The latest articles on DEV Community by Nick Kellstrem (@nick_kellstrem). https://dev.to/nick_kellstrem https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3714404%2Ff54d16cb-1282-436d-be3f-ed9db45b3024.jpeg https://dev.to/nick_kellstrem en Nick Kellstrem Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:34:10 +0000 https://dev.to/nick_kellstrem/sravnieniie-browser-api-2captcha-browserless-bright-data-scrapfly-i-zenrows-1mcl https://dev.to/nick_kellstrem/sravnieniie-browser-api-2captcha-browserless-bright-data-scrapfly-i-zenrows-1mcl <p>Подключить удаленный Chrome через WebSocket несложно. Настоящие проблемы начинаются позже: сайт проверяет IP, браузерный фингерпринт, cookies, географию, историю сессии и показывает captcha.</p> <p>После сравнения пяти решений мой основной вывод такой: <a href="https://2captcha.com/scraper/browser-api" rel="noopener noreferrer">2Captcha Browser API</a> выглядит наиболее сбалансированным вариантом для задач, где удаленный браузер должен работать вместе с прокси, фингерпринтами, постоянными профилями и решением captcha.</p> <p>В сравнении участвуют:</p> <ul> <li>2Captcha Browser API;</li> <li>Browserless;</li> <li>Bright Data Browser API;</li> <li>Scrapfly Cloud Browser;</li> <li>ZenRows Scraping Browser.</li> </ul> <p>У каждого сервиса есть своя сильная сторона. Browserless удобен как браузерная инфраструктура и self-hosted решение. Bright Data рассчитан на крупные enterprise-проекты. Scrapfly предлагает широкую scraping-платформу. ZenRows позволяет быстро подключить Playwright или Puppeteer.</p> <p>Но для автоматизации защищенных сайтов 2Captcha лучше закрывает всю цепочку:</p> <p><strong>браузер → прокси → фингерпринт → профиль → captcha → продолжение сценария.</strong></p> <h2> Что действительно важно в Browser API </h2> <p>Почти любой современный Browser API поддерживает Playwright или Puppeteer. Поэтому сравнивать сервисы только по наличию WebSocket-подключения бессмысленно.</p> <p>В реальных проектах важны другие вопросы:</p> <ol> <li>Можно ли использовать существующий Playwright-код?</li> <li>Как подключаются прокси?</li> <li>Можно ли выбрать страну?</li> <li>Управляет ли сервис браузерными фингерпринтами?</li> <li>Можно ли сохранять cookies и авторизацию?</li> <li>Что происходит при появлении captcha?</li> <li>Есть ли live debugging?</li> <li>Можно ли запускать изолированные профили?</li> <li>Сколько дополнительных сервисов придется подключать?</li> <li>Насколько понятна модель оплаты?</li> </ol> <p>Удаленный Chrome — только один элемент системы. Если остальные компоненты приходится собирать вручную, Browser API не сильно упрощает разработку.</p> <h2> Краткое сравнение </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Сервис</th> <th>Лучше всего подходит для</th> <th>Основное преимущество</th> <th>Ограничение</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>2Captcha Browser API</strong></td> <td>Автоматизация защищенных сайтов</td> <td>Браузер, прокси, фингерпринты, профили и captcha в одном workflow</td> <td>Меньше публичной enterprise-информации</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Browserless</strong></td> <td>Browser infrastructure и self-hosting</td> <td>Docker, REST API, BrowserQL, гибкое развертывание</td> <td>Защищенные сайты требуют дополнительной настройки</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Bright Data Browser API</strong></td> <td>Enterprise scraping</td> <td>Большая proxy-инфраструктура и автоматический unblocking</td> <td>Высокая цена и сложный старт</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Scrapfly Cloud Browser</strong></td> <td>Комплексные scraping-проекты</td> <td>Browser API, scraping API, crawler и extraction-инструменты</td> <td>Сложнее оценить стоимость</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>ZenRows Scraping Browser</strong></td> <td>Быстрый запуск Playwright и Puppeteer</td> <td>Простая интеграция и residential proxies</td> <td>Нет встроенного решения captcha в Scraping Browser</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> Почему 2Captcha Browser API выделяется </h2> <p>Главное преимущество 2Captcha заключается не в отдельной функции, а в том, что основные компоненты браузерной автоматизации собраны в одном продукте.</p> <p>Обычная архитектура проекта может выглядеть так:<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code>Playwright | Remote Browser API | Proxy Provider | Fingerprint Manager | Captcha Solver | Cookie Storage | Session Database | Live Debugging </code></pre> </div> <p><br> `</p> <p>Каждый новый сервис означает:</p> <ul> <li>отдельный API;</li> <li>отдельные ключи;</li> <li>отдельную оплату;</li> <li>дополнительные ошибки;</li> <li>несовместимость сессий;</li> <li>сложную диагностику;</li> <li>больше кода для повторных попыток.</li> </ul> <p>2Captcha Browser API уменьшает количество таких связей. Браузер, прокси, профиль, фингерпринт и решение captcha работают как части одного сценария.</p> <p>Это особенно полезно в проектах, где captcha появляется регулярно, а не один раз на тысячу запросов.</p> <h2> Работа с captcha внутри браузерной сессии </h2> <p>Многие Browser API начинались как сервисы для запуска Chrome в облаке. Решение captcha в них либо отсутствует, либо вынесено в отдельный продукт.</p> <p>У 2Captcha обратная логика: сервис изначально специализируется на решении captcha, а Browser API расширяет эту экосистему.</p> <p>Это важно, потому что captcha обычно связана с текущей браузерной сессией.</p> <p>На результат могут влиять:</p> <ul> <li>IP-адрес;</li> <li>cookies;</li> <li>user-agent;</li> <li>браузерный фингерпринт;</li> <li>URL страницы;</li> <li>параметры задания;</li> <li>токены сессии;</li> <li>история предыдущих действий.</li> </ul> <p>Если браузер и captcha solver находятся у разных провайдеров, разработчику приходится самостоятельно передавать параметры между системами и следить за тем, чтобы IP, cookies и контекст не изменились.</p> <p>В 2Captcha этот процесс проще встроить в общий browser workflow.</p> <p>Сервис подходит для работы с распространенными типами captcha, включая:</p> <ul> <li>reCAPTCHA;</li> <li>hCaptcha;</li> <li>Cloudflare Turnstile;</li> <li>другие типы проверок, поддерживаемые экосистемой 2Captcha.</li> </ul> <h2> Прокси как часть Browser API </h2> <p>Для парсинга и браузерной автоматизации прокси почти всегда обязательны.</p> <p>Без них удаленный браузер быстро сталкивается с ограничениями:</p> <ul> <li>несколько сессий используют одинаковый IP;</li> <li>сайт ограничивает частоту запросов;</li> <li>появляется дополнительная проверка;</li> <li>невозможно получить контент для нужной страны;</li> <li>параллельные задания начинают влиять друг на друга.</li> </ul> <p>2Captcha Browser API позволяет использовать:</p> <ul> <li>собственные прокси;</li> <li>proxy account;</li> <li>отдельные настройки прокси для профилей;</li> <li>выбор географии;</li> <li>разные IP для параллельных сценариев.</li> </ul> <p>Это удобно, потому что разработчик не привязан к одному proxy provider. Можно использовать собственную инфраструктуру или подключить прокси через экосистему сервиса.</p> <p>Профили также можно разделять по:</p> <ul> <li>стране;</li> <li>проекту;</li> <li>аккаунту;</li> <li>задаче;</li> <li>типу контента;</li> <li>постоянному пользователю.</li> </ul> <h2> Фингерпринты и антидетект </h2> <p>Смена IP не делает браузерную сессию естественной.</p> <p>Антибот-системы проверяют множество параметров:</p> <ul> <li>Canvas;</li> <li>WebGL;</li> <li>WebRTC;</li> <li>установленные шрифты;</li> <li>разрешение экрана;</li> <li>операционную систему;</li> <li>язык;</li> <li>timezone;</li> <li>user-agent;</li> <li>headers;</li> <li>cookies;</li> <li>согласованность всех параметров между собой.