⚡ Bot Mitigation in Japan

Bot mitigation software is designed to identify and control automated traffic on websites and online services by distinguishing malicious bots from legitimate users.

Japan is an East Asian country with a population of around 125 million people.

According to our research, bot mitigation technologies are used on 1.2% of websites from Japan.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top bot mitigation technologies in Japan in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is Cloudflare Bot Management, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 68.5% share.
It is followed by Imperva WAF with 21.5% and Akamai Bot Manager with 7.3%.

Cloudflare Bot Management 68.5%
Imperva WAF 21.5%
Akamai Bot Manager 7.3%
Oracle WAF 0.7%
Datadome 0.4%
CHEQ 0.4%
Human 0.3%
CDNetworks Bot Shield 0.3%
AWS WAF Captcha 0.3%
Arkose Labs 0.2%
DDoS Guard 0.1%
Qrator 0.1%
BotD 0.05%
Seon 0.05%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top technologies that are more popular in Japan than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

2. Imperva WAF ^(-1)
4. Oracle WAF ^(-9)
5. Datadome ^(-1)
6. CHEQ ^(-8)
8. CDNetworks Bot Shield ^(-18)
9. AWS WAF Captcha ^(-2)
10. Arkose Labs ^(-6)
13. BotD ^(-14)
14. Seon ^(-8)

✨ Best Bot Mitigation Technologies

Below is a more detailed list of 14 bot mitigation technologies used on sites from Japan, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
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	68.5%
2	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	21.5%
3	Akamai Bot Manager Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States Effectively detects bot traffic and mitigates malicious bots. $4,000+/month	7.3%
4	Oracle WAF Austin, Texas, United States A cloud-based, PCI-compliant, global security service that protects applications from malicious and unwanted internet traffic. $5+/month	0.7%
5	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	0.4%
6	CHEQ Tel Aviv, Israel A click fraud protection software solution that uses machine learning to block fraudulent clicks and protect ad campaigns from fraud. $99+/month	0.4%
7	Human New York, United States A cybersecurity solution designed to protect digital advertising, mitigate malicious bot attacks, and defend against account takeover and fake accounts. $$$	0.3%
8	CDNetworks Bot Shield Singapore A cloud-based bot management solution designed to protect web assets from automated attacks, fraud, and resource abuse.	0.3%
9	AWS WAF Captcha Seattle, Washington, United States A feature of the AWS WAF web application firewall that helps protect web applications by requiring requests that match specific criteria to solve a captcha puzzle or silent challenge before proceeding. $$$	0.3%
10	Arkose Labs San Mateo, California, United States A cybersecurity platform for advanced bot prevention that combats card testing and other automated attacks. $$$	0.2%
11	DDoS Guard Rostov-on-Don, Russia A Russian cybersecurity company specializing in DDoS protection services. $100+/month	0.1%
12	Qrator Prague, Czech Republic A company of Russian origin that offers cloud-based Web Application Firewall and DDoS protection services. 23,000 RUB/month	0.1%
13	BotD Chicago, Illinois, United States An open-source JavaScript library that detects bots and automation tools directly in the browser without requiring a server component. FreeOpen source	0.05%
14	Seon Austin, Texas, United States A risk mitigation platform that enables fraud detection and bot mitigation through machine learning, APIs and custom rules. $699+/month	0.05%

👉 See Also

🌎 Bot Mitigation in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 157,427 websites from Japan.
Statistics were last calculated on March 30, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.