Simple Cloudflare Turnstile vs WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam
Updated 6 Oct 2026. 46 features compared side by side.
Free plugin that adds Cloudflare Turnstile CAPTCHA to WordPress, WooCommerce and 30+ form, membership and community plugins.
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 Simple Cloudflare Turnstile if…
- You need Google reCAPTCHA and Cloudflare Turnstile
- You also want skip for logged-in users and scripts load only where needed
- You want the more complete feature set (73/100 vs 67/100)
Choose WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam if…
- You need honeypot fields and works without an external service
- You also want ninja forms and Divi contact forms
- You prefer the more widely used option
- You weigh user ratings (5.0 vs 4.7 on WordPress.org)
Simple Cloudflare Turnstile includes 6 features that WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam lacks, including Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile and Skip for logged-in users; WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam has 6 that Simple Cloudflare Turnstile lacks, including Honeypot fields, Works without an external service and Ninja Forms. Both include 26 of the 46 features we track. 3 features are not yet verified for one or both plugins.
At a glance
Feature comparison
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Simple Cloudflare Turnstile WP Armour – Honeypot Anti SpamProtection methods3/72/7
Only as a fallback in failsafe mode when Cloudflare is unavailable; Turnstile is the main challenge.
Honeypot-only; no Google reCAPTCHA.
Cloudflare Turnstile is the plugin's core challenge.
Honeypot-only; no Cloudflare Turnstile.
Only Turnstile, with reCAPTCHA as an outage fallback.
Honeypot-only; no hCaptcha.
No built-in math or image CAPTCHA; verification is done by Cloudflare.
No visible CAPTCHA of any kind.
No honeypot fields; protection relies on the Turnstile check.
JavaScript-injected hidden field with a unique name per site.
Does not check submission content against a spam database.
Readme states it uses no external API such as Akismet or CleanTalk.
Turnstile usually passes humans without a puzzle; an interaction-only mode hides the widget unless needed.
Honeypot is invisible to visitors; no challenge to solve.
Where it protects7/77/7
WordPress comments and wpDiscuz comment forms.
WordPress comments are protected in the free version.
WordPress and WooCommerce login and password reset forms.
Hooks into WordPress and WooCommerce login and lost-password forms.
WordPress, WooCommerce and several membership registration forms.
WordPress registration is free; WooCommerce registration needs Extended.
Classic and block checkout, Pay for Order, login, registration and account forms.
Free covers Woo login and lost password; checkout and registration need Extended.
WPForms, Gravity Forms, CF7, Fluent, Formidable, Forminator, Jetpack, Kadence and SureForms.
CF7, WPForms, Gravity Forms (non-Ajax), Formidable, Fluent and more; Extended adds others.
Elementor Pro forms and Kadence forms are supported.
Elementor and Divi forms free; Bricks and Beaver Builder in Extended.
BuddyPress registration, bbPress topics/replies, Ultimate Member and other membership forms.
bbPress is free; BuddyPress, BuddyBoss and Ultimate Member are Extended.
Rules & controls4/53/5
Allowlists only: IPs/CIDR ranges and user agents can skip the check; no block lists.
Extended blocks repeat-spammer IPs and filters spam keywords.
No country or language blocking options.
No country or language blocking in free or Extended.
Optional analytics and debug log record passed/failed checks with failure reasons.
Free dashboard counts blocked attempts; Extended records submissions and IPs.
Option to hide the challenge for logged-in users.
No logged-in bypass; the honeypot is invisible so there is nothing to skip.
Theme, language, size, label text and custom error messages.
Spam error message is configurable; there is no visible challenge to style.
Privacy & performance3/42/4
Plugin adds no tracking; readme notes Turnstile does not use cookies to collect data.
Readme says no tracking, cookie storage or external server calls.
Each check is verified by Cloudflare's Turnstile service.
All checks run on your own server with no API calls.
Readme says scripts load only on pages that need them; defer option on by default.
The small honeypot script is enqueued on every front-end and login page.
Readme states WordPress Multisite compatibility.
Multisite support is not documented.