</li> </ul> <p>Например, прокси может находиться в Германии, а браузер сообщать американскую timezone, русский язык и параметры устройства, которые не соответствуют user-agent.</p> <p>Такая сессия может выглядеть подозрительнее, чем обычный браузер без прокси.</p> <p>2Captcha Browser API включает управление фингерпринтами и антидетект-окружением. Это делает его полезным для сценариев, где стандартный headless Chrome быстро определяется.</p> <p>Подобный подход нужен для:</p> <ul> <li>web scraping;</li> <li>QA защищенных страниц;</li> <li>мониторинга;</li> <li>работы с региональным контентом;</li> <li>автоматизации форм;</li> <li>AI-агентов;</li> <li>длительных пользовательских сессий.</li> </ul> <h2> Сохранение браузерных профилей </h2> <p>Многие примеры Playwright начинаются с нового чистого контекста:</p> <p><code></code><code>javascript<br> const browser = await chromium.launch();<br> const context = await browser.newContext();<br> </code><code></code></p> <p>Для production-задач этого часто недостаточно.</p> <p>Может потребоваться сохранять:</p> <ul> <li>cookies;</li> <li>local storage;</li> <li>авторизацию;</li> <li>session tokens;</li> <li>браузерное окружение;</li> <li>выбранный прокси;</li> <li>настройки языка и timezone;</li> <li>историю предыдущей сессии.</li> </ul> <p>В 2Captcha для этого используются браузерные профили.</p> <p>Один профиль может соответствовать:</p> <ul> <li>конкретному аккаунту;</li> <li>постоянной пользовательской сессии;</li> <li>отдельному AI-агенту;</li> <li>определенной стране;</li> <li>рабочему процессу;</li> <li>набору cookies.</li> </ul> <p>Это удобнее, чем вручную экспортировать storage state и следить за тем, чтобы сохраненные cookies использовались с тем же IP и фингерпринтом.</p> <p>Профили особенно полезны для:</p> <ul> <li>повторяющихся задач;</li> <li>авторизованных разделов;</li> <li>многоэтапных сценариев;</li> <li>долгих workflow;</li> <li>периодического мониторинга;</li> <li>автоматизации с сохранением контекста.</li> </ul> <h2> Live debugging </h2> <p>Удаленный браузер сложно отлаживать только по логам.</p> <p>Ошибка timeout может означать что угодно:</p> <ul> <li>страница не загрузилась;</li> <li>появился редирект;</li> <li>сайт показал captcha;</li> <li>прокси не работает;</li> <li>изменился selector;</li> <li>страницу перекрыл popup;</li> <li>открылась другая региональная версия;</li> <li>вместо сайта загрузилась anti-bot страница.</li> </ul> <p>Live browser view позволяет увидеть текущее состояние удаленной сессии.</p> <p>Это намного удобнее, чем после каждой ошибки сохранять screenshot, HTML и сетевые логи.</p> <p>Live debugging особенно полезен при разработке:</p> <ul> <li>сценариев авторизации;</li> <li>автоматизации форм;</li> <li>AI-агентов;</li> <li>работы с iframe;</li> <li>региональных тестов;</li> <li>обработки ошибок;</li> <li>логики повторных попыток.</li> </ul> <h2> Пример подключения через Playwright </h2> <p>Основная модель интеграции проста: вместо локального запуска Chromium приложение подключается к готовому CDP WebSocket URL.</p> <p>Установим зависимости:</p> <p><code></code><code>bash<br> npm init -y<br> npm install playwright-core dotenv<br> </code><code></code></p> <p>Создадим файл <code>.env</code>:</p> <p><code></code><code>text<br> BROWSER_WS_ENDPOINT=YOUR_CDP_WEBSOCKET_URL<br> </code><code></code></p> <p>Создадим <code>index.js</code>:</p> <p><code></code>`javascript<br> require("dotenv").config();</p> <p>const { chromium } = require("playwright-core");</p> <p>async function main() {<br> const endpoint = process.env.BROWSER_WS_ENDPOINT;</p> <p>if (!endpoint) {<br> throw new Error(<br> "Переменная BROWSER_WS_ENDPOINT не задана в файле .env"<br> );<br> }</p> <p>const browser = await chromium.connectOverCDP(endpoint);</p> <p>try {<br> const context = browser.contexts()[0];</p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code>if (!context) { throw new Error("Удаленный браузер не вернул browser context"); } const page = context.pages()[0] || (await context.newPage()); await page.goto("https://example.com", { waitUntil: "domcontentloaded", timeout: 60_000, }); console.log({ title: await page.title(), url: page.url(), }); </code></pre> </div> <p>} finally {<br> await browser.close();<br> }<br> }</p> <p>main().catch((error) =&gt; {<br> console.error(error);<br> process.exitCode = 1;<br> });<br> `<code></code></p> <p>Запуск:</p> <p><code></code><code>bash<br> node index.js<br> </code><code></code></p> <p>Остальная логика остается обычным Playwright-кодом:</p> <ul> <li>переходы по страницам;</li> <li>поиск элементов;</li> <li>нажатия;</li> <li>ввод данных;</li> <li>ожидания;</li> <li>извлечение контента;</li> <li>работа с cookies;</li> <li>обработка ошибок.</li> </ul> <p>Разница только в том, что браузер работает удаленно.</p> <h2> Browserless </h2> <p>Browserless — зрелое решение для управления браузерной инфраструктурой.</p> <p>Оно хорошо подходит командам, которым нужен удаленный браузер для:</p> <ul> <li>E2E-тестирования;</li> <li>CI/CD;</li> <li>создания screenshots;</li> <li>генерации PDF;</li> <li>внутренних сервисов;</li> <li>AI-агентов;</li> <li>автоматизации административных процессов.</li> </ul> <p>Сильная сторона Browserless — гибкость.</p> <p>Сервис предлагает:</p> <ul> <li>Playwright и Puppeteer;</li> <li>WebSocket-подключение;</li> <li>REST API;</li> <li>BrowserQL;</li> <li>Docker;</li> <li>self-hosting;</li> <li>live debugging;</li> <li>управление concurrency.</li> </ul> <p>Self-hosting является одним из главных преимуществ Browserless. Команда может запускать инфраструктуру у себя и контролировать браузерные процессы самостоятельно.</p> <p>Для работы с защищенными сайтами у Browserless существует BrowserQL. Он добавляет антибот-функции, человекоподобные действия и автоматизацию captcha.</p> <p>Но для разработчика это означает выбор между несколькими продуктами и режимами работы.</p> <p>2Captcha выглядит проще в задачах, где прокси, профили, фингерпринты и captcha являются основой проекта.</p> <h3> Когда выбирать Browserless </h3> <p>Browserless подходит, если:</p> <ul> <li>нужен self-hosting;</li> <li>важен контроль инфраструктуры;</li> <li>браузеры используются в CI/CD;</li> <li>требуется Docker-развертывание;</li> <li>нужны REST endpoints;</li> <li>основной workload связан со screenshots, PDF или тестами.</li> </ul> <h3> Когда лучше 2Captcha </h3> <p>2Captcha удобнее, если:</p> <ul> <li>captcha появляется регулярно;</li> <li>важен выбор географии;</li> <li>нужны постоянные профили;</li> <li>необходимо управлять фингерпринтами;</li> <li>хочется уменьшить количество внешних интеграций.</li> </ul> <h2> Bright Data Browser API </h2> <p>Bright Data — один из крупнейших участников рынка proxy-инфраструктуры и сбора данных.</p> <p>Browser API поддерживает:</p> <ul> <li>Playwright;</li> <li>Puppeteer;</li> <li>Selenium;</li> <li>residential proxies;</li> <li>geo-targeting;</li> <li>автоматический unblocking;</li> <li>работу с captcha;</li> <li>масштабирование браузерных сессий.</li> </ul> <p>Bright Data хорошо подходит крупным компаниям, которым нужны:</p> <ul> <li>высокая нагрузка;</li> <li>большое количество стран;</li> <li>enterprise-поддержка;</li> <li>compliance;</li> <li>SLA;</li> <li>развитая proxy-инфраструктура.</li> </ul> <p>Главный недостаток — сложность.</p> <p>Bright Data представляет собой большую платформу с множеством продуктов, proxy zones, настроек, правил и моделей оплаты.</p> <p>Для крупных data-проектов это оправдано. Для небольшой команды или SaaS-продукта такой набор возможностей может оказаться избыточным.