Gravity Forms reCAPTCHA Add-On vs WPS Hide Login
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| Feature | Gravity Forms reCAPTCHA Add-On v1.6.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details | WPS Hide Login v1.9.19 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 2M+ |
| Last updated | — | August 13, 2026 |
| Editions | Gravity Forms reCAPTCHA Add-On ($) | WPS Hide Login |
| Pros | Checkbox, invisible and v3 score-based modes; Server-side token check against Google, with score threshold; Can be turned off per form | Moves the login page to a custom URL with no core file changes; Restores the standard login when deactivated; Supports multisite network settings |
| Cons | Needs your own Google reCAPTCHA site and secret keys; Needs a Gravity Forms licence key for updates; Hiding the badge requires you to show Google's branding yourself | Hiding the URL is not a substitute for login rate limiting; Forgotten login URLs lock editors out until the plugin is disabled; Maintained without guaranteed free support |
| Features (Security plugins checklist) | ||
| Firewall | — | No |
| Malware scan | — | No |
| Login protection | — | Yes |
| Two-factor login | — | No |
| Activity log | — | No |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Checkbox, invisible and v3 reCAPTCHA types ($), 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 ($), reCAPTCHA details on the entry screen ($) | Custom login URL slug, Custom redirect page for blocked wp-admin visitors, Blocks direct access to wp-login.php and wp-admin, Network settings on multisite, Site Health test for the login URL |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Stripe (Gravity Forms Stripe add-on) ($) | — |
| Plugins | Gravity Forms ($) | — |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA ($) | — |
| Requires WordPress | — | 4.1 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | www.google.com | — |