Anubis

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Anubis is an open-source anti-bot solution designed to use a proof-of-work challenge to website visitors before granting access.

It aims to stop AI crawlers and requires clients to have JavaScript enabled and use a modern browser able to calculate SHA-256 checksums.

According to our data, Anubis ranks 19th among the bot mitigation technologies we track.
It has 0.1% of the bot mitigation market share and is present on 0.006% of all websites.

πŸ’Έ Pricing

Anubis is available in both free and paid versions.

Free version βœ”οΈOpen source
BotStopper
(unbranded version)
$50+/month

πŸ“Š Rankings and Market Share

πŸ† Anubis Awards

⚑ Sites Using Anubis

We have data on 189 websites that use Anubis bot mitigation technology. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Anubis is openwrt.org.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 openwrt.org #11,502 English
2 waarneming.nl #19,654 Netherlands English
3 tib.eu #21,448 Germany English
4 xeno-canto.org #26,973 Netherlands English
5 mozillazine.org #28,753 United States English
6 swcombine.com #42,315 English
7 scpfoundation.net #43,927 Latvia English
8 bay12forums.com #55,571 United States English
9 steamos.cloud #56,675 English
10 wavu.wiki #63,359 English
11 deluge-torrent.org #75,076 United States English
12 waarnemingen.be #75,696 Belgium English
13 git.kernel.org English
14 inducks.org #87,809 Denmark English
15 docs.fedoraproject.org United States English
16 altlinux.org #100,791 Russia English
17 wiki.kiwix.org Switzerland English
18 openzim.org #118,055 France English
19 sabre-roads.org.uk #121,497 United Kingdom English
20 root-me.org #124,114 France English

πŸ“ˆ Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Anubis:

Most of the sites using Anubis are from Germany, the United States, and France.

  • Germany 17.3%
  • United States 16.1%
  • France 14.9%
  • Hong Kong 7.1%
  • Netherlands 4.8%
  • Switzerland 4.8%
  • Russia 3.6%
  • Slovakia 3%
  • United Kingdom 3%
  • Other 25.4%

Most Anubis users speak English.

  • English 100%

Anubis bot mitigation technology is especially popular on .org, .com, and .de top-level domains.

  • .org 25.9%
  • .com 20.1%
  • .de 6.9%
  • .net 6.3%
  • .fr 5.3%
  • .ch 3.7%
  • .nl 2.6%
  • .sk 2.1%
  • .it 1.6%
  • Other 25.5%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Anubis include online shopping, Internet services, and education and reference.

  • Online Shopping 10.3%
  • Internet Services 8.6%
  • Education/Reference 8.6%
  • Games 8.6%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 6.9%
  • Blogs/Wiki 6.9%
  • Software/Hardware 6.9%
  • Forum/Bulletin Boards 5.2%
  • Entertainment 5.2%
  • Other 32.8%

πŸ•΅οΈ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Anubis alternatives.

RankName
1
Cloudflare Bot Management
San Francisco, California, United States

A security service that detects and mitigates automated bot traffic while allowing legitimate bots such as search engine crawlers.

Free$25+/month
2
Akamai Bot Manager
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Effectively detects bot traffic and mitigates malicious bots.

$4,000+/month
3
Imperva WAF
San Mateo, California, United States

Imperva Cloud WAF protects websites from automated vulnerability scans, Layer 7 DDoS attacks, and malicious bots.

$7,000+/year
6
Datadome
New York, United States

A SaaS-based bot protection and fraud prevention platform that secures websites, mobile apps, and APIs from automated threats.

$3,690+/month
18
AntiBot Cloud
Armenia

Free software and a cloud-based service that protects PHP websites from bad bots and scrapers.

FreeOpen source$10+/month

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πŸ’¬ Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Anubis's headquarters?

Anubis is located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Does Anubis offer a free plan?

Yes, there is a free version with limited functionality.

How much does it cost per month?

The pricing for Anubis starts at $50 per month.

Which country uses Anubis the most?

The majority of Anubis users are from Germany.

Who uses Anubis?

According to our data, Anubis is used on over a hundred sites, including such established ones as openwrt.org, waarneming.nl, and tib.eu.

How does Anubis compare to its competitors?

Anubis is a moderately popular bot mitigation technology, ranking ahead of 13 other bot mitigation technologies we track.

What are the alternatives to Anubis?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Anubis may include AntiBot Cloud, Cloudflare Bot Management, and Akamai Bot Manager.

Statistics were last calculated on .
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.