Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile vs Wordfence Security
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| Feature | Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile v1.44.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.6/5 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 | 200,000+ | 5M+ |
| Last updated | September 29, 2026 | September 30, 2026 |
| Editions | Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile | Wordfence Security · Wordfence Premium ($) |
| Pros | Turnstile on login, registration and comments; Integrations for Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms and Elementor; Free | Firewall, malware scanner, 2FA and passkey login in the free version; Scanner checks core, theme and plugin files against WordPress.org; Dashboard for scan results, blocking and login settings |
| Cons | Relies on Cloudflare Turnstile service; Optional reCAPTCHA fallback contacts Google | Free version receives firewall and malware signature updates 30 days late; Audit log and real-time threat updates need Premium; Scans and firewall add work on the server |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 3 |
| Features (Security plugins checklist) | ||
| Firewall | — | Yes |
| Malware scan | — | Yes |
| Login protection | — | Yes |
| Two-factor login | — | Yes |
| Activity log | — | Paid |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Turnstile on the login form, Turnstile shortcode, Contact Form 7 integration, Gravity Forms integration, Mailchimp for WordPress integration, Elementor integration | Real-time malware signature and scan frequency options ($), Passkey sign-in, Security audit log ($), WooCommerce customer registration filter |
| Integrations | ||
| Mailchimp for WordPress | — | |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms | — |
| Other | Cloudflare Turnstile, Google reCAPTCHA fallback | — |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | challenges.cloudflare.com, www.google.com | noc1.wordfence.com, noc3.wordfence.com, www.wordfence.com, noc4.wordfence.com |
| Shortcodes | 4 | — |