WebDecoy vs Prosopo Protect

WebDecoy7.6Visit Prosopo Protect6.8Visit

Higher score WebDecoy #4 in Bot Detection and Mitigation Software 7.6/10 Free plan · paid from $20/mo · 14-day trial Free plan✓ 2 of 2 features Visit WebDecoy

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Prosopo Protect #9 in Bot Detection and Mitigation Software 6.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 2 features Contact Prosopo

• WebDecoy fits best

  Small teams using decoys to expose automated traffic

• Prosopo Protect fits best

  Teams wanting configurable edge or self-hosted controls

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Side by side

Feature	WebDecoy 7.6/10 Visit ↗	Prosopo Protect 6.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.6	6.8
Ranking	#4 in Bot Detection and Mitigation Software	#9 in Bot Detection and Mitigation Software
Best for	Small teams using decoys to expose automated traffic	Teams wanting configurable edge or self-hosted controls
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$20/mo	Not published
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not published
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Browser extension	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Docs	Docs
Compliance	GDPR, SSO/SAML	GDPR
Integrations	10 integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features WebDecoy 2/2 · Prosopo Protect 2/2
Behavioral detection	✓	✓
Custom bot rules	✓	✓
Specs
Challenge types	Honeypot decoy links; endpoint decoys; JavaScript behavioral analysis; managed challenge; CAPTCHA	CAPTCHA interstitial; CAPTCHA challenge
Protected surfaces	Websites; web applications; APIs; SSH honeypots	websites; JSON APIs
Deployment methods	JavaScript snippet; Node.js SDK; WordPress plugin; Cloudflare Worker edge sensor; DNS CNAME/A record; REST API	Cloudflare Workers; AWS Lambda@Edge; nginx; Caddy; custom reverse proxy
Supported protocols	Not published	HTTP; JSON API over HTTP
Our review
Pros	Invisible honeypots and fake API endpoints expose automated traffic. Behavioral, browser, device and TLS fingerprint analysis enriches detections. WAF, SIEM, webhook and response-action integrations support follow-up.	Allow, block, or challenge verdicts with monitor-only baselining Rules can use IP CIDR, ASN, country, headers, JA4, and OS Works across HTML sites and JSON APIs with audit tracing
Cons	Response actions and 90-day history start with the $20 Starter plan. Full enrichment, persistent identity and all integrations require Pro at $99/month. Decoy-centered coverage is narrower than broad bot-management suites.	Pricing uses a contact-sales process Documentation is the listed support channel CAPTCHA challenges can add friction for legitimate visitors
Our verdict	WebDecoy is a bot detection and mitigation platform for websites, web applications and APIs. It combines invisible honeypot links, fake API endpoints, browser behavioral analysis, headless-browser detection, device and TLS fingerprinting,… Read the review →	Prosopo Protect inspects requests before they reach a website or API origin, then returns an allow, block, or challenge decision. It is designed for teams protecting whole websites, JSON APIs, or both, with deployment options spanning… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• WebDecoy — where it wins

  • Invisible honeypots and fake API endpoints expose automated traffic.
  • Behavioral, browser, device and TLS fingerprint analysis enriches detections.
  • WAF, SIEM, webhook and response-action integrations support follow-up.

  Where it doesn't

  • Response actions and 90-day history start with the $20 Starter plan.
  • Full enrichment, persistent identity and all integrations require Pro at $99/month.
  • Decoy-centered coverage is narrower than broad bot-management suites.

• Prosopo Protect — where it wins

  • Allow, block, or challenge verdicts with monitor-only baselining
  • Rules can use IP CIDR, ASN, country, headers, JA4, and OS
  • Works across HTML sites and JSON APIs with audit tracing

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing uses a contact-sales process
  • Documentation is the listed support channel
  • CAPTCHA challenges can add friction for legitimate visitors

• WebDecoy7.6/10 · Free plan · paid from $20/mo · 14-day trial

  A decoy-led detection stack for teams investigating and blocking automated traffic.

  Visit WebDecoyFull verdict →
• Prosopo Protect6.8/10 · Pricing on request

  Configurable bot decisions for websites and JSON APIs across edge or self-hosted deployments.

  Contact ProsopoFull verdict →