Anubis AlternativesBot Protection Services and other similar apps like Anubis

Anubis is described as 'Weighs the soul of your connection using a sha256 proof-of-work challenge in order to protect upstream resources from AI scraper bots' and is a Bot Protection service in the security & privacy category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Anubis for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, SaaS, Self-Hosted, JavaScript and Wordpress apps. The best Anubis alternative is Cloudflare, which is free. Other great apps like Anubis are Cap Captcha, reCAPTCHA, BunkerWeb and Procaptcha.

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  1. Cloudflare icon
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    Delivers SaaS transparent proxy to shield websites, integrating dynamic DNS, global CDN, and web application firewall; blocks DDoS and targeted attacks, optimizes traffic for speed, reduces server load, analyzes threats, supports flexible deployment, and caching features.

    70 Cloudflare alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  2. Cap Captcha icon
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    Lightweight, modern open-source CAPTCHA alternative designed using SHA-256 proof-of-work.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  3. reCAPTCHA icon
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    reCAPTCHA is a free service that protects your site from spam and abuse, using risk analysis techniques to tell humans and bots apart.

    28 reCAPTCHA alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. BunkerWeb icon
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    BunkerWeb is a next-generation and open-source Web Application Firewall (WAF).

    58 BunkerWeb alternatives

    Cost / License

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Procaptcha icon
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    Prosopo Procaptcha redefines user verification with a unique approach that emphasizes privacy and security. It's a pioneering solution designed to offer an alternative to conventional CAPTCHA systems that often compromise user privacy.

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Wordpress
     
  6. Private Captcha icon
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    Private Captcha is an independent, privacy-first, self-hostable Proof-of-Work CAPTCHA service made in EU. Instead of asking users to solve complex puzzles or track their behavior, Private Captcha solves an invisible cryptographic task in the background.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  7. hCaptcha icon
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    hCaptcha is designed to solve the most labor intensive problem in machine learning: labeling massive amounts of data in a timely, affordable, and reliable way.

    31 hCaptcha alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. IronWall icon
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    IronWall is a Proof-of-Work (PoW) rate-limiting protocol designed to protect high-value API endpoints (AI generation, Auth, SMS triggers) from automated abuse.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. Turnstile is Cloudflare's smart CAPTCHA alternative. It automatically chooses from a rotating suite of non-intrusive browser challenges based on telemetry and client behavior exhibited during a session.

    19 Cloudflare Turnstile alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • JavaScript
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  10. ALTCHA icon
     8 likes

    ALTCHA is a privacy-first solution built to help developers and website owners stop bots, spam, and automated abuse — without making things harder for real users. It replaces traditional CAPTCHA systems with a smarter, quieter approach to verification and threat detection.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  11. mCaptcha icon
     4 likes

    A no-nonsense CAPTCHA system with seamless UX | Backend component.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  12. mosparo icon
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    mosparo is the modern solution for protecting your online forms from spam. The protection method is quite simple: mosparo blocks spam using rules matching the form’s data. The detection method is comparable to an e-mail spam filter.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    • JavaScript
    • Drupal
    • Django
    • PHP
    • Mautic
    • Wordpress
     
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