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Austrian GDPR-compliant CAPTCHA with invisible verification and optional single-click widgets — no cookies, no tracking, hosted in the EU.
European security & identity alternative based in Austria.
Captcha.eu is an Austrian-hosted, GDPR-compliant bot protection service that distinguishes humans from bots silently — no puzzles, no cookies, no tracking, and no personal data collection. The service pairs invisible background validation with optional single-click widgets when extra friction is warranted.
Built for European companies that need a clean legal answer to "how are we verifying users?", Captcha.eu is hosted in Austria on EU infrastructure and bundles standard Data Processing Agreements into every plan.
Key features:
- Invisible protection — silent background validation with no user interaction
- Simple widget option — fall back to single-click verification when needed
- No cookies, no tracking — 100% GDPR-compliant by design
- Barrier-free accessibility — works for screen readers and keyboard users
- Austrian infrastructure — EU-hosted with data sovereignty built in
- Standardised API — compatible with common CAPTCHA systems for easy migration
- WordPress plugins and pre-built integrations
Pricing: Starter €8.90/mo (1 site, 1K requests), Growth €35.90/mo (5 sites, 10K), Advanced €179.90/mo (10 sites, 100K). 100 free verification requests trial, no credit card required. Customers include Electronic4you, ÖBB, and Bauer Media Group.
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