reCAPTCHA AlternativesOnly apps from the EU

The best alternative to reCAPTCHA is Cap Captcha, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to reCAPTCHA and six of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to reCAPTCHA are Friendly Captcha, Trustcaptcha, Sblam! and Mollom.

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reCAPTCHA alternatives page was last updated Apr 19, 2025
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  1. Cap Captcha icon

    Cap Captcha

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    Lightweight, modern open-source CAPTCHA alternative designed using SHA-256 proof-of-work.

    28 Cap Captcha alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • PT flagPortugal
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    Cap Captcha screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Spam Filter
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Captcha

    Cap Captcha VS reCAPTCHA

     

    • Cap Captcha is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to reCAPTCHA.

    • Cap Captcha is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to reCAPTCHA.

    • Cap Captcha is Free and Open SourcereCAPTCHA is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Cap Captcha is Lightweight and Privacy focusedreCAPTCHA is not according to our users
  2. Friendly Captcha icon

    Friendly Captcha

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    Friendly Captcha is a tool for preventing spam on your website.

    22 Friendly Captcha alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Friendly Captcha screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  GDPR Compliant
    2.  Bot detection
    3.  Mobile friendly
    4.  Captcha
    5. WordPress icon  WordPress Integration
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  European data privacy
    8.  Web-Based
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Spam Filter
    11.  Dark Mode

    Friendly Captcha VS reCAPTCHA

     
    Comments about Friendly Captcha as an Alternative to reCAPTCHA
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    Guest
    Positive •Feb 17, 2021
    4

    The most secure and privacy-aware solution on the market

    Guest
    Positive •Nov 14, 2024
    0

    seamless UX without clicking on busses, WCAG compliant, maximum accessibility, privacy compliant, no HTTP cookies, no persistent browser storage, no fingerprinting

    Peter Jepef
    Negative •Sep 6, 2024
    0

    It doesn't actually stop bots

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    • Some users think Friendly Captcha is a great reCAPTCHA alternative, some don't.

    • Friendly Captcha is Freemium and ProprietaryreCAPTCHA is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • Friendly Captcha is Privacy focusedreCAPTCHA is not according to our users
  4. Trustcaptcha icon

    Trustcaptcha

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    Trustcaptcha is your user-friendly CAPTCHA solution for preventing spam and bot attacks on your website with a focus on GDPR compliance and UX.

    12 Trustcaptcha alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Spring
    • Kotlin
    • Rust
    • Ruby
    • Python
    • .NET Framework
    • Craft CMS
    • React
    • Groovy
    • JavaScript
    • Angular
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Scala
    • PHP
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Typescript
    • Java
    • Wordpress
    • Node.JS
    • Vue.js
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Captcha
    3.  Web-Based
    4.  Mobile friendly
    5.  European data privacy
    6.  GDPR Compliant
    7.  Bot detection
    8. WordPress icon  WordPress Integration

    Trustcaptcha VS reCAPTCHA

     
  5. Sblam! icon

    Sblam!

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    Open-source implementation of server-side spam filtering of blog comments and forum posts.

    21 Sblam! alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online

    Sblam! VS reCAPTCHA

     

    • Sblam! is the most popular Linux alternative to reCAPTCHA.

    • Sblam! is Free and ProprietaryreCAPTCHA is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Mollom

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    Mollom is a freemium web service to get rid of spam, unwanted content and fake users on your Drupal, Wordpress and Joomla site or blog.

    21 Mollom alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • BE flagBelgium
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    Discontinued

    "The Mollom content moderation service is no longer available … as of 2 April 2018."

    Mollom Features

    1.  Captcha Recognition
    2.  Content analysis

    Mollom VS reCAPTCHA

     
  7. Captcha icon

    Captcha

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    Protect your business from bots and spam while ensuring 100% data privacy compliance. No puzzles, no tracking – just invisible security that works.

    22 Captcha alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • AT flagAustria
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Online

    Captcha Features

    1.  Captcha

    Captcha VS reCAPTCHA

     
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