Category: Captcha & Bot Detection
6 European alternatives to Friendly Captcha — GDPR-compliant & EU-hosted.
German privacy-friendly proof-of-work captcha service
Facts
- Headquarters
- DE (EU)
- Category
- Captcha & Bot Detection
- Type
- Product
- GDPR-compliant
- Yes
- Open-source
- No
- Data hosting
- EU
Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to Friendly Captcha
- Captcha.eu↗
Proof-of-work based, cookieless CAPTCHA alternative operated by Captcha GmbH (Vienna, Austria, registered at Handelsgericht Wien), hosted entirely in Austria, with active customers including OBB and Bauer Media Group as of 2026.
AT · commercial
- Myra EU CAPTCHA↗
GDPR-compliant, cookieless bot-protection CAPTCHA product from Myra Security GmbH, a Munich-based, ISO 27001/BSI C5/PCI DSS certified German security vendor, marketed explicitly as independent from US CLOUD Act/FISA 702 jurisdiction.
DE · commercial
- Private Captcha↗
Privacy-first CAPTCHA/bot-protection service made and hosted in the EU, built by Estonian company Intmaker OU, offering EU-only endpoints, no cookies/tracking, and a self-hosting option for full data control.
EE · commercial
Frequently asked questions
What is the best European alternative to Friendly Captcha?
It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to Friendly Captcha include ALTCHA, Captcha.eu and CaptchaFox. On this page you can compare 6 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.
Are there open-source alternatives to Friendly Captcha?
Yes. Open-source EU alternatives to Friendly Captcha include ALTCHA. These keep your data fully under your own control and let you self-host if you want to.
Is Friendly Captcha GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?
Friendly Captcha is headquartered in DE (EU) and hosts data in EU. That makes Friendly Captcha an EU-sovereign choice in its own right; the EU alternatives on this page are comparable European tools.