Comparison · Security / bot protection
reCAPTCHA vs Cloudflare Turnstile: which do popular websites use?
As of 2026-10-03, reCAPTCHA is detected on 433 of 7,905 popular websites (5.5%) and Cloudflare Turnstile on 74 (0.9%): reCAPTCHA is 5.9x as common. 7 sites use both.
Adoption at a glance
| reCAPTCHA | Cloudflare Turnstile | |
|---|---|---|
| Sites using it | 433 | 74 |
| Share of 7,905 sites | 5.5% | 0.9% |
| Share of the top 1,000 sites (719 readable) | 4.0% | 1.0% |
| Only this one of the two | 426 | 67 |
Both: 7 sites. Detected on 2026-10-03 from the home page; a technology that leaves no trace there is not counted.
By site sector
| Sector | Sites | reCAPTCHA | Cloudflare Turnstile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 6,341 | 5.8% | 1.0% |
| News | 349 | 6.9% | 1.1% |
| Entertainment | 316 | 4.1% | 1.3% |
| Education | 247 | 1.2% | <0.1% |
| Government | 243 | 4.5% | 0.4% |
| Technology | 135 | 7.4% | 1.5% |
| Finance | 97 | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| E-commerce | 92 | 2.2% | <0.1% |
Share of the sector's sites using each technology; sectors with at least 50 sites.
By top-level domain
| TLD | Sites | reCAPTCHA | Cloudflare Turnstile |
|---|---|---|---|
| .com | 4,168 | 6.6% | 1.0% |
| .org | 439 | 4.8% | 1.6% |
| .net | 335 | 4.5% | 1.8% |
| .ru | 259 | 5.8% | 0.4% |
| .jp | 190 | 1.6% | <0.1% |
| .io | 187 | 1.6% | 1.1% |
| .de | 181 | 2.2% | 0.6% |
| .edu | 160 | 1.9% | <0.1% |
| .gov | 110 | 4.5% | <0.1% |
Top-level domains with at least 100 sites.
Most popular sites using only reCAPTCHA
- weebly.com #145
- globo.com #177
- duolingo.com #198
- docker.com #223
- time.com #251
- teamviewer.com #260
- klaviyo.com #266
- kick.com #315
- mediafire.com #341
- lg.com #403
- webmd.com #432
- costco.com #447
- classlink.com #503
- gofundme.com #513
- lge.com #514
- hltv.org #524
- clever.com #551
- lookmovie2.to #633
- jutarnji.hr #694
- therapservices.net #761
Most popular sites using only Cloudflare Turnstile
- hosting24.com #77
- chess.com #389
- fdown.net #652
- nustargame.com #781
- hostinger.com #839
- pewresearch.org #884
- tappx.com #1,257
- laracasts.com #1,562
- ubereats.com #1,576
- ning.com #1,786
- coingecko.com #1,847
- shaalaa.com #2,343
- hotpic.cc #2,382
- cookieadmin.net #2,452
- laravel-news.com #3,048
- nv.ua #3,370
- news24.com #3,459
- n8n.io #3,470
- xfree.com #3,596
- thisisdax.com #3,629
Each technology
FAQ
- Which is more popular, reCAPTCHA or Cloudflare Turnstile?
- As of 2026-10-03, reCAPTCHA is detected on 433 of 7,905 popular websites (5.5%) and Cloudflare Turnstile on 74 (0.9%): reCAPTCHA is 5.9x as common. 7 sites use both.
- Which do the most popular websites prefer?
- Among the 719 sites of the top 1,000 that we could read, 29 (4.0%) use reCAPTCHA and 7 (1.0%) use Cloudflare Turnstile.
- Can a website use both reCAPTCHA and Cloudflare Turnstile?
- Yes: 7 of the 7,905 sites show both (<0.1%); 426 show only reCAPTCHA and 67 only Cloudflare Turnstile.