CAPTCHA 4WP vs WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam
Updated 6 Oct 2026. 46 features compared side by side.
Freemium CAPTCHA plugin: free reCAPTCHA for core WordPress forms; Premium adds hCaptcha, Turnstile, WooCommerce, form plugins and geoblocking.
Honeypot anti-spam plugin that blocks bots on comments and many form plugins with no CAPTCHA, API key or external calls; Extended adds more forms…
Choose CAPTCHA 4WP if…
- You need Google reCAPTCHA and Cloudflare Turnstile
- You also want hCaptcha and country & language filters
Choose WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam if…
- You need honeypot fields and spam log & statistics
- You also want works without an external service and forminator
- You want the lower entry price ($19.99/yr vs $39/yr)
- You prefer the more widely used option
CAPTCHA 4WP includes 6 features that WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam lacks, including Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile and hCaptcha; WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam has 9 that CAPTCHA 4WP lacks, including Honeypot fields, Spam log & statistics and Works without an external service. Both include 22 of the 46 features we track. 4 features are not yet verified for one or both plugins.
At a glance
Feature comparison
Click a screenshot to see both plugins side by side.
CAPTCHA 4WP WP Armour – Honeypot Anti SpamProtection methods4/72/7
Free supports reCAPTCHA v2 checkbox, v2 invisible and v3 with adjustable score.
Honeypot-only; no Google reCAPTCHA.
Cloudflare Turnstile is a Premium provider option.
Honeypot-only; no Cloudflare Turnstile.
hCaptcha is a Premium provider option.
Honeypot-only; no hCaptcha.
Only third-party providers (reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Turnstile).
No visible CAPTCHA of any kind.
No honeypot option listed in the feature or plan comparison.
JavaScript-injected hidden field with a unique name per site.
Does not check submissions against a spam database.
Readme states it uses no external API such as Akismet or CleanTalk.
Free reCAPTCHA v2 invisible and v3 run without a visible puzzle.
Honeypot is invisible to visitors; no challenge to solve.
Where it protects7/77/7
Free protects the WordPress comment form.
WordPress comments are protected in the free version.
Free covers login and lost password; failed-login CAPTCHA mode is Enterprise.
Hooks into WordPress and WooCommerce login and lost-password forms.
Free covers the native user registration form.
WordPress registration is free; WooCommerce registration needs Extended.
One-click WooCommerce checkout, login and other forms with placement options.
Free covers Woo login and lost password; checkout and registration need Extended.
CF7, WPForms, Gravity Forms and others via one-click integration.
CF7, WPForms, Gravity Forms (non-Ajax), Formidable, Fluent and more; Extended adds others.
Elementor forms supported natively since 7.6.0, as part of the paid integrations.
Elementor and Divi forms free; Bricks and Beaver Builder in Extended.
BuddyPress and bbPress integrations are part of the paid plans.
bbPress is free; BuddyPress, BuddyBoss and Ultimate Member are Extended.
Rules & controls4/53/5
Exempt chosen IPs, logged-in users and URLs (allowlist only).
Extended blocks repeat-spammer IPs and filters spam keywords.
Geoblocking allows or denies form and comment submissions by country.
No country or language blocking in free or Extended.
No log of blocked submissions appears in the plan comparison or docs.
Free dashboard counts blocked attempts; Extended records submissions and IPs.
Disabling CAPTCHA for logged-in users is an Enterprise feature.
No logged-in bypass; the honeypot is invisible so there is nothing to skip.
Free auto-detects language; custom text, visuals and position are Premium.
Spam error message is configurable; there is no visible challenge to style.
Privacy & performance3/42/4
Free is reCAPTCHA only; Premium adds hCaptcha and Turnstile, pitched as GDPR-friendly.
Readme says no tracking, cookie storage or external server calls.
All challenges are verified by Google, hCaptcha or Cloudflare.
All checks run on your own server with no API calls.
All plans can remove the reCAPTCHA v3 script from chosen URLs.
The small honeypot script is enqueued on every front-end and login page.
Can be enabled network-wide or per site on multisite.
Multisite support is not documented.
Form & plugin integrations11/1714/17
Contact Form 7 integration is in paid plans.
Contact Form 7 is protected in the free version.
WPForms integration is in paid plans.
WPForms is protected in the free version.
Gravity Forms integration is in paid plans.
Free covers non-Ajax single-page forms; Ajax and multi-step need Extended.
Native Elementor forms support added in 7.6.0; third-party integrations are paid.
Elementor forms are protected in the free version.
Ninja Forms integration is in paid plans.
Ninja Forms protection needs WP Armour Extended.
Formidable Forms integration is in paid plans.
