--- title: "Cloudflare Turnstile vs Friendly Captcha: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Cloudflare Turnstile 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/cloudflare-turnstile-vs-friendly-captcha" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Cloudflare Turnstile vs Friendly Captcha: Which is searched more? Is Cloudflare Turnstile 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**: Cloudflare Turnstile and Friendly Captcha - **Competitive set**: CAPTCHA and bot protection services - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Cloudflare Turnstile Share of Search**: 3.6% - **Friendly Captcha Share of Search**: 0.39% ## Is Cloudflare Turnstile or Friendly Captcha more popular in search? - In September 2026, Cloudflare Turnstile had more branded searches than Friendly Captcha among CAPTCHA and bot protection services worldwide. Cloudflare Turnstile had about 40,500 branded searches, while Friendly Captcha had 4,400. Cloudflare Turnstile made up 3.6% of all CAPTCHA and bot protection service searches we track, and Friendly Captcha accounted for 0.39%. - Cloudflare Turnstile was ahead of Friendly Captcha in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Cloudflare Turnstile’s share of searches among CAPTCHA and bot protection services worldwide moved from 3.9% to 3.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.2K to 40.5K. - 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, Cloudflare Turnstile was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Friendly Captcha did not appear 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. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Cloudflare Turnstile worldwide rose 82.4% over 12 measured months, from 22.2K to 40.5K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Cloudflare Turnstile estimated searches | Cloudflare Turnstile Share of Search | Cloudflare Turnstile rank | Friendly Captcha estimated searches | Friendly Captcha Share of Search | Friendly Captcha rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 22.2K | 3.9% | 3 | 4.4K | 0.76% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 27.1K | 5.6% | 2 | 3.6K | 0.74% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 27.1K | 5.6% | 2 | 3.6K | 0.74% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 27.1K | 5.6% | 2 | 4.4K | 0.91% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 27.1K | 5.6% | 2 | 4.4K | 0.9% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 33.1K | 6.7% | 2 | 5.4K | 1.1% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 40.5K | 4.2% | 2 | 4.4K | 0.46% | 5 | | May 2026 | 40.5K | 3.6% | 2 | 4.4K | 0.39% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 40.5K | 3.6% | 2 | 4.4K | 0.39% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 40.5K | 3.6% | 2 | 4.4K | 0.39% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 40.5K | 3.6% | 2 | 3.6K | 0.32% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 40.5K | 3.6% | 2 | 4.4K | 0.39% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cloudflare Turnstile’s 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. - **Cloudflare Turnstile**: Measured on the search term “cloudflare turnstile”. - **Friendly Captcha**: Measured on the search term “friendly captcha”. - [Cloudflare Turnstile profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cloudflare-turnstile) - [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 Cloudflare Turnstile or Friendly Captcha more popular in search? In September 2026, Cloudflare Turnstile had more branded searches than Friendly Captcha among CAPTCHA and bot protection services worldwide. Cloudflare Turnstile had about 40,500 branded searches, while Friendly Captcha had 4,400. Cloudflare Turnstile made up 3.6% of all CAPTCHA and bot protection service searches we track, and Friendly Captcha accounted for 0.39%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Cloudflare Turnstile vs Friendly Captcha: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/cloudflare-turnstile-vs-friendly-captcha This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/cloudflare-turnstile-vs-friendly-captcha. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.