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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Turnstile

12 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Turnstile

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for turnstile comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 12 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 12 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. hCaptcha for WP Best overall 89/100
  2. 2. Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile 88/100
  3. 3. App for Cloudflare® 80/100
  4. 4. Enable Turnstile (Cloudflare) for Gravity Forms 80/100
  5. 5. Easy Spam Filter 79/100
  6. 6. Kitgenix CAPTCHA for Cloudflare Turnstile 78/100
  7. 7. Custom Contact Forms 77/100
  8. 8. Fraud and Scam Detection For WooCommerce 76/100
  9. 9. Hizzle CAPTCHA 73/100
  10. 10. Bot Protection with Turnstile 68/100
  11. 11. CWeb Form Protection with Turnstile for Elementor Forms 68/100
  12. 12. Give 59/100
1 hCaptcha for WP
Best overall Free by hcaptcha

hCaptcha for WP

The strongest CAPTCHA. Switch from reCAPTCHA and Turnstile for free. Works with 60+ integrations: Contact Form 7, Elementor, WooCommerce, Divi, etc.

4.6★
from 86 ratings
70k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
89

WPScore

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3 App for Cloudflare®
Free by digitalpoint

App for Cloudflare®

All things Cloudflare (caching, flexible SSL, Turnstile, settings, rules, analytics, media in R2, image transforms [AVIF, WebP], secure admin area).

4.7★
from 14 ratings
1k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
80

WPScore

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5 Easy Spam Filter
Free by WPPOOL

Easy Spam Filter

Add Cloudflare Turnstile to WordPress, Contact Form 7, WooCommerce, WPForms, BuddyPress & Elementor. A CAPTCHA, reCAPTCHA alternative for WordPress.

4★
from 7 ratings
1k+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
79

WPScore

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7 Custom Contact Forms
Free by outlawgt

Custom Contact Forms

Describe the form you need and AI builds it. Or drag and drop. Templates, Gutenberg block, and modern spam protection.

3.5★
from 171 ratings
6k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
77

WPScore

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9 Hizzle CAPTCHA
Free by Noptin Newsletter Team

Hizzle CAPTCHA

Get rid of spammers using this WordPress and WooCommerce CAPTCHA plugin for Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile, and more.

5★
from 2 ratings
500+
active installs
Updated
Jan 2026
Tested to
WP 6.9.7
73

WPScore

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10 Bot Protection with Turnstile
Free by mra13 / Team Tips and Tricks HQ

Bot Protection with Turnstile

A lightweight plugin that protects core WordPress forms and selected third‑party plugins from spam and bot attacks using Cloudflare Turnstile CAPTCHA.

100+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
68

WPScore

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12 Give
Free by Nexcess

Give

Reduce donation spam with Cloudflare turnstile, a user-friendly, privacy-preserving alternative to CAPTCHA

700+
active installs
Updated
Apr 2025
Tested to
WP 6.7.7
59

WPScore

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