Simple Login Captcha vs WP fail2ban Add-on for Contact Form 7
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
Simple Login Captcha leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,959, ahead of WP fail2ban Add-on for Contact Form 7 at #7,612. Over the last 7 days Simple Login Captcha climbed 5 places and WP fail2ban Add-on for Contact Form 7 slipped 38 places. Simple Login Captcha has the largest install base, roughly 13× the next: 10K+ active installs against 800+ for WP fail2ban Add-on for Contact Form 7. Downloads this week: Simple Login Captcha 207 and WP fail2ban Add-on for Contact Form 7 62.
| Metric | Simple Login Captcha | WP fail2ban Add-on for Contact Form 7 |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,959 ▲ 5 | #7,612 ▼ 38 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 800+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 207 | 62 |
| Rating | 3.9★ (17) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Sep 3, 2026 | Sep 12, 2024 |
| Current version | 1.3.6 | 2.0.0 |
| Best rank on record | #1,957 | #7,525 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Apr 2019 | Apr 2019 |
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, Simple Login Captcha or WP fail2ban Add-on for Contact Form 7?
By active installs, Simple Login Captcha: 10K+ sites run it against 800+ for WP fail2ban Add-on for Contact Form 7, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 20, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Simple Login Captcha or WP fail2ban Add-on for Contact Form 7?
Simple Login Captcha, at #1,959 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with WP fail2ban Add-on for Contact Form 7 at #7,612. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Simple Login Captcha or WP fail2ban Add-on for Contact Form 7 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.