Traditional captcha
- 20 seconds
- to complete
- not accessible
Protect your forms and APIs with GDPR-compliant CAPTCHA made in EU that works without legal overhead and user friction
Start free trialWhy switch
Seamless process
Works with most of popular platforms and frameworks
Plug-and-play, customizable widget code
<form>
<div class="private-captcha" data-sitekey="xyz"
data-started-callback="your-callback"
data-finished-callback="your-callback">
</div>
</form>
Private Captcha works very well and is easy to set up. We build websites with Statamic, so we created a Statamic addon for them to easily integrate Captcha in it.
We made a promise: your integrations won't break.
I was looking for an accessible, European, privacy-friendly solution to prevent bot signups that were harming my domain. Private Captcha turned out to be a perfect fit: quick setup, excellent documentation, and impeccable support whenever I had questions!
A real person replies to you within 24 business hours
Data protection
Private Captcha is designed to function without collecting or processing any Personally Identifiable Information (PII). No cookies, no tracking, and no fingerprinting. A Data Processing Agreement (DPA) is available immediately for your legal team.
DPAEvery part of our infrastructure - including servers, storage, CDN, and email - is owned and operated by EU-based companies with strict GDPR requirements. Your data never leaves the EU, keeping it within the same legal and regulatory framework at all times.
Learn more about EU-based infrastructureFor organizations with the highest security standards, you have complete control over data routing and storage by hosting Private Captcha on your own infrastructure. You get the power of our technology with the privacy of your own hardware.
Learn more about self-hostingSee the difference
Frustration with solving congnitive puzzles to submit a form
Users are tracked and data may be used elsewhere
Using LLMs or services from 3rd world countries
Mostly gray area of questionable compliance
"Call-us" pricing or useful features only in highest tiers
Dependent on large platforms with limited transparency
No puzzles, one click and zero interruptions
No data tracking, source code available for inspection
Solves an invisible cryptographic task in the background
Designed to meet EU regulations from the start
Prices are based on usage and all tiers have same features
Full control without reliance on Big Tech
Frustration with solving puzzles to submit a form
No puzzles, no clicks, and zero interruptions
User data may be collected or used elsewhere
No data tracking or exploitation
Using LLMs or services from 3rd world countries
Solves an invisible cryptographic task in the background
Compliance often requires extra legal checks
Designed to meet EU regulations
Costs and limits are not clearly defined
No hidden fees or unclear limits at any tier
Dependent on large platforms with limited transparency
Full control without reliance on big tech
Clear and predictable
Question zone
A "request" refers to obtaining a new "puzzle" from our servers by the captcha widget or verifying captcha solution. Note that, by default, captcha widget only obtains a new "puzzle" when the user starts filling out the form, so you don't pay for every page load.
You can try Private Captcha for 14 days for free without a credit card. After the trial period, you would need to choose a plan to continue using Private Captcha.
You will not be automatically charged for sudden spikes of traffic. Only after your monthly usage exceeds current tier's limit for two months worth of usage (in a row or during a single month), you will be contacted by our support with an offer to upgrade to a higher tier.
To make migration as easy as possible, Private Captcha offers a lot of pre-built integrations for different platforms, OpenAPI spec file and a special compatibility mode for reCAPTCHA migration, if that's your thing.
You can cancel your subscription at any time. If you cancel, you can get a pro-rata refund for the unused part of your subscription.
Currently we support credit/debit cards, iDEAL, Bancontact and also PayPal, Google Pay, Apple Pay as payment methods for all our paid plans.
You can sign-up with the low traffic volume plan and in the billing settings you can get an add-on for the extra domains. We offer add-ons for any number of additional domains.
You can use any amount of forms on each domain, including subdomains (if you will enable them in settings).
Independent, privacy-first, user-friendly CAPTCHA service made in EU