</p> <p>2Captcha выглядит проще: подключить браузер, выбрать профиль и прокси, обработать captcha и продолжить сценарий.</p> <h3> Когда выбирать Bright Data </h3> <p>Bright Data подходит, если:</p> <ul> <li>проект работает в enterprise-сегменте;</li> <li>важны SLA и compliance;</li> <li>требуется крупная proxy-сеть;</li> <li>планируется высокая нагрузка;</li> <li>стоимость не является главным ограничением.</li> </ul> <h3> Когда лучше 2Captcha </h3> <p>2Captcha подходит лучше, если:</p> <ul> <li>нужен более простой запуск;</li> <li>captcha является основной проблемой;</li> <li>не требуется большая enterprise-платформа;</li> <li>важно быстрее интегрировать Browser API.</li> </ul> <h2> Scrapfly </h2> <p>Scrapfly — не просто удаленный браузер, а комплексная scraping-платформа.</p> <p>В экосистему входят:</p> <ul> <li>Cloud Browser;</li> <li>Web Scraping API;</li> <li>Screenshot API;</li> <li>Extraction API;</li> <li>Crawler API;</li> <li>anti-bot инструменты;</li> <li>прокси;</li> <li>SDK.</li> </ul> <p>Cloud Browser подключается через CDP/WebSocket и поддерживает Playwright, Puppeteer и Selenium.</p> <p>Scrapfly полезен для сложных архитектур, где браузер используется только на отдельных этапах.</p> <p>Например:</p> <ol> <li>Браузер проходит авторизацию.</li> <li>Сохраняются cookies и session state.</li> <li>Последующий сбор выполняется через обычный scraping API.</li> <li>Результаты передаются в extraction pipeline.</li> </ol> <p>Такой подход позволяет использовать тяжелый браузер только там, где он действительно необходим.</p> <p>Недостаток — большое количество компонентов и credit-based billing. До запуска нагрузки бывает сложно точно определить итоговую стоимость.</p> <h3> Когда выбирать Scrapfly </h3> <p>Scrapfly подходит, если:</p> <ul> <li>нужна полноценная scraping-платформа;</li> <li>используются browser и HTTP scraping;</li> <li>нужен extraction API;</li> <li>требуется crawler;</li> <li>важна расширенная наблюдаемость.</li> </ul> <h3> Когда лучше 2Captcha </h3> <p>2Captcha удобнее, если:</p> <ul> <li>основной workload выполняется в браузере;</li> <li>captcha возникает часто;</li> <li>нужен более сфокусированный продукт;</li> <li>важны профили, прокси и фингерпринты.</li> </ul> <h2> ZenRows </h2> <p>ZenRows предлагает scraping-набор из нескольких продуктов:</p> <ul> <li>Universal Scraper API;</li> <li>Scraping Browser;</li> <li>Residential Proxies.</li> </ul> <p>Scraping Browser поддерживает Playwright и Puppeteer. Сервис автоматически управляет прокси и ротацией IP.</p> <p>Это удобный вариант для разработчиков, которым нужно перенести существующий Playwright-скрипт в облако без ручного управления proxy-инфраструктурой.</p> <p>ZenRows подходит для:</p> <ul> <li>обычного web scraping;</li> <li>JavaScript-сайтов;</li> <li>простых браузерных сценариев;</li> <li>проектов с residential proxies;</li> <li>быстрого запуска.</li> </ul> <p>Но у Scraping Browser есть важное ограничение: он не решает captcha встроенно.</p> <p>Для этого потребуется внешний solver или другой продукт внутри экосистемы ZenRows.</p> <p>Если captcha появляется регулярно, разработчик все равно приходит к отдельной интеграции с 2Captcha или аналогичным сервисом.</p> <p>Поэтому логичнее сразу использовать Browser API, в котором решение captcha является частью основной архитектуры.</p> <h3> Когда выбирать ZenRows </h3> <p>ZenRows подходит, если:</p> <ul> <li>нужен простой Playwright или Puppeteer endpoint;</li> <li>главное требование — автоматическая работа с прокси;</li> <li>captcha встречается редко;</li> <li>важна низкая сложность старта.</li> </ul> <h3> Когда лучше 2Captcha </h3> <p>2Captcha лучше подходит, если:</p> <ul> <li>captcha возникает постоянно;</li> <li>нужны постоянные профили;</li> <li>важна согласованность фингерпринта;</li> <li>хочется объединить браузер и solver.</li> </ul> <h2> Реальная стоимость складывается не только из тарифа </h2> <p>Цена Browser API — только часть расходов.</p> <p>Допустим, проект использует пять отдельных сервисов:</p> <p><code></code><code>text<br> Remote browser<br> Proxy provider<br> Captcha solver<br> Fingerprint service<br> Session storage<br> </code><code></code></p> <p>Даже если каждый из них выглядит недорогим, команда тратит время на интеграцию.</p> <p>Нужно определить:</p> <ul> <li>какой прокси относится к конкретному профилю;</li> <li>какая captcha относится к конкретной вкладке;</li> <li>когда необходимо менять IP;</li> <li>можно ли повторно использовать cookies;</li> <li>должен ли прокси оставаться sticky;</li> <li>нужно ли менять браузерный фингерпринт;</li> <li>где произошла ошибка;</li> <li>какой сервис нужно повторно вызвать;</li> <li>как учитывать расходы по каждому провайдеру.</li> </ul> <p>Чем больше связей, тем сложнее поддерживать систему.</p> <p>Именно здесь 2Captcha Browser API выглядит наиболее практично. Его преимущество заключается не только в запуске Chrome или решении captcha, а в объединении нескольких связанных задач внутри одного продукта.</p> <h2> Какой сервис выбрать </h2> <h3> Выбирайте 2Captcha Browser API, если: </h3> <ul> <li>сайты регулярно показывают captcha;</li> <li>нужны прокси и geo-targeting;</li> <li>важны браузерные фингерпринты;</li> <li>необходимо сохранять cookies и авторизацию;</li> <li>нужны отдельные браузерные профили;</li> <li>используется Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium или CDP;</li> <li>требуется live debugging;</li> <li>хочется сократить количество внешних сервисов.</li> </ul> <h3> Выбирайте Browserless, если: </h3> <ul> <li>нужен self-hosting;</li> <li>строится собственная browser infrastructure;</li> <li>основная задача — CI/CD и E2E;</li> <li>нужны screenshots или PDF;</li> <li>важен Docker;</li> <li>команда готова управлять инфраструктурой.</li> </ul> <h3> Выбирайте Bright Data, если: </h3> <ul> <li>проект рассчитан на enterprise;</li> <li>требуется большой proxy pool;</li> <li>важны SLA и compliance;</li> <li>необходим точный geo-targeting;</li> <li>планируется высокая нагрузка.</li> </ul> <h3> Выбирайте Scrapfly, если: </h3> <ul> <li>нужен полный scraping stack;</li> <li>браузер будет работать вместе с HTTP scraping;</li> <li>требуются crawler и extraction API;</li> <li>важна расширенная наблюдаемость.</li> </ul> <h3> Выбирайте ZenRows, если: </h3> <ul> <li>нужен быстрый старт;</li> <li>достаточно Playwright или Puppeteer;</li> <li>требуется автоматическая ротация прокси;</li> <li>captcha не является основной проблемой.</li> </ul> <h2> Итог </h2> <p>Все рассмотренные сервисы позволяют запускать удаленные браузеры. Но сам браузер уже не является главным критерием выбора.</p> <p>Важно смотреть на весь стек:</p> <ul> <li>прокси;</li> <li>географию;</li> <li>фингерпринты;</li> <li>антидетект;</li> <li>профили;</li> <li>cookies;</li> <li>captcha;</li> <li>live debugging;</li> <li>масштабирование;</li> <li>сложность интеграции.</li> </ul> <p>Browserless остается сильным вариантом для browser infrastructure и self-hosting.</p> <p>Bright Data подходит крупным enterprise-проектам.</p> <p>Scrapfly предлагает широкий набор scraping-инструментов.</p> <p>ZenRows удобен для быстрого старта.</p> <p><strong>2Captcha Browser API выглядит наиболее практичным вариантом для автоматизации защищенных сайтов.</strong></p> <p>Его главное преимущество — браузер, прокси, фингерпринты, постоянные профили и решение captcha работают в одном workflow.</p> <p>Это означает:</p> <ul> <li>меньше отдельных сервисов;</li> <li>меньше glue code;</li> <li>меньше ошибок при передаче сессии;</li> <li>более простую отладку;</li> <li>более быстрый запуск проекта.