Friendly Captcha for WordPress vs Prosopo Procaptcha

Friendly Captcha is a privacy-first anti-bot solution that protects WordPress website forms from spam and abuse. Do you use a captcha like reCAPTCHA to keep out bots? Friendly Captcha is a powerful anti-spam service that blocks spam-bots without annoying captcha images and protects user privacy. How Friendly Captcha Works Friendly Captcha is a tool for preventing spam on your website. Other CAPTCHAs are a burden on your users, Friendly Captcha respects your users. Friendly Captcha is a proof-of-work based anti-bot solution in which the user’s device does all the work. We generate a unique crypto puzzle for each visitor. Solving it will usually take only a few seconds. As soon as the user starts filling the form it starts getting solved. By the time the user is ready to submit, the puzzle is probably already solved. Friendly Captcha prevents spam and doesn’t punish real users in doing so. Privacy Notices No personal information Our anti-bot service does not store personal data from your end users. See our Privacy Policy for End Users to learn more. No cookies Our end user solution does not use cookies. This protects your end users from being tracked and followed from site to site. No discrimination Normal CAPTCHA tasks are not easy for all humans. Our solution works without labeling tasks and is thus accessible to everyone. Decentralized data processing By default, requests are processed in the point-of-presence closest to where it is accessed by the end user. See our Privacy Policy for End Users to learn more. Join thousands of organizations in switching to a privacy-first anti-bot solution. Forms and Plugins Supported WordPress Login Form WordPress Register Form WordPress Reset Password Form WordPress Comments CoBlocks Contact Form 7 Divi Contact Forms Elementor Pro Forms FluentForm Gravity Forms Ultimate Member Login Form Ultimate Member Register Form Ultimate Member Reset Password Form WooCommerce Login Form WooCommerce Register Form WooCommerce Checkout Form WooCommerce Lost Password Form WPForms Profile Builder Login Form Profile Builder Register Form Profile Builder Reset Password Form Forminator Formidable Avada Form Builder If you see an integration that’s missing, please open a pull request However, you may wish to email the authors of plugins you’d like to support Friendly Captcha: it will usually take them only an hour or two to add native support if they choose to do so. This will simplify your use of Friendly Captcha, and is the best solution in the long run.

Prosopo Procaptcha is a GDPR-compliant, privacy-first CAPTCHA solution, offering seamless bot protection without compromising user data. Key Features of Procaptcha Private & GDPR Friendly – No data storage ensures full compliance with privacy laws. Seamless Integration – A drop-in replacement for reCaptcha and hCaptcha, allowing setup within minutes. Customizable Defense – Easily adjust bot protection settings to meet your site’s specific needs. Affordable – Enjoy a top-value CAPTCHA solution with a generous free tier. Why Use Procaptcha in WordPress? Official WordPress Plugin – Specifically built for WordPress, ensuring secure and reliable integration. Multiple Built-In Integrations – Works seamlessly with core WordPress forms and popular form plugins. Supported list provided below. Multilingual – Completely translated into German (DE), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), and Portuguese (PT). Documentation – Plugin documentation is available to help you get the most out of the plugin. Third-Party Service Notice For proper functionality, the plugin loads the Prosopo Procaptcha JavaScript on your chosen forms to display the CAPTCHA on the client side. Upon form submission, the plugin communicates with the Prosopo Procaptcha API server-side to verify the CAPTCHA response. Please review the Prosopo Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions to fully understand data handling practices. Supported forms Form Plugins: Contact Form 7 – Add the [prosopo_procaptcha] field to your form. Everest Forms – Add the Prosopo Procaptcha field to your form (the Advanced Fields group). Fluent Forms – Add the Prosopo Procaptcha field to your form (the Advanced Fields group). Formidable Forms – Add the Prosopo Procaptcha field to your form. Gravity Forms – Add the Prosopo Procaptcha field to your form (the Advanced Fields group). Ninja Forms – Add the Prosopo Procaptcha field to your form (the Miscellaneous group). User Registration – Add the Prosopo Procaptcha field to your form (the Extra Fields group). WP Forms – Add the Prosopo Procaptcha field to your form (the Standard Fields group). WordPress Core Forms: Login Registration Lost Password Comments Post/Page password protection Visit the plugin settings to enable protection for these forms. Account Plugins: The Procaptcha plugin is officially compatible with the following plugins, that extend the WordPress account features: Security: 1. All-In-One Security (Hide backend feature) 2. LWS Hide Login (Hide backend feature) 3. Login With Ajax (AJAXify Login Forms feature) 4. Security Optimizer (Hide backend feature) 5. Solid Security (Hide backend feature) 6. WPS Hide Login Branding: 1. Branda White Labeling 2. Custom Login 3. Login Customizer 4. Login Designer 5. Login Page Customizer by Colorlib 6. Loginpress 7. Theme My Login 8. Ultimate Dashboard 9. White label 10. YITH Custom Login Account-related: 1. Simple Membership 2. User Registration 3. Memberpress – Login, Reset password: via Procaptcha plugin settings -> Core forms. Membership register – via on-membership settings While only the items above are tested, overall, the Procaptcha plugin supports all the plugins with custom account forms that use the native WordPress account hooks. Other Integrations: BBPress – Account forms from the shortcodes; Forum forms: Open the target forum settings to enable topic and reply forms protection. Elementor Pro – Form widgets: use the Prosopo Procaptcha field. Login widgets: use the Prosopo Procaptcha checkbox in the Form Fields tab (Login must be enabled in the Procaptcha plugin settings->Core forms). JetPack (Forms) – Gutenberg form block: Add the Group block with the prosopo_procaptcha shortcode inside the target form block. WooCommerce – My Account forms; Classic Checkout, Blocks Checkout, Order Tracking forms: enable protection in the WooCommerce tab of the plugin settings. Spectra – Form block: add hidden input with the prosopo_procaptcha name Beaver Builder – Contact, Subscribe forms: enabled protection in the target form settings; Login form: Procaptcha plugin settings->Core forms. Built-In Integrations: Some of the plugins have Procaptcha support in its core, so you don’t need this plugin to use Procaptcha with them: Mailchimp for WordPress Site reviews More integrations coming soon!