Formidable Forms is protected in the free version.
Fluent Forms integration is in paid plans.
Fluent Forms is protected in the free version.
Not among the listed out-of-the-box integrations or docs guides.
Forminator protection needs WP Armour Extended.
Not among the listed out-of-the-box integrations or docs guides.
Divi theme contact form is protected in the free version.
Not among the listed out-of-the-box integrations or docs guides.
EDD checkout and registration need WP Armour Extended.
BuddyPress integration in paid plans, incl. comment and group forms.
BuddyPress and BuddyBoss protection needs WP Armour Extended.
bbPress integration is in paid plans.
bbPress forum is protected in the free version.
Not among the listed out-of-the-box integrations or docs guides.
Ultimate Member protection needs WP Armour Extended.
Not among the listed out-of-the-box integrations or docs guides.
MemberPress is not in the free or Extended supported lists.
MailChimp for WordPress integration is in paid plans.
MC4WP sign-up forms need WP Armour Extended.
Not among the listed out-of-the-box integrations or docs guides.
wpDiscuz is not in the free or Extended supported lists.
Adding CAPTCHA programmatically (action hook plus verify function) is a paid feature.
Advanced protection1/64/6
CAPTCHA-only plugin; no bot firewall in the plan comparison.
No bot firewall; Extended only blocks IPs after repeated spam submissions.
No email validation features in the plan comparison or docs.
No email address checks; Extended adds a keyword filter only.
Paid WooCommerce checkout CAPTCHA can slow bots; no dedicated card-testing detection.
Extended covers WooCommerce checkout including card-testing orders.
No log or review queue for blocked submissions in the plan comparison.
Extended records spam submissions for viewing; approving false positives is not documented.
Admins see a WP Armour test widget under protected forms to confirm it works.
Statuses: Yes Pro Add-on Partial 3rd-party No ?
Pricing compared
CAPTCHA 4WP Freemium
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| Free | Free lifetime, Unlimited |
| Premium | $39 per year, 1 site |
| Enterprise | $59 per year, 1 site |
WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam Freemium
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| Free | Free lifetime, Unlimited |
| Extended Personal | $19.99 per year, 1 site |
| Extended Business | $49.99 per year, 5 sites |
| Extended Corporate | $99.99 per year, 100 sites |
Downloads trend
CAPTCHA 4WP
3,321 downloads last week
WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam
8,558 downloads last week
Verdict
CAPTCHA 4WP and WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam are closely matched on features (67/100 and 67/100). The differences are in the details: CAPTCHA 4WP adds Google reCAPTCHA and Cloudflare Turnstile, while WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam adds honeypot fields and spam log & statistics. Paid plans start at $39/yr for CAPTCHA 4WP and $19.99/yr for WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Biggest differences
CAPTCHA 4WP: included. WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam: not included. Free supports reCAPTCHA v2 checkbox, v2 invisible and v3 with adjustable score.
CAPTCHA 4WP: paid version (Premium). WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam: not included. Cloudflare Turnstile is a Premium provider option.
CAPTCHA 4WP: not included. WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam: included. JavaScript-injected hidden field with a unique name per site.
CAPTCHA 4WP: not included. WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam: partial. Free dashboard counts blocked attempts; Extended records submissions and IPs.
CAPTCHA 4WP: paid version (Premium). WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam: not included. hCaptcha is a Premium provider option.
CAPTCHA 4WP: paid version (Premium). WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam: not included. Geoblocking allows or denies form and comment submissions by country.
Written from the feature, pricing and install data on this page, not from hands-on testing. How we compare.
Which would you choose?
0 votes so far. Vote to see the results.
Compare something else
CAPTCHA 4WP vs others
FAQ
Which is better, CAPTCHA 4WP or WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam?
CAPTCHA 4WP and WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam are closely matched on features (67/100 and 67/100). The differences are in the details: CAPTCHA 4WP adds Google reCAPTCHA and Cloudflare Turnstile, while WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam adds honeypot fields and spam log & statistics. Paid plans start at $39/yr for CAPTCHA 4WP and $19.99/yr for WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Which has more features?
WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam includes 32 of the 46 features we track, against 30 for CAPTCHA 4WP. Feature count is only part of the picture; check which of the differences matter to you.
Is CAPTCHA 4WP free?
CAPTCHA 4WP has a free version on WordPress.org. Paid plans start at $39/yr.
Is WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam free?
WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam has a free version on WordPress.org. Paid plans start at $19.99/yr.
Feature data last changed 6 Oct 2026. Spotted something wrong? Suggest an edit to CAPTCHA 4WP or WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam. Some links are affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no cost to you; it never affects our data or rankings.