Alternative to CloudFlare Turnstile

Private Captcha is an independent, user-friendly, GDPR-compliant security that doesn't get in the way of your users or your legal team.

It's about trust

How Private Captcha is different?

At a first glance, Private Captcha looks similar to CloudFlare Turnstile: it's a user-friendly solution that protects websites and forms from bots. But that's where the similarity ends.

While Turnstile is well integrated with other parts of CloudFlare, it's available "for free", because it provides more value to CloudFlare than just a leads funnel for their other products.

As the saying goes: "Either you're leeching off Cloudflare, or Cloudflare is leeching off you. There is no in-between, and at some point the time comes to switch." - you can never trust a product you don't pay for and you will be surprised how much the enterprise version costs.

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User-friendly
Humans don’t need to prove they’re human
GDPR-compliant
Public code
Difficulty scaling
The more bots try, the harder it gets
EU-only endpoints
Pricing
Real Human support
No AI chatbots ever
Self-hostable
Install on premises and control the data

CloudFlare Turnstile

Quite likely
"Free" or "Call us"
Enterprise tier only

Private Captcha

Transparent

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.

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.

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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