Comparison · generated on request
Bot Lockout vs CrowdSec
Both plugins as this registry currently observes them. Figures come from the same daily snapshot, so they are directly comparable, which two separate wordpress.org pages, read minutes apart, are not.
| Bot Lockout | CrowdSec | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | A lightweight WordPress plugin that protects your site from AI scrapers and bad bots using cryptographic JavaScript challenges. | This plugin blocks detected attackers or displays them a captcha to check they are not bots. |
| Active installs | fewer than 10 | 2,000+ |
| Rating | 5.0★ (1) | 5.0★ (5) |
| Last release | 13 months ago | 8 months ago |
| Current owner | kognetiks | CrowdSec - lightweight and collaborative security engine |
| Added to directory | 29 Jul 2025 | 14 Jan 2021 |
| Tested up to | WP 6.8.8 | WP 6.9.7 |
| Requires PHP | false | 7.2 |
Install figures are rounded by WordPress.org to one significant digit, so a gap smaller than a band step is not a difference. Nothing here ranks the two plugins or recommends either, and no link on this page earns anything.
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Records: Bot Lockout · CrowdSec