# Alternatives to reCAPTCHA

**URL:** <https://community.gravityforms.com/t/alternatives-to-recaptcha/4809>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Tags:** hcaptcha, recaptcha, spam\
**Created:** [May 14, 2020, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/alternatives-to-recaptcha/4809 "2020-05-14T18:58:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![teamduce](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.gravityforms.com/teamduce/32/513_2.png) [@teamduce](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/teamduce)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/alternatives-to-recaptcha/4809/1 "2020-05-14T18:58:37Z")

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Hey folks. I’m moving as much away from Google as possible with my clients and my own sites. This means reCAPTCHA. Anyone using alternatives or other methods to reduce spam?

Cheers!

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**Author:** ![VR51](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/90ced4/32.png) [@VR51](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/VR51)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/alternatives-to-recaptcha/4809/2 "2020-05-14T22:15:09Z")

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hCaptcha has been cropping up a lot. I read Cloudflare switched to this service recently from reCaptcha. I like hCaptcha. There is a GF hCaptcha plugin in the WP repo.

I tried a couple of puzzle based alternatives a few years back. People had trouble solving them. If you want to test your visitors before they comment then maybe a puzzle based captcha will suit your needs.

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**Author:** ![chrishajer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.gravityforms.com/chrishajer/32/88_2.png) [@chrishajer](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/chrishajer)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2020, 3:13am UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/alternatives-to-recaptcha/4809/3 "2020-05-15T03:13:58Z")

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Here’s the plugin link:

> **[G-Forms hCaptcha](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gf-hcaptcha/)**
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> A new way to monetize your site traffic with the hCaptcha addon for Gravity Forms.

I was not aware of that one. Thank you.

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**Author:** ![richardw8k](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.gravityforms.com/richardw8k/32/2354_2.png) [@richardw8k](https://community.gravityforms.com/u/richardw8k)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 8:47am UTC](https://community.gravityforms.com/t/alternatives-to-recaptcha/4809/4 "2022-01-05T08:47:06Z")

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