Gravity Forms reCAPTCHA Add-On vs Wordfence Security
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| Feature | Gravity Forms reCAPTCHA Add-On v1.6.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details | Wordfence Security v9.0.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 5M+ |
| Last updated | — | September 30, 2026 |
| Editions | Gravity Forms reCAPTCHA Add-On ($) | Wordfence Security · Wordfence Premium ($) |
| Pros | Checkbox, invisible and v3 score-based modes; Server-side token check against Google, with score threshold; Can be turned off per form | Firewall, malware scanner, 2FA and passkey login in the free version; Scanner checks core, theme and plugin files against WordPress.org; Dashboard for scan results, blocking and login settings |
| Cons | Needs your own Google reCAPTCHA site and secret keys; Needs a Gravity Forms licence key for updates; Hiding the badge requires you to show Google's branding yourself | Free version receives firewall and malware signature updates 30 days late; Audit log and real-time threat updates need Premium; Scans and firewall add work on the server |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 3 |
| Features (Security plugins checklist) | ||
| Firewall | — | Yes |
| Malware scan | — | Yes |
| Login protection | — | Yes |
| Two-factor login | — | Yes |
| Activity log | — | Paid |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Checkbox, invisible and v3 reCAPTCHA types ($), Server-side token verification against Google ($), Spam check and submission validation hooks ($), Disable reCAPTCHA v3 for a single form ($), Hide the reCAPTCHA badge with a branding acknowledgement ($), Validate keys from the settings screen ($), reCAPTCHA details on the entry screen ($) | Real-time malware signature and scan frequency options ($), Passkey sign-in, Security audit log ($), WooCommerce customer registration filter |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Stripe (Gravity Forms Stripe add-on) ($) | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Gravity Forms ($) | — |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA ($) | — |
| Requires WordPress | — | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | www.google.com | noc1.wordfence.com, noc3.wordfence.com, www.wordfence.com, noc4.wordfence.com |