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CAPTCHA
Pricing comparisons, vendor breakdowns and how modern CAPTCHA actually stops bots without punishing real users.
Forrester Wave Bot and Agent Trust Management Q2 2026: How Prosopo Compares
Forrester Wave Bot and Agent Trust Management Q2 2026 named 8 vendors. Compare DataDome, HUMAN, Kasada, Arkose Labs and the Prosopo alternative.
Chris Taylor
How to Stop PHP Form Spam (Without a Plugin)
If your PHP mail script is being abused by bots, the fix is to stop the bot before mail() runs. Server-side CAPTCHA verification in a few lines of PHP, with the Procaptcha API.
Chris Taylor
Best CAPTCHA 2026: 7 Top Solutions Compared
What is the best CAPTCHA in 2026? Compare pricing, privacy, GDPR compliance and bot-stopping power across the 7 leading CAPTCHA solutions.
Hugh Parry
Cloudflare Turnstile Alternatives 2026: Free & Privacy-First
Cloudflare Turnstile alternatives for 2026: 8 vendors compared on catch rate, GDPR posture, pricing and lock-in. See which teams pick Procaptcha, hCaptcha, ALTCHA or Friendly Captcha over Turnstile, and why.
Hugh Parry
Survey Companies Are Having Their Data Compromised by AI Bots
Research has shown that AI bots can now populate and submit online surveys with relative ease. Learn how to avoid your survey data being compromised by bots using Procaptcha.
Hugh Parry
We cut our Mongo DB costs by 90% by moving to Hetzner
We made the switch from AWS-hosted MongoDB Atlas to a self-hosted solution on Hetzner, resulting in a 90% reduction in costs while maintaining performance and reliability.
Chris Taylor
reCAPTCHA is Changing Its Terms of Service
Google reCAPTCHA is changing its terms of service. Find out what this means for site owners and the pricing implications.
Chris Taylor
Procaptcha vs hCaptcha 2026: Pricing, Free Limit & GDPR
Procaptcha vs hCaptcha: pricing, free tier limits, GDPR compliance, and UX compared. See why teams switch from hCaptcha to Procaptcha.
Hugh Parry
Procaptcha vs Friendly Captcha - Why Real Bot Protection Matters in 2026
Comprehensive comparison of Procaptcha vs Friendly Captcha revealing why Friendly Captcha's minimal bot protection fails against real threats. Discover superior security with Procaptcha.
Hugh Parry
hCaptcha and GDPR - Privacy Claims Warrant Scrutiny
Examination of hCaptcha reveals several potential friction points with GDPR principles.
Hugh Parry
How to Choose a GDPR-Friendly CAPTCHA for WordPress
Stop spam & stay GDPR-compliant! Learn how to choose a GDPR-friendly CAPTCHA for WordPress that boosts security without tracking.
Chris Taylor
How to Integrate CAPTCHA Without Violating User Rights
Integrate CAPTCHA the right way! Ensure security, privacy, and accessibility without violating user rights. Follow our expert guide for best practices!
Chris Taylor
What is the Future of CAPTCHA and Online Privacy
Discover the future of CAPTCHA! Learn how AI, privacy-first authentication & invisible security are shaping online privacy. Stay ahead - read now!
George Oastler
Which Security Risks Does CAPTCHA Pose: Critical Flaws?
Discover the critical flaws in CAPTCHA security that hackers exploit. Learn how to protect your site from threats. Stay secure - read now!
Hugh Parry
How to Test Your Ansible Playbooks Locally
Testing your Ansible playbooks locally can save you time and effort. Here are some tips to help you get started.
Chris Taylor
tsx vs ts-node: Time to Drop ts-node for tsx
tsx vs ts-node compared: why tsx runs TypeScript faster than ts-node, and how to migrate your Node.js scripts away from ts-node today.
Chris Taylor
actions/cache@v3 restore: GitHub Actions Cache Fix
Fix GitHub Actions caching with actions/cache@v3 and actions/cache/restore: share caches across branches and evict old caches faster.
George Oastler
TypeScript: Branded Types 🔧
How to brand TypeScript types for norminal typing, providing an automated and easy-to-use way of making a type nominal.
George Oastler
What is the best value CAPTCHA in 2024?
Find out what the best value CAPTCHA is in 2024 and how it compares to other popular CAPTCHA solutions.
Chris Taylor
How Much Does Prosopo Procaptcha Cost Compared to reCAPTCHA?
A comparison of the costs of using Prosopo Procaptcha and Google reCAPTCHA for website security. Google reCAPTCHA's price hike has caused quite a stir in the digital community. In this article, we compare cost of using Google reCAPTCHA with Prosopo Procaptcha, a private, community-powered CAPTCHA service.
Chris Taylor
Vite: How to handle `.node` files
Work around for handling `.node` files in vite using a custom plugin. `.node` files are the nodejs way of providing platform specific code. This sounds great, until Vite enters the mix. Vite has no ability to handle native binaries whilst bundling, interpreting `.node` files as raw js. In this article we discuss how to handle `.node` files in Vite.
George Oastler
Invisible Captcha: A Seamless Solution by Prosopo
Invisible Captcha is a powerful tool for protecting your website from spam and abuse without disrupting the [user experience](/glossary/terms/user-experience/). Learn how it works and why it's a valuable addition to your security arsenal.
Chris Taylor
Why am I clicking traffic lights? The reason Google reCAPTCHA frustrates users
The choice of traffic lights, cars, and urban scenery for reCAPTCHA challenges is not arbitrary. In this article, we discss the reasons why millions of people around the world have been asked to click on pictures of traffic lights and bikes for most of the last decade!
Hugh Parry
Unveiling the Mysteries of CAPTCHA: A Fun Dive into Cybersecurity 🛡️
Unveil the secrets behind CAPTCHA, the digital gatekeeper standing between you and cyber chaos, in our captivating exploration of cybersecurity's unsung hero!
George Oastler
TypeScript: Mapped Type Magic 🪄
Explore how TypeScript mapped types can create some perplexing paradoxes where Cat === Dog! An overview of how to brand identical types so that the TypeScript compiler can tell them apart from each other.
George Oastler
Stop giving your website data away!
Find out why reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, and Cloudflare Turnstile may be secretly monetising your website data, and how Prosopo's Procaptcha is solving this problem.
Chris Taylor
Google reCAPTCHA Pricing: How the Price Hike Affects You
Google reCAPTCHA pricing changed: the free tier dropped from 1M to 10K requests/month. Here's what it means and how Procaptcha compares.
Hugh Parry
Prosopo Procaptcha vs Google reCAPTCHA
Why Prosopo's decentralised, privacy-focused, and free solution offers a more user-friendly and secure alternative for protecting your web forms against bots, when compared to the industry standard reCAPTCHA
Hugh Parry
