AWS WAF Captcha
Amazon, Seattle, Washington, United StatesAWS WAF Captcha is 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.
It allows users to embed a JavaScript API in client-side applications, apply captcha or silent challenge actions based on rate-based, bot control, or custom inspection rules, and configure token immunity time.
According to our data, AWS WAF Captcha is the 7th most popular captcha service on the web.
It has 0.1% of the captcha market share and is present on 0.02% of all websites.
- π Website
- π¨βπ©βπ¦βπ¦ Community
πΈ Pricing
π Rankings and Market Share
- Captchas
- Rank: 7
- Market share: 0.1%
- Bot Mitigation
- Rank: 12
- Market share: 0.3%
π AWS WAF Captcha Awards
- β 4th most popular in the United States in the Captchas category.
- β 10th most popular in the United States in the Bot Mitigation category.
β‘ Sites Using AWS WAF Captcha
We have data on 651 websites that use the AWS WAF Captcha service. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using AWS WAF Captcha is huggingface.co.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #265 | English | ||
| 2 | #284 | Denmark | English | |
| 3 | #445 | English | ||
| 4 | #486 | Netherlands | Dutch | |
| 5 | #721 | English | ||
| 6 | #1,157 | English | ||
| 7 | #1,271 | United States | English | |
| 8 | #1,367 | United States | English | |
| 9 | #1,629 | United States | English | |
| 10 | #1,787 | English | ||
| 11 | #1,895 | English | ||
| 12 | #1,930 | United Kingdom | English | |
| 13 | #2,099 | United Kingdom | British English | |
| 14 | #2,379 | English | ||
| 15 | #2,495 | United States | English | |
| 16 | #2,661 | English | ||
| 17 | #2,714 | United Kingdom | English | |
| 18 | #2,737 | English | ||
| 19 | #2,876 | United States | English | |
| 20 | #2,920 | English |
π Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use AWS WAF Captcha:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Business category.
Most of the sites using AWS WAF Captcha are from the United States, Singapore, and the United Kingdom.
- United States 24.5%
- Singapore 8.2%
- United Kingdom 8%
- Germany 6.3%
- Indonesia 5.9%
- Australia 5.3%
- Netherlands 5.1%
- Brazil 3.2%
- Ireland 3.2%
- Other 30.3%
Most AWS WAF Captcha users speak English, Indonesian, or Dutch.
- English 75.7%
- Indonesian 4.2%
- Dutch 3.6%
- German 3.1%
- Spanish 3.1%
- Portuguese 2.3%
- French 2%
- Japanese 0.9%
- Finnish 0.9%
- Other 4.2%
The AWS WAF Captcha service is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.
- .com 51.8%
- .org 5.4%
- .gov.sg 4.1%
- .nl 3.2%
- .de 3.1%
- .com.au 2.9%
- .com.br 1.8%
- .net 1.4%
- .co.uk 1.4%
- Other 24.9%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing AWS WAF Captcha include business, online shopping, and marketing and merchandising.
- Business 15.9%
- Online Shopping 11.7%
- Marketing/Merchandising 10.1%
- Finance/Banking 9.1%
- Education/Reference 5.8%
- Real Estate 4.5%
- Fashion/Beauty 4.2%
- Entertainment 3.9%
- Software/Hardware 3.9%
- Other 30.9%
π΅οΈ Similar Technologies
These are some of the best AWS WAF Captcha alternatives.
π Compare Alternatives
Compare AWS WAF Captcha toβ¦
- π΅οΈ Similar services
- β Market leaders
- π‘ More alternatives
- π All options
π¬ Frequently Asked Questions
What is the company behind AWS WAF Captcha?
AWS WAF Captcha is owned by
Amazon.com, Inc., headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Which country uses AWS WAF Captcha the most?
The majority of AWS WAF Captcha users are from the United States.
Who uses AWS WAF Captcha?
According to our data, AWS WAF Captcha is used on hundreds of sites, including such established ones as huggingface.co,
trustpilot.com, and
redfin.com.
Is AWS WAF Captcha used on government websites?
In total, we found AWS WAF Captcha on 27 government sites in Singapore.
Do academic institutions use AWS WAF Captcha?
Yes. Overall, we know of 5 academic websites in the United States that use AWS WAF Captcha.
How does AWS WAF Captcha compare to its competitors?
AWS WAF Captcha is a moderately popular captcha service, ranking ahead of 7 other captcha services we track.
What are the alternatives to AWS WAF Captcha?
Alternatives and possible competitors to AWS WAF Captcha may include
Imperva WAF, Oracle WAF, and
AppTrana WAF.
π See Also
- β¨ Related technologies
- πΌ All technologies from
Amazon
ποΈ 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.

