🆚 AWS WAF Captcha vs. Cloudflare Turnstile

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

📈 Cloudflare Turnstile is much more popular than AWS WAF Captcha.
🌍 Cloudflare Turnstile is more popular in all countries.

AWS WAF Captcha

Cloudflare Turnstile

Type

Captcha service

Captcha service

About

AWS 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.

Cloudflare Turnstile is a user-friendly CAPTCHA alternative that verifies human visitors without requiring them to solve interactive puzzles or identify objects.

It works by running invisible background tests such as proof-of-work calculations and checks for browser quirks to analyze the visitor's environment and behavior, supports Private Access Tokens (PATs) to validate devices without tracking, and offers a free API.

Headquarters

Seattle, Washington, United States

San Francisco, California, United States

Website

docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/

cloudflare.com #20

Pricing

Captcha$0.4/1K analyzed attempts

Challenge$0.4/1M responses

AWS WAFWeb ACL$5/month
Rule$1/month
Requests$0.6/1M requests

Free version ✔️Up to 20 widgets, Cloudflare branding

EnterpriseCustom

Categories

Captchas › Rank #7

Captchas › Rank #3

Bot Mitigation › Rank #10

Spam Protection › Rank #4

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Cloudflare Turnstile captcha service is 46 times more popular than AWS WAF Captcha.

Total websites

Market share

Captchas

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Cloudflare Turnstile is more popular than AWS WAF Captcha in all countries.

United States

United Kingdom

Germany

France

Italy

Netherlands

Spain

Australia

India

Canada

Awards

⭐ 4th most popular in the United States in the Captchas category.
⭐ 5th most popular in the Netherlands in the Bot Mitigation category.
⭐ 5th most popular in the Netherlands in the Captchas category.
⭐ 6th most popular in the United Kingdom in the Bot Mitigation category.
⭐ 6th most popular in the United Kingdom in the Captchas category.

🥈 Second most popular in Hungary in the Captchas category.
🥈 Second most popular in Slovakia in the Captchas category.
🥈 Second most popular in Estonia in the Captchas category.
🥈 Second most popular in Iran in the Captchas category.
🥉 Third most popular in the United States in the Captchas category.

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Cloudflare Turnstile is more popular than AWS WAF Captcha in all market segments.

Business

Marketing/Merchandising

Online Shopping

Blogs/Wiki

Education/Reference

Internet Services

Entertainment

Travel

Health

Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name

Rank

#265

#284

#445

#486

sportyb*t.com

#721

Name

Rank

#20

#23

#32

#166

#186

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Statistics were last calculated on February 12, 2026.
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