</li> </ul> <p>Для обычной генерации screenshots такой набор может быть избыточным. Но для scraping, QA, мониторинга и AI-агентов, которые регулярно сталкиваются с антибот-защитой, именно такая связка имеет наибольшую практическую ценность.</p> ai selenium puppeteer browserapi Nick Kellstrem Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:30:41 +0000 https://dev.to/nick_kellstrem/browser-api-comparison-2captcha-browserless-bright-data-scrapfly-and-zenrows-35d2 https://dev.to/nick_kellstrem/browser-api-comparison-2captcha-browserless-bright-data-scrapfly-and-zenrows-35d2 <p>A local Playwright script is easy to build. Keeping it stable against JavaScript-heavy pages, geo restrictions, session checks, browser fingerprinting, proxy failures, and captcha challenges is the difficult part.</p> <p>After comparing five cloud browser platforms, my main takeaway is straightforward: <a href="https://2captcha.com/scraper/browser-api" rel="noopener noreferrer">2Captcha Browser API</a> is one of the most practical options when the workflow needs more than a remote Chrome instance. It combines cloud browsers with proxy configuration, browser profiles, fingerprint-related tooling, live session inspection, and captcha handling.</p> <p>Browserless is a better fit when browser infrastructure or self-hosting is the priority. Bright Data is built for large enterprise scraping operations. Scrapfly offers a broader data collection platform. ZenRows is convenient for teams that want a simple managed scraping stack.</p> <p>But for workflows where the main problem is the combination of <strong>browser automation, proxies, profiles, anti-bot checks, and captchas</strong>, 2Captcha offers the most balanced package of the five.</p> <h2> The comparison criteria </h2> <p>Almost every Browser API supports Playwright or Puppeteer. That alone is no longer enough to distinguish one provider from another.</p> <p>For this comparison, I focused on the parts that usually create production problems:</p> <ul> <li>Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium, and CDP support</li> <li>proxy configuration and geo targeting</li> <li>browser fingerprints and stealth behavior</li> <li>persistent profiles and session state</li> <li>captcha handling</li> <li>concurrent sessions</li> <li>live debugging</li> <li>infrastructure control</li> <li>billing predictability</li> <li>the number of external services required</li> </ul> <p>The last point matters more than it may appear.</p> <p>A remote browser can load the page, but the complete workflow may still require a separate proxy provider, captcha solver, profile store, fingerprint manager, retry service, and debugging interface.</p> <p>Every additional provider creates another API, account, billing model, failure mode, and support channel.</p> <h2> Quick comparison </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Platform</th> <th>Best fit</th> <th>Main advantage</th> <th>Main limitation</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>2Captcha Browser API</strong></td> <td>Protected-site automation using proxies, profiles, fingerprints, and captchas</td> <td>Integrated browser automation stack with strong captcha expertise</td> <td>A single session is limited to 30 minutes, and each profile supports one active CDP connection</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Browserless</strong></td> <td>Browser infrastructure, testing, CI/CD, internal tools, and self-hosting</td> <td>Mature browser platform with cloud and self-hosted deployment options</td> <td>Anti-bot and captcha features are divided between different products and workflows</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Bright Data Browser API</strong></td> <td>Large enterprise scraping operations</td> <td>Large proxy infrastructure, automated unblocking, geo targeting, and enterprise support</td> <td>More infrastructure and pricing complexity than many smaller teams need</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Scrapfly Cloud Browser</strong></td> <td>Teams already using a broader scraping and extraction platform</td> <td>Cloud browser, scraping APIs, SDKs, proxy pools, and AI-agent integrations</td> <td>Credit billing depends on both session duration and bandwidth</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>ZenRows Scraping Browser</strong></td> <td>Developers who want a simple managed browser with automatic proxy rotation</td> <td>Easy Playwright and Puppeteer integration</td> <td>Its documentation states that the Scraping Browser itself does not include built-in captcha solving</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> A Browser API is more than remote Chrome </h2> <p>Moving Chrome to the cloud solves several infrastructure problems:</p> <ul> <li>Chrome installation</li> <li>browser updates</li> <li>container management</li> <li>process cleanup</li> <li>memory leaks</li> <li>browser crashes</li> <li>concurrent browser allocation</li> </ul> <p>It does not automatically solve access problems.</p> <p>A website can still evaluate:</p> <ul> <li>the IP address and network type</li> <li>country and ASN</li> <li>TLS and HTTP fingerprints</li> <li>browser properties</li> <li>WebGL and Canvas values</li> <li>timezone and language consistency</li> <li>cookies and local storage</li> <li>navigation behavior</li> <li>session history</li> <li>captcha results</li> </ul> <p>This is why a platform designed only to run headless browsers can behave very differently from a platform designed for browser-based data collection.</p> <h2> Why 2Captcha Browser API stands out </h2> <p>The strongest part of 2Captcha Browser API is not one isolated feature. It is the way several necessary components are available inside the same workflow.</p> <p>A typical automation task may need to:</p> <ol> <li>select a country;</li> <li>connect a residential or custom proxy;</li> <li>start an independent browser profile;</li> <li>open a JavaScript-heavy page;</li> <li>interact with forms and dynamic elements;</li> <li>handle a captcha challenge;</li> <li>inspect the live browser when something fails;</li> <li>run multiple profiles in parallel.</li> </ol> <p>That is close to the product model used by 2Captcha.</p> <h3> Direct CDP connections </h3> <p>2Captcha provides a CDP WebSocket URL that can be connected to from Playwright, Puppeteer, or another CDP-compatible client.</p> <p>You do not need to launch Chrome locally. The existing automation logic remains mostly unchanged.</p> <p>A minimal Playwright connection looks like this.</p> <p>Install Playwright:<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight shell"><code>npm init <span class="nt">-y</span> npm <span class="nb">install </span>playwright </code></pre> </div> <p><br> `</p> <p>Save the following as <code>browser-api.mjs</code>:</p> <p><code></code>`javascript<br> import { chromium } from "playwright";</p> <p>const cdpUrl = process.env.BROWSER_CDP_URL;</p> <p>if (!cdpUrl) {<br> throw new Error(<br> "BROWSER_CDP_URL is not set. Copy the CDP URL from the 2Captcha Browser API dashboard."<br> );<br> }</p> <p>const browser = await chromium.connectOverCDP(cdpUrl);</p> <p>try {<br> const [context] = browser.contexts();</p> <p>if (!context) {<br> throw new Error("The remote browser did not provide a browser context.");<br> }</p> <p>let [page] = context.pages();</p> <p>if (!page) {<br> page = await context.newPage();<br> }</p> <p>await page.goto("<a href="https://example.