Alternative to Google reCAPTCHA
Private Captcha is an independent, user-friendly, GDPR-compliant security that doesn't get in the way of your users or your legal team.
Break out of captcha prison
Captchas like this not only destroy web accessibility, but also punish users for wanting more privacy. Unknowingly users of these captchas help label datasets for AI models to large companies running them. Ironically all these efforts fail to stop bots due to services from 3rd world countries where cheap labor solves them for few cents a piece.
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Humans don’t need to prove they’re human
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The more bots try, the harder it gets
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Google reCAPTCHA
- Grey area (at best)
- "free" or usage-based
- Protect your visitors.
- Google is the largest ad company in the world and all of their products, including reCAPTCHA, are aimed at gathering that data and generating revenue from it.
- GDPR compliance.
- Google products like Analytics have been banned in few EU countries due to their excessive data collection practices. Google reCAPTCHA is next and there's no reason to trust them.
- Frustrating puzzles.
- reCAPTCHA puzzles can be really annoying for humans to complete in the first place. God forbid you are using any ad blockers or VPN - chances are you will be stuck with puzzles for a while.
- Own your data.
- Private Captcha does not monetize your data in any way, unlike reCAPTCHA. You own it, you can delete it or download it at any time. Keeping your data safe is our main priority.
- EU isolation.
- Private Captcha is EU-registered business that uses only EU-based suppliers. In addition to that, you have an option to use EU-restricted API for full compliance.
- Accessibility.
- Private Captcha is a user-friendly captcha for all users, where only a single click is required. Unlike Google reCAPTCHA, you don't need to have different captcha versions for accessibility.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does Private Captcha technology work?
Instead of asking users to solve complex puzzles or track their behavior, Private Captcha solves an invisible cryptographic task in the background. The system automatically adjusts the task difficulty, ensuring smooth access for real users while making it too costly for bots to attempt. Cryptographic task provides equal security regardless of bot's intelligence level, making it effective even as AI technology improves. Which is hard to say about image/sound recognition tasks of other captchas.
How does Private Captcha tell bots and users apart?
On scale, bots exhibit different usage patterns and fingerprints statistics than real users. Detection of those patterns is part of the Private Captcha solution.
How does Private Captcha comply with data protection regulations like GDPR?
Private Captcha does not use any client-side tracking technologies like cookies and does not retain Personally Identifiable Information (PII) on its backend systems. As part of service operation, user data is anonymized and aggregated, making it impossible to track to any individual user.
Can we use Private Captcha if our compliance requires strict EU-only data sovereignty?
Private Captcha is powered by exclusively European suppliers. If you want to ensure that no data is transferred to other countries due to geographic routing, you can also use our EU-only API endpoints.
Does Private Captcha share your data?
The data we collect belongs to you. We do not collect PII and aggregated data we do collect is not shared with any third-parties. Outside of the hosting companies that own servers on which data is stored, no other vendor can access it.
Do you offer a signed DPA?
How does Private Captcha improve user experience upon Google reCAPTCHA?
The Private Captcha widget offers better accessibility for website visitors, regardless of their cognitive abilities. Also, it is a more lightweight (17 vs 220 kB) solution that does not require cookie banners and therefore reduces friction of using the website.
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