0 | 1.4.7 |
| Best rank on record | #9,947 | #842 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jan 2026 | Jun 2022 |
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, Checkout Shield for WooCommerce – Stop Fake Orders, Spam Bots & Card Testing or reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce?
By active installs, reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce: 40K+ sites run it against 400+ for Checkout Shield for WooCommerce – Stop Fake Orders, Spam Bots & Card Testing, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 28, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Checkout Shield for WooCommerce – Stop Fake Orders, Spam Bots & Card Testing or reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce?
reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce, at #842 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Checkout Shield for WooCommerce – Stop Fake Orders, Spam Bots & Card Testing at #9,968. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Checkout Shield for WooCommerce – Stop Fake Orders, Spam Bots & Card Testing or reCAPTCHA for 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.