🆚 CleanTalk vs. Friendly Captcha

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

📈 CleanTalk is much more popular than Friendly Captcha.
🌎 CleanTalk is more popular in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
🌍 Friendly Captcha is more popular in Austria and Monaco.

CleanTalk

Friendly Captcha

Type

Spam protection software solution

Captcha service

About

CleanTalk is a cloud-based anti-spam protection service that protects websites from spambots.

Friendly Captcha is a European captcha service that protects websites from bots and automated abuse while prioritizing user privacy, security, and accessibility.

It uses a proof-of-work approach that runs in the background without image challenges or tracking cookies, complies with GDPR by avoiding personal data collection, works without user interaction in most cases, and supports WCAG accessibility requirements.

Headquarters

Carson City, Nevada, United States

Woerthsee, Germany

Website

cleantalk.org #17,663

friendlycaptcha.com #56,350

Pricing

Free version ❌

Anti-Spam1 website$12/year
Unlimited websites$25/month

Blacklists Database10K checks$3/month
50K checks$11/month
100K checks$20/month

Free version ✔️Non-commercial use, 1K requests/month

Starter (1 domain, 1K requests)€9/month

Growth (5 domains, 5K requests)€39/month

Advanced (50 domains, 50K requests)€200/month

EnterpriseCustom

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The CleanTalk spam protection software solution is 13 times more popular than Friendly Captcha.

Total websites

Market share

Spam Protection

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

CleanTalk is more popular in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom, while Friendly Captcha is more popular in Austria and Monaco.

United States

Germany

United Kingdom

Australia

Netherlands

Canada

Italy

France

Spain

Switzerland

Awards

⭐ 4th most popular in Denmark in the Spam Protection category.
⭐ 4th most popular in Israel in the Spam Protection category.
⭐ 5th most popular in the United States in the Spam Protection category.
⭐ 5th most popular in the United Kingdom in the Spam Protection category.
⭐ 5th most popular in Australia in the Spam Protection category.

⭐ 4th most popular in Germany in the Captchas category.
⭐ 4th most popular in Austria in the Captchas category.
⭐ 4th most popular in the Netherlands in the Captchas category.
⭐ 4th most popular in Switzerland in the Captchas category.
⭐ 4th most popular in Sweden in the Captchas category.

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

CleanTalk is more popular among sites focused on business, marketing and merchandising, and blogs and wiki, while Friendly Captcha is more commonly used on finance and banking sites.

Business

Marketing/Merchandising

Blogs/Wiki

Online Shopping

Internet Services

Education/Reference

Health

Entertainment

Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO

Travel