--- title: "Arkose Labs vs Friendly Captcha: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Arkose Labs or Friendly Captcha more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the CAPTCHA and bot protection services set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/arkose-labs-vs-friendly-captcha" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Arkose Labs vs Friendly Captcha: Which is searched more? Is Arkose Labs or Friendly Captcha more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the CAPTCHA and bot protection services set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Arkose Labs and Friendly Captcha - **Competitive set**: CAPTCHA and bot protection services - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Arkose Labs Share of Search**: 0.26% - **Friendly Captcha Share of Search**: 0.39% ## Is Arkose Labs or Friendly Captcha more popular in search? - In September 2026, Friendly Captcha had more branded searches than Arkose Labs among CAPTCHA and bot protection services worldwide. Friendly Captcha had about 4,400 branded searches, while Arkose Labs had 2,900. Friendly Captcha made up 0.39% of all CAPTCHA and bot protection service searches we track, and Arkose Labs accounted for 0.26%. - Friendly Captcha was ahead of Arkose Labs in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Arkose Labs’ share of searches among CAPTCHA and bot protection services worldwide moved from 0.5% to 0.26%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Friendly Captcha’s share of searches among CAPTCHA and bot protection services worldwide moved from 0.76% to 0.39%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 4.4K. ## Top CAPTCHA and bot protection services in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, neither Arkose Labs nor Friendly Captcha showed up in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Cloudflare Turnstile | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | reCAPTCHA | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | DataDome | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | hCaptcha | 4th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Friendly Captcha | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Arkose Labs | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about CAPTCHA and bot protection services - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best CAPTCHA service for my website?": 1. Cloudflare Turnstile, 2. reCAPTCHA, 3. hCaptcha - Asked ChatGPT "How do I stop bots signing up on my site?": 1. Cloudflare Turnstile, 2. reCAPTCHA - Asked ChatGPT "Which bot protection service should an online store use?": 1. Cloudflare Turnstile, 2. DataDome - Searched Google, AI Overview "captcha for website": 1. reCAPTCHA - Searched Google, AI Overview "bot detection": 1. Cloudflare Turnstile Not named in any answer: Friendly Captcha and Arkose Labs. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 27, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for CAPTCHA and bot protection services worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Friendly Captcha rose from 6th to 5th among CAPTCHA and bot protection services worldwide. - In September 2026, Arkose Labs fell from 5th to 6th among CAPTCHA and bot protection services worldwide. ## Month by month | Month | Arkose Labs estimated searches | Arkose Labs Share of Search | Arkose Labs rank | Friendly Captcha estimated searches | Friendly Captcha Share of Search | Friendly Captcha rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2.9K | 0.5% | 6 | 4.4K | 0.76% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 2.9K | 0.6% | 6 | 3.6K | 0.74% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 2.9K | 0.6% | 6 | 3.6K | 0.74% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 2.9K | 0.6% | 6 | 4.4K | 0.91% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 2.4K | 0.49% | 6 | 4.4K | 0.9% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 2.9K | 0.58% | 6 | 5.4K | 1.1% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 2.9K | 0.3% | 6 | 4.4K | 0.46% | 5 | | May 2026 | 2.9K | 0.26% | 6 | 4.4K | 0.39% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 2.9K | 0.26% | 6 | 4.4K | 0.39% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 2.9K | 0.26% | 6 | 4.4K | 0.39% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 3.6K | 0.32% | 5 | 3.6K | 0.32% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 2.9K | 0.26% | 6 | 4.4K | 0.39% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Arkose Labs’ and Friendly Captcha’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Arkose Labs**: Measured on the search term “arkose labs”. - **Friendly Captcha**: Measured on the search term “friendly captcha”. - [Arkose Labs profile](/demand/global-en/brands/arkose-labs) - [Friendly Captcha profile](/demand/global-en/brands/friendly-captcha) - [All CAPTCHA and bot protection services worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/captcha-and-bot-protection-services): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Arkose Labs or Friendly Captcha more popular in search? In September 2026, Friendly Captcha had more branded searches than Arkose Labs among CAPTCHA and bot protection services worldwide. Friendly Captcha had about 4,400 branded searches, while Arkose Labs had 2,900. Friendly Captcha made up 0.39% of all CAPTCHA and bot protection service searches we track, and Arkose Labs accounted for 0.26%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Arkose Labs vs Friendly Captcha: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/arkose-labs-vs-friendly-captcha This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/arkose-labs-vs-friendly-captcha. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.