Yes — across the stores we observe, 16 more confirmed installs than removals over the past 90 days.

Which notable stores use hCaptcha?

High-ranked stores where we've observed hCaptcha include greenparty.org.uk, murena.com, explorer-magazin.com, lojashampoo.pt, saharaseats.com. We track 269 stores running it in total.

What is hCaptcha commonly used with?

Stores running hCaptcha most often also run WordPress, WooCommerce, Elementor.

What are the best hCaptcha alternatives?

Common alternatives to hCaptcha include Recaptcha, Turnstile, Friendly Captcha.

What platforms is hCaptcha used on?

hCaptcha's observed install base spans WooCommerce (74%), Shopify (14%), PrestaShop (4%).

hCaptcha Usage: 269 Stores & Market Data

hCaptcha usage & market intelligence

OngoingAI has observed hCaptcha on 269 ecommerce stores across 6 platforms.

Among 67,018 stores continuously observed over the last 30 days, hCaptcha penetration held at 0.1%.

Stores observed

269

Ecommerce stores where OngoingAI has observed it

Shopify adoption

14%

37 Shopify stores

Coverage

6 platforms

Observed across ecommerce platforms

Last checked Sep 15, 2026

Adoption movement

Installs and removals confirmed across repeat observations of the stores OngoingAI tracks

Growing — 16 more confirmed installs than removals over the past 90 days.

Window	Confirmed installs	Confirmed removals	Net	Newly observed
Last 30 days	19	3	+16	209
Last 90 days	19	3	+16	251

Newly observed counts first appearances of hCaptcha in OngoingAI's corpus — discovery, not necessarily a new install. Confirmed figures require the store to be seen with, then without, the app (or the reverse) across consecutive comparable scans.

hCaptcha adoption by ecommerce platform

Platforms used by stores where OngoingAI has observed hCaptcha

269stores

WooCommerce200 stores · 74%

74%

Shopify37 stores · 14%

14%

PrestaShop12 stores · 4%

Magento (Adobe Commerce)6 stores · 2%

OpenCart6 stores · 2%

Shopware4 stores · 1%

Notable stores using hCaptcha

Observed installs, highest-ranked first

Store	Traffic rank	Cohort
shop.greenparty.org.uk	#116,403	Top 250K
murena.com	#149,147	Top 250K
explorer-magazin.com	#172,455	Top 250K
lojashampoo.pt	#176,837	Top 250K
saharaseats.com	#181,036	Top 250K
store.rakwireless.com	#190,098	Top 250K
abbexa.com	#196,034	Top 250K
demo-shop.baycix.de	#199,717	Top 250K
internationaloliveoil.org	#199,955	Top 250K
shop.roadamerica.com	#281,469	Top 500K