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://example.com</a>", {<br> waitUntil: "domcontentloaded",<br> timeout: 60_000,<br> });</p> <p>console.log({<br> title: await page.title(),<br> url: page.url(),<br> });</p> <p>await page.screenshot({<br> path: "page.png",<br> fullPage: true,<br> });<br> } finally {<br> await browser.close();<br> }<br> `<code></code></p> <p>Run it with the CDP URL generated in the dashboard:</p> <p><code></code><code>bash<br> BROWSER_CDP_URL="YOUR_CDP_URL" node browser-api.mjs<br> </code><code></code></p> <p>The CDP URL contains browser credentials and should be treated as a secret. Keep it in an environment variable or secret manager instead of committing it to Git.</p> <h3> Proxy configuration </h3> <p>2Captcha supports several proxy configurations:</p> <ul> <li>a proxy account from the 2Captcha ecosystem;</li> <li>an external HTTP or HTTPS proxy;</li> <li>an external SOCKS proxy;</li> <li>proxy settings inherited from the browser account;</li> <li>separate proxy settings for an individual browser profile;</li> <li>a proxy passed directly through the connection configuration.</li> </ul> <p>This is useful when different workers require different countries, IP pools, or session policies.</p> <p>For example, one automation process can use a US profile while another uses a German profile. Each process receives its own CDP URL and independent browser profile.</p> <p>The practical model is:</p> <p><code></code><code>text<br> one profile = one independent session<br> one CDP URL = one worker or task<br> </code><code></code></p> <p>That is easy to map to a worker queue.</p> <h3> Browser profiles </h3> <p>Profiles are one of the clearest advantages of the 2Captcha approach.</p> <p>Instead of treating every connection as an anonymous browser process, the platform gives each profile its own:</p> <ul> <li>CDP URL</li> <li>proxy configuration</li> <li>request statistics</li> <li>traffic usage</li> <li>status</li> <li>live session link</li> </ul> <p>Additional profiles can be generated for parallel tasks.</p> <p>This is more convenient than manually coordinating browser IDs, proxy credentials, and session ownership across several services.</p> <p>Profiles are stored for up to 90 days unless deleted. There are two limits worth considering before building around them:</p> <ul> <li>one profile supports one active CDP connection;</li> <li>a single browser session has a maximum duration of 30 minutes.</li> </ul> <p>These limits are reasonable for scraping jobs, form workflows, QA tasks, and short-running agents. They may require additional orchestration for browser sessions that must remain continuously connected for hours.</p> <h3> Live debugging </h3> <p>Browser automation failures are difficult to diagnose from application logs alone.</p> <p>A selector timeout can mean many different things:</p> <ul> <li>the page did not load;</li> <li>the proxy failed;</li> <li>the website redirected;</li> <li>a captcha appeared;</li> <li>the element was rendered differently;</li> <li>the session was blocked;</li> <li>the browser is waiting on another request.</li> </ul> <p>2Captcha provides a Live view for individual profiles. It can be used to inspect what the remote browser is actually displaying.</p> <p>This is far more useful than repeatedly adding screenshots and log statements to a failing worker.</p> <h3> Captcha handling </h3> <p>This is the area where 2Captcha has the most obvious advantage.</p> <p>Captcha solving is not a side product added to a generic browser hosting platform. It is the company's core specialization.</p> <p>The Browser API is designed to handle captcha challenges as part of the browser workflow, including common reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, and Cloudflare Turnstile scenarios.</p> <p>That matters when captchas appear regularly rather than as unusual edge cases.</p> <p>Common triggers include:</p> <ul> <li>increased request volume;</li> <li>IP changes;</li> <li>account creation;</li> <li>form submission;</li> <li>authentication;</li> <li>suspicious navigation patterns;</li> <li>access to protected pages;</li> <li>inconsistent browser fingerprints.</li> </ul> <p>Without integrated captcha handling, developers usually need to:</p> <ol> <li>detect the challenge;</li> <li>identify its type;</li> <li>collect site-specific parameters;</li> <li>submit a task to an external solver;</li> <li>wait for the result;</li> <li>inject a token or interaction result;</li> <li>continue the browser workflow;</li> <li>retry when the session expires.</li> </ol> <p>That is possible, but it is more code and another integration to maintain.</p> <p>With 2Captcha Browser API, the browser and captcha components belong to the same product ecosystem. For captcha-heavy workflows, this is a meaningful architectural advantage.</p> <h3> Fingerprints and browser consistency </h3> <p>Changing the user agent is not enough to make an automated browser look consistent.</p> <p>Browser identity includes a much larger group of values:</p> <ul> <li>operating system</li> <li>screen resolution</li> <li>device pixel ratio</li> <li>languages</li> <li>timezone</li> <li>WebGL renderer</li> <li>Canvas behavior</li> <li>media devices</li> <li>browser headers</li> <li>installed features</li> <li>cookies</li> <li>storage state</li> </ul> <p>The values also need to agree with the proxy location and with each other.</p> <p>2Captcha positions fingerprints, headers, cookies, sessions, and proxy configuration as parts of the same browser workflow. This is useful for projects where a basic headless browser works during development but becomes unreliable after deployment.</p> <h2> Where Browserless is stronger </h2> <p>Browserless is one of the most mature products in this comparison.</p> <p>It is a strong option for teams that need browser infrastructure for:</p> <ul> <li>Playwright and Puppeteer automation;</li> <li>Selenium;</li> <li>screenshots and PDF generation;</li> <li>E2E tests;</li> <li>CI/CD pipelines;</li> <li>internal automation;</li> <li>browser-based AI agents;</li> <li>self-hosted deployment.</li> </ul> <p>Its main advantage is flexibility.</p> <p>Browserless offers managed WebSocket browsers, REST APIs, BrowserQL, multiple browser engines, Docker deployment, and commercial self-hosting.</p> <p>The open-source Docker image is particularly attractive when data must stay inside a private network or when a team wants direct control over browser capacity.</p> <p>Browserless also provides stealth and captcha-related functionality. However, the product structure is broader:</p> <ul> <li>BaaS is intended for existing Playwright and Puppeteer code;</li> <li>BrowserQL provides a declarative workflow with built-in stealth and captcha solving;</li> <li>REST APIs handle individual jobs such as screenshots and PDFs.</li> </ul> <p>That flexibility is useful, but it also means the exact feature set depends on which Browserless product and plan you use.</p> <p>Choose Browserless when browser infrastructure and deployment control are more important than having a captcha-focused workflow.</p> <h2> Where Bright Data is stronger </h2> <p>Bright Data Browser API is designed for large production scraping workloads.</p> <p>Its strongest areas include:</p> <ul> <li>automated proxy management;</li> <li>residential proxy infrastructure;</li> <li>country, city, and ASN targeting;</li> <li>built-in captcha solving;</li> <li>large-scale browser allocation;</li> <li>automated unblocking;</li> <li>real-time Chrome DevTools monitoring;</li> <li>enterprise compliance and support.</li> </ul> <p>Bright Data is a serious option when browser sessions are only one part of a large data acquisition system.</p> <p>For example, a company collecting product, travel, financial, or marketplace data across many countries may benefit from Bright Data's proxy network and enterprise tooling.