Form & plugin integrations15/1714/17
Free integration, with a [cf7_simple_turnstile] form tag for placement.
Contact Form 7 is protected in the free version.
WPForms is a listed free form integration.
WPForms is protected in the free version.
Gravity Forms supported in free, including multi-page forms.
Free covers non-Ajax single-page forms; Ajax and multi-step need Extended.
Elementor Pro forms, including popups and templates.
Elementor forms are protected in the free version.
Plugin docs state there is no Ninja Forms integration.
Ninja Forms protection needs WP Armour Extended.
Formidable Forms is a listed free integration.
Formidable Forms is protected in the free version.
Fluent Forms is a listed free integration.
Fluent Forms is protected in the free version.
Forminator is a listed free integration.
Forminator protection needs WP Armour Extended.
No Divi contact form module integration listed; only Divi checkout/Woo form compatibility.
Divi theme contact form is protected in the free version.
Easy Digital Downloads forms are a listed free integration.
EDD checkout and registration need WP Armour Extended.
BuddyPress registration form only.
BuddyPress and BuddyBoss protection needs WP Armour Extended.
bbPress create topic and reply forms.
bbPress forum is protected in the free version.
Ultimate Member forms are a listed free integration.
Ultimate Member protection needs WP Armour Extended.
MemberPress forms, with an option to limit by membership ID.
MemberPress is not in the free or Extended supported lists.
MC4WP forms supported via a dedicated shortcode in the form.
MC4WP sign-up forms need WP Armour Extended.
wpDiscuz comment form is a listed free integration.
wpDiscuz is not in the free or Extended supported lists.
Documented helper functions render and verify Turnstile in custom forms; shortcodes too.
Advanced protection2/64/6
No bot firewall; protection is the Turnstile check on forms.
No bot firewall; Extended only blocks IPs after repeated spam submissions.
No email address validation or disposable-domain list.
No email address checks; Extended adds a keyword filter only.
Turnstile on classic/block checkout and Pay for Order; no dedicated card-testing detection.
Extended covers WooCommerce checkout including card-testing orders.
Login and register checks are skipped for XML-RPC requests; no REST/XML-RPC blocking.
Analytics and a debug log only; no queue to review or release blocked submissions.
Extended records spam submissions for viewing; approving false positives is not documented.
Test API Response button, Cloudflare dummy test keys and an optional debug log.
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
Simple Cloudflare Turnstile Free
| Free | $0 |
|---|---|
| Free | Free lifetime, Unlimited |
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
Simple Cloudflare Turnstile
224,655 downloads last week
WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam
8,689 downloads last week
Verdict
Simple Cloudflare Turnstile scores higher on our feature checklist (73/100 against 67/100) and includes Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile and skip for logged-in users that WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam does not. WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam still has the edge on honeypot fields and works without an external service. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Biggest differences
Simple Cloudflare Turnstile: partial. WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam: not included. Only as a fallback in failsafe mode when Cloudflare is unavailable; Turnstile is the main challenge.
Simple Cloudflare Turnstile: included. WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam: not included. Cloudflare Turnstile is the plugin's core challenge.
Simple Cloudflare Turnstile: not included. WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam: included. JavaScript-injected hidden field with a unique name per site.
Simple Cloudflare Turnstile: included. WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam: not included. Option to hide the challenge for logged-in users.
Simple Cloudflare Turnstile: not included. WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam: included. All checks run on your own server with no API calls.
Simple Cloudflare Turnstile: included. WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam: not included. Readme says scripts load only on pages that need them; defer option on by default.
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FAQ
Which is better, Simple Cloudflare Turnstile or WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam?
Simple Cloudflare Turnstile scores higher on our feature checklist (73/100 against 67/100) and includes Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile and skip for logged-in users that WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam does not. WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam still has the edge on honeypot fields and works without an external service. Check the features you rely on in the table below before deciding.
Which has more features?
Simple Cloudflare Turnstile includes 34 of the 46 features we track, against 32 for WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam. Feature count is only part of the picture; check which of the differences matter to you.
Is Simple Cloudflare Turnstile free?
Simple Cloudflare Turnstile has a free version on WordPress.org.
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.
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