Bot management vendor
hCaptcha
In short
hCaptcha limits agent identification to its Enterprise tier, whose rules can let an assistant browse a catalogue but demand verification before it reserves inventory, and suggests running such rules in logging mode before enforcing them. Enterprise carries no listed price, whereas the lighter Pro tier is billed monthly with a quota of evaluations.
- Type
- Bot management
- Operator
- Intuition Machines, Inc.
- Homepage
- hcaptcha.com
- In one line
- Bot detection and CAPTCHA vendor whose Enterprise Agent Controls identify AI agents, verify partner platforms that sign with Web Bot Auth, and let sites allow browsing while requiring verification before an agent reserves inventory.
- Last read
- 2026-11-05
What hCaptcha does for this layer
From the vendor's own pages
hCaptcha's Agent Controls page says hCaptcha Enterprise identifies agents even when they try to hide from detection, and supports Web Bot Auth verification for partner platforms that sign their requests. (hcaptcha.com) hCaptcha's example agent policy lets an assistant browse a catalog, requires verification before it reserves inventory, and denies requests that break policy. (hcaptcha.com) hCaptcha advises starting agent rules in logging mode, targeted by sitekey, before applying a response. (hcaptcha.com) hCaptcha Pro costs USD 139 a month billed monthly with 100,000 evaluations included, then USD 0.99 per 1,000; the Basic plan is free. (hcaptcha.com)
hCaptcha describes a Zero-PII architecture and lists compliance with GDPR, CCPA, LGPD and PIPL. (hcaptcha.com) hCaptcha is a registered trademark of Intuition Machines, Inc., per the site footer. (hcaptcha.com)
Claims the vendor makes about itself
hCaptcha says its Advanced Threat Signatures cluster attackers across thousands of IPs and devices while grouping good traffic into one or a few signatures. (hcaptcha.com)
Products and plans
| Product | What it does | Price model | From | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hCaptcha Enterprise with Agent Controls | Agent identification, Web Bot Auth verification for signing partners, and a rules engine per sitekey. | contact sales | Not published | 2026-11-05 |
| hCaptcha Pro | Low-friction CAPTCHA with passive mode. | monthly plus usage | USD 139 | 2026-11-05 |
Standards
| Standard | Status | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Web Bot Auth | Supports | Agent Controls support Web Bot Auth verification for partner platforms that sign. (hcaptcha.com) |
| Visa Trusted Agent Protocol | No statement | No statement on the hCaptcha pages read 2026-11-05. |
| Mastercard Agent Pay | No statement | No statement on the hCaptcha pages read 2026-11-05. |
Our checks
| Check | Result | Method | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homepage fetch | HTTP 200 | GET with the crawl user agent after a robots.txt check | 2026-11-05 |
What hCaptcha does not do
- hCaptcha describes agent identification for hCaptcha Enterprise; the free Basic plan is a CAPTCHA service without Agent Controls listed.
- hCaptcha offers no charging or licensing route for AI crawlers.
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Last reviewed 2026-11-05