hCaptcha for WP vs WPForms
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| Feature | hCaptcha for WP v5.4.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details | WPForms v2.0.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 70,000+ | 5M+ |
| Last updated | October 5, 2026 | October 22, 2026 |
| Editions | hCaptcha for WP · hCaptcha Pro (hCaptcha account plans) ($) | WPForms Lite · WPForms Pro ($) |
| 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 | Free drag-and-drop builder with ready-made templates; Stripe and PayPal payment forms in the free version; Entries stored and viewable in the 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 | Conditional logic, multi-page forms and file uploads need Pro; Calculations need the paid Calculations add-on; Some fields and export options show upgrade prompts |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 2 |
| Features (Form plugins checklist) | ||
| Drag-and-drop builder | No | Yes |
| Conditional logic | No | Paid |
| Multi-step forms | No | Paid |
| Payments | No | Yes |
| File upload | No | Paid |
| Calculations | No | Paid |
| 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 | Ready-made form templates, Stripe payment forms, PayPal payment forms, hCaptcha, reCAPTCHA and Turnstile spam challenges, Gutenberg block to insert a form, Entries page in the admin, AI form creation from a conversation |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | Stripe, PayPal Commerce |
| Plugins | WPForms, Contact Form 7, Divi | — |
| Other | MaxMind GeoIP | Google reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Cloudflare Turnstile |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 | 5.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | download.maxmind.com, a.hcaptcha.com, raw.githubusercontent.com | wpformsapi.com, downloads.wordpress.org, wpformsliteconnect.com, staging.wpformsliteconnect.com, wpformsusage.com, api.wordpress.org, api.cc.email, connect.squareup.com, nominatim.openstreetmap.org, api.stripe.com, www.google.com, hcaptcha.com, challenges.cloudflare.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 1 |