hCaptcha for WP vs Jetpack
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| Feature | hCaptcha for WP v5.4.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details | Jetpack v16.3.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 70,000+ | 3M+ |
| Last updated | October 5, 2026 | October 12, 2026 |
| Editions | hCaptcha for WP · hCaptcha Pro (hCaptcha account plans) ($) | Jetpack · Jetpack paid plans ($) |
| Pros | Protects logins, comments and many form plugins from one settings page; Migration wizard helps move off reCAPTCHA or Turnstile; Free core protection with no paid licence needed | Many modules in one plugin, each switched on separately; Brute-force protection and an image CDN without extra services; Contact form with Akismet spam checks and entries kept in admin |
| Cons | Event statistics and custom themes need a paid hCaptcha account; Challenges depend on hCaptcha's external service; Optional GeoIP country database needs the user's own MaxMind licence key | Needs a WordPress.com connection to work fully; Usage tracking runs once the site is connected, with no separate toggle found; Paid plans gate some features, such as multi-step forms |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 7 |
| Features (Form plugins checklist) | ||
| Drag-and-drop builder | No | Yes |
| Conditional logic | No | Yes |
| Multi-step forms | No | Paid |
| Payments | No | No |
| File upload | No | Yes |
| Calculations | No | No |
| Entries in admin | No | Yes |
| Spam protection | Yes | Yes |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Migration wizard from reCAPTCHA or Turnstile, Divi comment form protection, Custom captcha themes ($), Events statistics page ($), Optional plugin statistics sending, Profile Builder register and lost password protection | Site stats dashboard, Brute force login protection, Photon image CDN, Social sharing buttons, Related posts, Newsletter and blog subscriptions, XML sitemaps, VideoPress video hosting ($), Secure sign-on through WordPress.com |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | PayPal ($) |
| — | MailPoet | |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | WPForms, Contact Form 7, Divi | — |
| Other | MaxMind GeoIP | Akismet, WordPress.com |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 | 7.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Yes |
| External services | download.maxmind.com, a.hcaptcha.com, raw.githubusercontent.com | jetpack.wordpress.com, api.bruteprotect.com, public-api.wordpress.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com, www.paypal.com, api-m.sandbox.paypal.com, api.paypal.com, v0.wordpress.com, videopress.com, widgets.wp.com, pixel.wp.com, subscribe.wordpress.com |
| Blocks | — | 60 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 60 |
| Custom tables | — | 1 |