</p> <p>The tradeoff is complexity.</p> <p>Bright Data has a large product ecosystem, multiple configuration concepts, several billing models, and an enterprise-oriented control panel. That is justified for large operations, but it can be excessive for a small engineering team that only needs ten or twenty browser workers.</p> <p>Compared with Bright Data, 2Captcha is easier to position inside a smaller architecture:</p> <p><code></code><code>text<br> profile -&gt; proxy -&gt; browser -&gt; captcha -&gt; result<br> </code><code></code></p> <p>Bright Data remains stronger when procurement requirements, enterprise support, compliance documentation, and very large proxy capacity matter more than simplicity.</p> <h2> Where Scrapfly is stronger </h2> <p>Scrapfly is more than a cloud browser.</p> <p>Its platform includes:</p> <ul> <li>Scrape API</li> <li>Cloud Browser</li> <li>extraction tools</li> <li>screenshots</li> <li>crawler functionality</li> <li>proxy pools</li> <li>anti-bot features</li> <li>SDKs</li> <li>AI-agent integrations</li> </ul> <p>The Cloud Browser connects through CDP and supports Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium, and agent frameworks.</p> <p>Useful capabilities include:</p> <ul> <li>datacenter and residential proxy pools;</li> <li>OS fingerprint selection;</li> <li>persistent sessions;</li> <li>session resume;</li> <li>human-in-the-loop control;</li> <li>file downloads;</li> <li>browser debugging.</li> </ul> <p>Scrapfly is a good choice when a team already wants a complete data collection platform rather than a standalone browser product.</p> <p>Its billing model requires more attention. Cloud Browser usage is calculated using both:</p> <ul> <li>session time, rounded in 30-second units;</li> <li>bandwidth consumption.</li> </ul> <p>Residential bandwidth costs more credits than datacenter bandwidth. This makes cost estimation dependent on page weight, navigation behavior, media blocking, session duration, and proxy type.</p> <p>That is manageable after benchmarking a real workload, but it is harder to estimate from the number of browser sessions alone.</p> <p>Compared with Scrapfly, 2Captcha is more focused on the specific combination of browser profiles, proxy routing, and captcha handling.</p> <h2> Where ZenRows is stronger </h2> <p>ZenRows aims to make managed scraping easy to adopt.</p> <p>Its Scraping Browser supports Playwright and Puppeteer and handles proxy management and IP rotation behind the scenes.</p> <p>It is suitable for:</p> <ul> <li>JavaScript rendering;</li> <li>interaction with dynamic pages;</li> <li>screenshots;</li> <li>form workflows;</li> <li>network interception;</li> <li>basic managed browser scraping.</li> </ul> <p>The simple connection model is attractive for developers who do not want to manage Chrome or proxy rotation themselves.</p> <p>There is one important distinction in the current documentation: ZenRows states that its Scraping Browser does not include built-in captcha solving. Captcha handling is available through other parts of the ZenRows platform, including the Universal Scraper API, or through an external captcha service.</p> <p>This does not make ZenRows a weak product. It means the best ZenRows workflow depends on the type of task:</p> <ul> <li>use Scraping Browser when you need full browser control;</li> <li>use Universal Scraper API when managed extraction and anti-bot handling are enough;</li> <li>add an external solver when the browser workflow itself reaches a captcha.</li> </ul> <p>For projects where captcha challenges are central to the workload, 2Captcha provides a more direct product fit.</p> <h2> The hidden cost: stitching several providers together </h2> <p>A browser automation stack often grows into something like this:</p> <p><code></code><code>text<br> application<br> |<br> task queue<br> |<br> remote browser provider<br> |<br> proxy provider<br> |<br> fingerprint configuration<br> |<br> captcha solver<br> |<br> profile and cookie storage<br> |<br> logging and session replay<br> </code><code></code></p> <p>This architecture can work well, but every integration introduces operational work.</p> <p>You need to decide:</p> <ul> <li>which provider owns the session;</li> <li>whether the proxy can change during a session;</li> <li>where cookies are stored;</li> <li>how retries affect the profile;</li> <li>whether captcha results are tied to the current proxy;</li> <li>how concurrent workers reserve browser identities;</li> <li>how failed sessions are inspected;</li> <li>which provider is responsible when a challenge is not solved.</li> </ul> <p>The appeal of 2Captcha Browser API is that several of those responsibilities are already connected.</p> <p>It does not eliminate the need for task queues, monitoring, or application-level retries. It does reduce the amount of vendor stitching required around the browser itself.</p> <h2> What I would benchmark before choosing </h2> <p>Marketing pages do not tell you whether a Browser API will work well against your actual target.</p> <p>Before committing to any provider, run the same workload against each shortlisted platform and measure:</p> <h3> Success rate </h3> <p>Count only workflows that reach the expected final state.</p> <p>A browser connection that starts successfully but fails on the third navigation is not a successful job.</p> <p><code></code><code>text<br> success rate = completed workflows / started workflows<br> </code><code></code></p> <h3> Cost per successful workflow </h3> <p>The cheapest browser-minute price is not necessarily the cheapest result.</p> <p>Include:</p> <ul> <li>browser runtime;</li> <li>bandwidth;</li> <li>proxy traffic;</li> <li>captcha costs;</li> <li>failed attempts;</li> <li>retries;</li> <li>minimum billing units.</li> </ul> <p><code></code><code>text<br> cost per success = total provider cost / completed workflows<br> </code><code></code></p> <h3> Startup and navigation latency </h3> <p>Measure at least:</p> <ul> <li>WebSocket connection time;</li> <li>browser readiness time;</li> <li>first navigation time;</li> <li>full workflow duration;</li> <li>p50 and p95 latency.</li> </ul> <h3> Concurrency behavior </h3> <p>Test what happens when the number of workers increases.</p> <p>Watch for:</p> <ul> <li>connection queueing;</li> <li>profile locking;</li> <li>proxy shortages;</li> <li>rate limits;</li> <li>session startup delays;</li> <li>inconsistent success rates.</li> </ul> <h3> Session recovery </h3> <p>Disconnect a worker during a test and see whether the session can be resumed.</p> <p>This is especially important for multi-step workflows and AI agents.</p> <h3> Debugging quality </h3> <p>A useful debugging interface can save more engineering time than a small difference in browser pricing.</p> <p>Check whether the platform provides:</p> <ul> <li>live browser inspection;</li> <li>screenshots;</li> <li>console logs;</li> <li>network logs;</li> <li>video recordings;</li> <li>session metadata;</li> <li>clear error codes.</li> </ul> <h2> Which platform should you choose? </h2> <h3> Choose 2Captcha Browser API when: </h3> <ul> <li>captcha challenges are common;</li> <li>you need profiles for separate workers;</li> <li>proxy configuration must be part of the browser workflow;</li> <li>browser fingerprints and session consistency matter;</li> <li>you want live inspection of browser sessions;</li> <li>you want fewer separate providers;</li> <li>your jobs fit within the current session limits.