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Bot Detection

Block bots. Welcome humans.

Stop automated traffic before it ever reaches your application.

Bot detection overview
Trusted by companies around the world

Catch every kind of automated abuse

Bot accounts

Catch automated accounts at signup so they never reach your community, marketplace or growth metrics.

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Form spam

Keep contact forms, comments and signups free of automated submissions.

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Account takeover

Block credential stuffing and brute-force attacks before attackers gain access to legitimate accounts.

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Signals across every layer

CaptchaFox combines behavioral analysis, device fingerprinting and network reputation to score every request in milliseconds. The model is continuously retrained against live attack traffic, so detection improves as attackers evolve.

  • Behavioral analysisscore every interaction in milliseconds against a model continuously retrained on live attack traffic.
  • Device & network fingerprintingspot returning bots and headless browsers by combining device signals with IP reputation.
Bot detection signals

Friction only when it's needed

Real users pass through invisibly while suspicious traffic is challenged or blocked. You decide the threshold, and CaptchaFox handles the rest, with no broken flows or blanket CAPTCHAs for everyone.

  • Invisible for real userslegitimate visitors pass through without ever seeing a CAPTCHA, so there are no broken flows or drop-off.
  • Tunable thresholdsdecide when to allow, challenge or block, and adjust per endpoint as your traffic shifts.
Adaptive challenge flow

Risk made visible

Live dashboards break down traffic by risk, country, network and rule so you can see what's working and where pressure is building. Every API call returns the same underlying signals, so your code can react to risk directly instead of guessing.

  • Dashboards in real timewatch risk levels, challenge rates and top attack sources update as traffic flows in.
  • API responseevery verification returns detailed insights you can use directly in your application.
Bot detection dashboard and API insights

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know. Can't find your answer? Contact our support team.

What is bot detection?
Bot detection identifies and stops automated traffic — scrapers, credential-stuffing tools, spam bots and fake account scripts — before it reaches your application. Instead of showing every visitor a puzzle, modern bot detection like CaptchaFox scores each request in real time and only challenges traffic that looks suspicious.
How does CaptchaFox detect bots?
CaptchaFox combines behavioral analysis, device fingerprinting and network reputation to score every request in milliseconds. The detection model is continuously retrained against live attack traffic, so it keeps up as bots evolve.
Will real users have to solve a CAPTCHA?
No. Legitimate visitors pass through invisibly, and only suspicious traffic is challenged or blocked. You control the risk threshold per endpoint, so checkout can stay frictionless while signup is protected strictly.
How do I prevent false positives?
You decide when traffic is allowed, challenged or blocked, and live dashboards show challenge rates and risk levels in real time. Thresholds can be tuned per endpoint and rolled back in one click if a change is too aggressive.
Is CaptchaFox an alternative to Google reCAPTCHA?
Yes. CaptchaFox is a privacy-first, EU-hosted alternative to reCAPTCHA. The API is compatible with reCAPTCHA, so most teams switch by swapping a few lines of code, and your visitors' data stays in Europe instead of being used for advertising profiles.
How long does it take to integrate bot detection?
Most teams are live in minutes. CaptchaFox ships client and server SDKs in every major language, plus ready-made plugins for popular frameworks, CMS platforms and auth providers.
Is CaptchaFox bot detection GDPR compliant?
Yes. All requests are processed and stored exclusively in EU data centers, CaptchaFox is GDPR-compliant out of the box, and a Data Processing Agreement is available on every plan.

Take a look at our latest articles

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