Anubis
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 14th among the bot mitigation tools we track.
It has 0.2% of the bot mitigation market share and is detected on 0.01% of all websites.
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Anubis is available in both free and paid versions.
(unbranded version) $50+/month
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Bot Mitigation
- Rank: 14
- Market share: 0.2%
🏆 Anubis Awards
- ⭐ 6th most popular in Germany in the Bot Mitigation category.
- 🔥 14th most popular in the United States in the Bot Mitigation category.
⚡ Sites Using Anubis
We have data on 416 websites that use the Anubis bot mitigation tool. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Anubis is csfd.cz.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1,698 | Czech Republic | English | |
| 2 | #4,914 | France | English | |
| 3 | #6,495 | Germany | English | |
| 4 | #6,797 | United States | English | |
| 5 | #9,088 | Slovakia | English | |
| 6 | #10,636 | Switzerland | Russian | |
| 7 | #10,853 | Switzerland | Russian | |
| 8 | #11,502 | English | ||
| 9 | #12,235 | France | English | |
| 10 | #12,520 | Netherlands | English | |
| 11 | #14,131 | Germany | English | |
| 12 | #19,654 | Netherlands | English | |
| 13 | #21,448 | Germany | English | |
| 14 | #26,973 | Netherlands | English | |
| 15 | #28,753 | United States | English | |
| 16 | #40,309 | Russia | Russian | |
| 17 | #42,292 | United States | English | |
| 18 | #42,315 | English | ||
| 19 | #43,927 | Latvia | English | |
| 20 | English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Anubis:
- are located in Germany
- have content in English
- use the .org domain extension
- fall into the Education/Reference category.
Most of the sites using Anubis are from Germany, the United States, and France.
- Germany 16.7%
- United States 16.7%
- France 10.5%
- Czech Republic 7.3%
- Netherlands 5.1%
- Switzerland 4.8%
- United Kingdom 4.6%
- Russia 4%
- Hong Kong 3.2%
- Other 27.1%
Most Anubis users speak English.
- English 98.6%
- Russian 1.2%
- Polish 0.2%
The Anubis bot mitigation tool is especially popular on .org, .com, and .de top-level domains.
- .org 28.1%
- .com 16.6%
- .de 7%
- .net 5.3%
- .cz 5.3%
- .fr 2.9%
- .ch 2.6%
- .nl 2.2%
- .be 2.2%
- Other 27.8%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Anubis include education and reference, software and hardware, and online shopping.
- Education/Reference 13.8%
- Software/Hardware 8.5%
- Online Shopping 7.4%
- Internet Services 6.4%
- Business 6.4%
- Marketing/Merchandising 6.4%
- Games 6.4%
- Blogs/Wiki 6.4%
- Forum/Bulletin Boards 4.3%
- Other 34%
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💬 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 Anubis cost?
The pricing 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 hundreds of sites, including such established ones as csfd.cz,
openedition.org, and
colnect.com.
Do academic institutions use Anubis?
Yes. In total, we know of 3 academic websites in the United States that use Anubis.
How does Anubis compare to its competitors?
Anubis is a moderately popular bot mitigation tool, ranking ahead of 20 other bot mitigation tools 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.
🗃️ About This Data
- We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
- Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
- This report is based on the analysis of 3,629,123 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.