Castle Bot Detection vs hCaptcha Bot Detection

CBCastle Bot Detection7.9Visit hCaptcha Bot Detection7.9Visit

CB Castle Bot Detection #7 in Bot Detection 7.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Castle

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hCaptcha Bot Detection #8 in Bot Detection 7.9/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 6 of 6 features Visit hCaptcha

• Castle Bot Detection fits best

  Teams seeking affordable behavioral bot detection

• hCaptcha Bot Detection fits best

  Teams pairing bot checks with CAPTCHA and MFA

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Side by side

Feature	CBCastle Bot Detection 7.9/10 Visit ↗	hCaptcha Bot Detection 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.9	7.9
Ranking	#7 in Bot Detection	#8 in Bot Detection
Best for	Teams seeking affordable behavioral bot detection	Teams pairing bot checks with CAPTCHA and MFA
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$200/mo	$99/mo (best)
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud, Browser extension	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Live chat, Email, Docs	Email, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	SOC 2, GDPR	GDPR, SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Castle Bot Detection 6/6 · hCaptcha Bot Detection 6/6
Behavioral analysis	✓	✓
Device fingerprinting	✓	✓
JavaScript SDK	✓	✓
Real-time scoring API	✓	✓
Challenge tools	✓	✓
Account abuse detection	✓	✓
Specs
Protected requests	40000 requests/mo	100000 requests/mo (best)
Our review
Pros	Behavioral, device, IP and email signals in one detection workflow Risk and Filter APIs support allow, challenge or deny decisions Covers web, API, iOS and Android deployments	Analyzes behavioral, device, network, and intent signals in real time Rules can allow, challenge, rescore, or deny requests Covers web, iOS, Android, and API, with framework integrations
Cons	Free plan limits retention to 3 days, with 3 seats and 1 environment Pro's $200 API budget is shared across requests and IP lookups Enterprise pricing starts at $4,000 per month	Bot Detection is positioned as an Enterprise capability with custom pricing The published $99 annual Pro plan is not a separate Bot Detection tier Pro includes 100K monthly evals, then charges $0.99 per 1K
Our verdict	Castle Bot Detection analyzes browser interactions, device properties, IP addresses and email signals to identify automated traffic and account abuse. Its Browser SDK collects behavioral and device data, then creates request tokens that a… Read the review →	hCaptcha Bot Detection is part of hCaptcha Enterprise, a bot and fraud management platform for websites, applications, APIs, and login flows. It is aimed at teams that need to assess requests and respond to suspected automation or abuse,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Castle Bot Detection — where it wins

  • Behavioral, device, IP and email signals in one detection workflow
  • Risk and Filter APIs support allow, challenge or deny decisions
  • Covers web, API, iOS and Android deployments

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan limits retention to 3 days, with 3 seats and 1 environment
  • Pro's $200 API budget is shared across requests and IP lookups
  • Enterprise pricing starts at $4,000 per month

• hCaptcha Bot Detection — where it wins

  • Analyzes behavioral, device, network, and intent signals in real time
  • Rules can allow, challenge, rescore, or deny requests
  • Covers web, iOS, Android, and API, with framework integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Bot Detection is positioned as an Enterprise capability with custom pricing
  • The published $99 annual Pro plan is not a separate Bot Detection tier
  • Pro includes 100K monthly evals, then charges $0.99 per 1K

• CBCastle Bot Detection7.9/10 · Free plan

  Behavioral bot detection across web, APIs and mobile, with a free entry plan.

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• hCaptcha Bot Detection7.9/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  Combines behavioral bot checks with configurable rules, CAPTCHA, and MFA challenges.

  Visit hCaptchaFull verdict →