</li> </ul> <h3> Choose Browserless when: </h3> <ul> <li>you need mature browser infrastructure;</li> <li>self-hosting is important;</li> <li>the main workload is testing, screenshots, PDFs, or internal automation;</li> <li>you want Docker or private VPC deployment;</li> <li>you want a choice between BaaS, REST APIs, and BrowserQL.</li> </ul> <h3> Choose Bright Data when: </h3> <ul> <li>you operate at enterprise scale;</li> <li>precise geo and ASN targeting are critical;</li> <li>you need a large integrated proxy network;</li> <li>compliance and enterprise support are major requirements;</li> <li>cost is less important than large-scale reliability.</li> </ul> <h3> Choose Scrapfly when: </h3> <ul> <li>you want browser automation and extraction APIs from one platform;</li> <li>you already use the Scrapfly ecosystem;</li> <li>you need built-in AI-agent integrations;</li> <li>time-and-bandwidth credit billing fits your workload.</li> </ul> <h3> Choose ZenRows when: </h3> <ul> <li>you want a simple managed browser;</li> <li>automatic proxy rotation is sufficient;</li> <li>you already use the ZenRows scraping suite;</li> <li>captcha handling can be delegated to Universal Scraper API or an external solver.</li> </ul> <h2> Final verdict </h2> <p>There is no universal Browser API winner because the products solve different problems.</p> <p>Browserless is the strongest infrastructure-oriented option. Bright Data is the strongest enterprise-oriented option. Scrapfly provides the broadest scraping platform of the group. ZenRows offers a simple route into managed browser scraping.</p> <p>For protected-site automation, however, I would start with 2Captcha Browser API.</p> <p>Its main advantage is architectural rather than promotional: the browser, proxy settings, profiles, live debugging, fingerprint-related tooling, and captcha handling are designed to operate together.</p> <p>That makes it particularly suitable for scraping workers, QA flows, form automation, monitoring systems, and AI agents that regularly encounter anti-bot checks.</p> <p>When captcha handling is one of the central requirements rather than an occasional exception, <strong>2Captcha Browser API is the most practical and balanced choice in this comparison</strong>.</p> ai selenium puppeteer browserapi Nick Kellstrem Mon, 25 May 2026 07:26:01 +0000 https://dev.to/nick_kellstrem/comparison-of-the-best-captcha-solving-services-5h38 https://dev.to/nick_kellstrem/comparison-of-the-best-captcha-solving-services-5h38 <h1> Comparison of captcha solving services: updated data </h1> <p>A captcha solving service should not be selected by response speed alone. In production automation workflows, the more important factors are the share of correctly solved tasks, answer delivery stability, captcha type coverage, API quality, SDKs, error handling, and fallback processing for difficult cases.</p> <p>This is an updated version of the article based on the new CaptchaTheCat data table. The numeric comparison covers 2Captcha, SolveCaptcha, CapSolver, CapMonster Cloud, and Anti-Captcha. DeathByCaptcha has been removed from the numeric comparison because the new table does not include rows for it.</p> <p>Main conclusion: based on the updated metrics, 2Captcha remains the most balanced option overall. It does not lead in every individual category, but it shows the best average <code>correctly solved %</code> among services with full table coverage, the lowest average response time across its own rows, and stable results across reCAPTCHA v2, reCAPTCHA v3, Amazon WAF AWS captcha, Cloudflare Turnstile, and Cloudflare Challenge.</p> <h2> TL;DR </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Result</th> <th>Service</th> <th>Reason</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Best overall balance</td> <td>2Captcha</td> <td>93.11% average <code>correctly solved %</code>, 97.22% <code>received %</code>, 9.36 sec average time across 9 categories</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Strong AI solver</td> <td>SolveCaptcha</td> <td>92.44% average <code>correctly solved %</code>, 97.67% <code>received %</code>, lower average bid than 2Captcha</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Strong individual rows</td> <td>CapSolver</td> <td>100% in reCAPTCHA v2 Moderate, Cloudflare Turnstile, and Amazon WAF AWS captcha, but smaller table coverage</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Leader in image captcha</td> <td>Anti-Captcha</td> <td>71% <code>correctly solved %</code> in Image / Picture</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fast answers in selected tasks</td> <td>CapMonster Cloud</td> <td>Strong rows in reCAPTCHA v2 Moderate, reCAPTCHA v2 Hard, Cloudflare Turnstile, and Amazon WAF AWS captcha</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> What data is used </h2> <p>The updated table uses four main parameters:</p> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Parameter</th> <th>What it means</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>avg recognition time</code></td> <td>Average time to receive an answer</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>received %</code></td> <td>Share of tasks where the service returned a result</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>correctly solved %</code></td> <td>Share of correctly solved tasks</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>avg bid / 1000</code></td> <td>Price indicator per 1000 tasks within the research</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p>Important interpretation rule: a fast answer is not the same as a good result. If a service returns an incorrect solution, the automation workflow still breaks: the task has to be retried, the session may reset, retry volume increases, and error handling becomes more complex.</p> <p>The evaluation order should be:</p> <ol> <li>First, <code>correctly solved %</code>.</li> <li>Then <code>received %</code>.</li> <li>Then average response time.</li> <li>Only after that, <code>avg bid / 1000</code>.</li> </ol> <h2> Service summary </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Service</th> <th>Categories in the table</th> <th>Average correctly solved %</th> <th>Average received %</th> <th>Average time</th> <th>Average avg bid / 1000</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>2Captcha</td> <td>9</td> <td>93.11%</td> <td>97.22%</td> <td>9.36 sec</td> <td>2.08</td> </tr> <tr> <td>SolveCaptcha</td> <td>9</td> <td>92.44%</td> <td>97.67%</td> <td>25.67 sec</td> <td>0.91</td> </tr> <tr> <td>CapSolver</td> <td>7</td> <td>86.57%</td> <td>99.86%</td> <td>12.03 sec</td> <td>0.74</td> </tr> <tr> <td>CapMonster Cloud</td> <td>8</td> <td>88.12%</td> <td>92.25%</td> <td>20.7 sec</td> <td>0.74</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Anti-Captcha</td> <td>7</td> <td>70.14%</td> <td>99.43%</td> <td>43.86 sec</td> <td>1.80</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p>The averages show that 2Captcha and SolveCaptcha remain close competitors, but with different strengths. 2Captcha has a higher average <code>correctly solved %</code> and is much faster on average. SolveCaptcha has a slightly higher <code>received %</code> and a lower average <code>avg bid / 1000</code>.</p> <p>CapSolver looks stronger than in the previous version of the article in several individual categories: it reaches 100% correct in reCAPTCHA v2 Moderate, Cloudflare Turnstile, and Amazon WAF AWS captcha. But it does not cover every category in the table, and its Image / Picture result remains low at 15% correctly solved.</p> <h2> Results by captcha type </h2> <p>Table format: <code>correctly solved % / received % / avg recognition time</code>.