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Cloudflare Turnstile

A verification tool to replace CAPTCHAs
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Eliminate the frustrating experience of CAPTCHAs with a simple snippet of free code. Cloudflare Turnstile confirms web visitors are real and blocks unwanted bots without slowing down web experiences for real users.

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BENEFITS OF CLOUDFLARE TURNSTILE
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Deliver better experiences

Your users no longer have to waste time and effort solving visual puzzles. Turnstile works transparently to confirm they are real people.

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Strengthen privacy

Unlike CAPTCHA options, Turnstile never harvests data for ad retargeting. You can preserve the privacy of your users without sacrificing effectiveness.

Integrated with application security

Easily integrate Turnstile with Cloudflare Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules, and manage challenges via the WAF. Improve user experiences while blocking more attacks.

HOW IT WORKS

Verify web visitors without CAPTCHA

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Cloudflare Turnstile can be easily embedded into any website — without having to send traffic through the Cloudflare network.

Turnstile can generate multiple types of non-intrusive challenges to verify users are human, all without showing visitors a puzzle.

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ANALYST RECOGNITION

Cloudflare named a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave™: Bot Management Software, Q3 2024

The Forrester Wave™: Bot Management Software

We believe this recognition validates Cloudflare’s application security approach that prioritizes an easy to use, enterprise-grade bot solution built on a global, programmable connectivity cloud.

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The Forrester Wave™: Bot Management Software

What our customers are saying

“Based on Cloudflare’s input we switched to a payment gateway that offered better security and integrated Turnstile, Cloudflare’s smart CAPTCHA alternative.”

Senior ManagerIndividual Giving UN Women Australia

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Turnstile Free
For personal or hobby projects that aren’t business-critical.

$0/month
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Enterprise Plan*
For mission-critical applications that are core to your business.

Custom pricing
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Pricing
Free
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Number of widgets
Up to 10
Unlimited

Volume
Unlimited
Unlimited

Ability to remove Cloudflare logo

Interactivity modes
Interactivity modes
Managed mode: Cloudflare logic determines which users see widget
Never interactive mode: All users see widget
Managed mode only
Managed or never interactive

Validation support
10 hostnames per widget
Unlimited

* Turnstile Enterprise is also included with a Bot Management enterprise subscription

Resources

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Building secure websites: Cloudflare Pages & Turnstile plugin

Discover how you can keep your website safe from malicious bots without degrading user experiences.

Read the blog post
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Cloudflare is free of CAPTCHAs; Turnstile is free for everyone

Learn more about why Turnstile was created and how it works to stop bots.

Read the blog post
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Cloudflare Bot Management

Read how Cloudflare can help ensure uninterrupted business and lighting-fast web performance.

Download the data sheet

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