hCaptcha
hCaptcha is a security service for detecting and preventing human and automated abuse on websites and applications, often used as a drop-in alternative to 
reCAPTCHA.
It uses machine learning-driven bot detection and risk scoring without collecting personal data for GDPR, CCPA and global privacy compliance, and offers customizable challenge types and passive modes to reduce user friction.
According to our data, hCaptcha is the second most popular captcha service on the web.
It has 31% of the captcha market share and is detected on 4.7% of all websites.
- 🏠 Website
- 🔗 Links
💸 Pricing
hCaptcha is available in both free and paid versions.
(100K monthly evals, No CAPTCHA passive mode) $1,188+/year
(bot categorization, threat signatures) Custom
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Captchas
- Rank: 2
- Market share: 31%
- Spam Protection
- Rank: 3
- Market share: 24.1%
🏆 hCaptcha Awards
- 🥇 Most popular in Pakistan in the Captchas category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Pakistan in the Spam Protection category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Hong Kong in the Captchas category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Hong Kong in the Spam Protection category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Egypt in the Captchas category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Egypt in the Spam Protection category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in the United States in the Spam Protection category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in the United States in the Captchas category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in the United Kingdom in the Spam Protection category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in the United Kingdom in the Captchas category.
⚡ Sites Using hCaptcha
We have data on 179,938 websites that use the hCaptcha service. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using hCaptcha is 
tiktok.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tiktok.com |
#18 | China | English |
| 2 |  discord.com |
#46 | United States | English |
| 3 | #49 | United States | English | |
| 4 | #74 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| 5 |  snapchat.com |
#98 | United States | American English |
| 6 |  en.wikipedia.org |
United States | English | |
| 7 |  notion.com |
#186 | United States | American English |
| 8 | #237 | English | ||
| 9 | #258 | United States | English | |
| 10 | #995 | Netherlands | English | |
| 11 | #1,234 | United States | English | |
| 12 | #1,278 | United States | English | |
| 13 | #1,389 | Canada | American English | |
| 14 | #1,416 | English | ||
| 15 | #1,461 | American English | ||
| 16 | hcaptcha.com |
#1,583 | United States | English |
| 17 |  commons.wikimedia.org |
United States | English | |
| 18 | #1,794 | United States | English | |
| 19 | #1,807 | Poland | Polish | |
| 20 | #1,820 | United States | English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use hCaptcha:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Online Shopping category.
Most of the sites using hCaptcha are from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
- United States 35.9%
- United Kingdom 9.6%
- Australia 5%
- Canada 4.4%
- France 3.9%
- Germany 3.6%
- India 3.6%
- Italy 2.9%
- Spain 2.8%
- Other 28.3%
Most hCaptcha users speak English, Spanish, or French.
- English 74.2%
- Spanish 5%
- French 4.1%
- German 3.2%
- Italian 2.2%
- Dutch 1.6%
- Portuguese 1.6%
- Japanese 1.2%
- Polish 0.7%
- Other 6.2%
The hCaptcha service is especially popular on .com top-level domains.
- .com 58%
- .org 4.6%
- .co.uk 3.7%
- .com.au 3.1%
- .de 2.2%
- .fr 1.6%
- .ca 1.6%
- .net 1.5%
- .it 1.5%
- Other 22.2%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing hCaptcha include online shopping, business, and marketing and merchandising.
- Online Shopping 28.5%
- Business 12.2%
- Marketing/Merchandising 12.2%
- Fashion/Beauty 8.7%
- Blogs/Wiki 4.6%
- Education/Reference 3.1%
- Health 2.8%
- Sports 2.7%
- Internet Services 2.7%
- Other 22.5%
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions
Where is hCaptcha from?
hCaptcha is from San Francisco, California, United States.
Can I use hCaptcha for free?
Yes, there is a free version with limited functionality.
What is the price of hCaptcha?
hCaptcha is priced from $99 per month (paid annually) for the Pro plan.
Which country uses hCaptcha the most?
The majority of hCaptcha users are from the United States.
Who uses hCaptcha?
According to our data, hCaptcha is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as tiktok.com, discord.com, and wyze.com.
Is hCaptcha used on government websites?
In total, we found hCaptcha on 71 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use hCaptcha?
Yes. Overall, we know of 92 academic websites in the United States that use hCaptcha.
How does hCaptcha compare to its competitors?
hCaptcha is one of the most popular captcha services, second only to reCAPTCHA.
What are the alternatives to hCaptcha?
Alternatives and possible competitors to hCaptcha may include reCAPTCHA, 
Cloudflare Turnstile, and 
Yandex SmartCaptcha.
🗃️ 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 3,823,966 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.