</p> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>captcha type</th> <th>2Captcha</th> <th>SolveCaptcha</th> <th>CapSolver</th> <th>CapMonster Cloud</th> <th>Anti-Captcha</th> <th>Brief conclusion</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Image / Picture</td> <td>61% / 98% / 5 sec</td> <td>63% / 98% / 18 sec</td> <td>15% / 99% / 0.7 sec</td> <td>40% / 99% / 1.53 sec</td> <td>71% / 99% / 15 sec</td> <td>Anti-Captcha leads by correctness; SolveCaptcha is slightly above 2Captcha.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v2 Easy</td> <td>99% / 99% / 3.27 sec</td> <td>99% / 99% / 4.01 sec</td> <td>97% / 100% / 19 sec</td> <td>93% / 99% / 21 sec</td> <td>41% / 99% / 66 sec</td> <td>2Captcha and SolveCaptcha both reach 99%, but 2Captcha is faster.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v2 Moderate</td> <td>99% / 99% / 4 sec</td> <td>98% / 99% / 40 sec</td> <td>100% / 100% / 16 sec</td> <td>99% / 99% / 28 sec</td> <td>43% / 99% / 73 sec</td> <td>CapSolver reaches 100%; 2Captcha and CapMonster Cloud reach 99%; 2Captcha is faster among the close leaders.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v2 Hard</td> <td>99% / 99% / 15 sec</td> <td>98% / 99% / 40 sec</td> <td>97% / 100% / 21 sec</td> <td>99% / 98% / 28 sec</td> <td>40% / 99% / 75 sec</td> <td>2Captcha and CapMonster Cloud reach 99%, but 2Captcha is faster.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v3</td> <td>98% / 99% / 5 sec</td> <td>96% / 99% / 15 sec</td> <td>97% / 100% / 5.01 sec</td> <td>96% / 97% / 5.08 sec</td> <td>97% / 100% / 18 sec</td> <td>2Captcha leads by correctness and is almost as fast as the fastest services.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cloudflare Turnstile</td> <td>96% / 99% / 4 sec</td> <td>93% / 99% / 14 sec</td> <td>100% / 100% / 17 sec</td> <td>97% / 99% / 12 sec</td> <td>99% / 100% / 30 sec</td> <td>CapSolver leads by correctness; 2Captcha is the fastest, but not the correctness leader.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cloudflare Challenge</td> <td>95% / 100% / 14 sec</td> <td>97% / 100% / 14 sec</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>SolveCaptcha is higher by correctness; response time and received rate are identical.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Arkose Labs / FunCaptcha</td> <td>91% / 84% / 30 sec</td> <td>91% / 88% / 50 sec</td> <td>—</td> <td>81% / 54% / 47 sec</td> <td>—</td> <td>2Captcha and SolveCaptcha are equal by correctness; 2Captcha is faster, SolveCaptcha has a higher received rate.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Amazon WAF AWS captcha</td> <td>100% / 98% / 4 sec</td> <td>97% / 98% / 36 sec</td> <td>100% / 100% / 5.5 sec</td> <td>100% / 93% / 23 sec</td> <td>100% / 100% / 30 sec</td> <td>2Captcha, Anti-Captcha, CapMonster Cloud, and CapSolver reach 100%; 2Captcha has the best time among them.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p>This table shows why a winner cannot be selected from one row. CapSolver is strong in Cloudflare Turnstile and Amazon WAF AWS captcha. Anti-Captcha leads in Image / Picture. SolveCaptcha is better than 2Captcha in Cloudflare Challenge and slightly higher in Image / Picture. But 2Captcha produces a more even result across all categories and more often remains in the leading group.</p> <h2> 2Captcha and SolveCaptcha: close metrics, different profile </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>captcha type</th> <th>2Captcha</th> <th>SolveCaptcha</th> <th>Conclusion</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Image / Picture</td> <td>61% / 98% / 5 sec</td> <td>63% / 98% / 18 sec</td> <td>SolveCaptcha is higher by correctness; 2Captcha is faster.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v2 Easy</td> <td>99% / 99% / 3.27 sec</td> <td>99% / 99% / 4.01 sec</td> <td>Parity by correctness; 2Captcha is faster.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v2 Moderate</td> <td>99% / 99% / 4 sec</td> <td>98% / 99% / 40 sec</td> <td>2Captcha is higher by correctness and faster.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v2 Hard</td> <td>99% / 99% / 15 sec</td> <td>98% / 99% / 40 sec</td> <td>2Captcha is higher by correctness and faster.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v3</td> <td>98% / 99% / 5 sec</td> <td>96% / 99% / 15 sec</td> <td>2Captcha is higher by correctness and faster.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cloudflare Turnstile</td> <td>96% / 99% / 4 sec</td> <td>93% / 99% / 14 sec</td> <td>2Captcha is higher by correctness and faster.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cloudflare Challenge</td> <td>95% / 100% / 14 sec</td> <td>97% / 100% / 14 sec</td> <td>SolveCaptcha is higher by correctness; time is identical.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Arkose Labs / FunCaptcha</td> <td>91% / 84% / 30 sec</td> <td>91% / 88% / 50 sec</td> <td>Parity by correctness; 2Captcha is faster, SolveCaptcha has a higher received rate.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Amazon WAF AWS captcha</td> <td>100% / 98% / 4 sec</td> <td>97% / 98% / 36 sec</td> <td>2Captcha is higher by correctness and faster.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p>In the updated table, 2Captcha is stronger than SolveCaptcha in most production-relevant categories: reCAPTCHA v2 Moderate, reCAPTCHA v2 Hard, reCAPTCHA v3, Cloudflare Turnstile, and Amazon WAF AWS captcha. In reCAPTCHA v2 Easy, both services have 99% correct, but 2Captcha is faster: 3.27 seconds versus 4.01 seconds.</p> <p>SolveCaptcha beats 2Captcha in two categories: Cloudflare Challenge and Image / Picture. In Cloudflare Challenge, SolveCaptcha has 97% correct versus 95% for 2Captcha, with the same 100% received rate and 14-second response time. In Image / Picture, SolveCaptcha has 63% correct versus 61% for 2Captcha, but 2Captcha is faster: 5 seconds versus 18 seconds.</p> <p>Main conclusion: SolveCaptcha remains a strong AI solver, especially considering its lower average bid, but 2Captcha is better suited as a universal service across different captcha types where quality, speed, and integration depth matter.</p> <h2> reCAPTCHA v2 </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>captcha type</th> <th>2Captcha</th> <th>SolveCaptcha</th> <th>CapSolver</th> <th>CapMonster Cloud</th> <th>Anti-Captcha</th> <th>Conclusion</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v2 Easy</td> <td>99% / 99% / 3.27 sec</td> <td>99% / 99% / 4.01 sec</td> <td>97% / 100% / 19 sec</td> <td>93% / 99% / 21 sec</td> <td>41% / 99% / 66 sec</td> <td>2Captcha and SolveCaptcha are equal by correctness, but 2Captcha is faster.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v2 Moderate</td> <td>99% / 99% / 4 sec</td> <td>98% / 99% / 40 sec</td> <td>100% / 100% / 16 sec</td> <td>99% / 99% / 28 sec</td> <td>43% / 99% / 73 sec</td> <td>CapSolver reaches 100%; 2Captcha reaches 99% with a 4-second response time.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v2 Hard</td> <td>99% / 99% / 15 sec</td> <td>98% / 99% / 40 sec</td> <td>97% / 100% / 21 sec</td> <td>99% / 98% / 28 sec</td> <td>40% / 99% / 75 sec</td> <td>2Captcha and CapMonster Cloud reach 99%, but 2Captcha is faster.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p>For reCAPTCHA v2, 2Captcha looks like the most even option. In Easy, it shows 99% correct and 3.27 seconds. In Moderate, it shows 99% correct and 4 seconds. In Hard, it shows 99% correct and 15 seconds.</p> <p>CapSolver has the best correctness result in reCAPTCHA v2 Moderate at 100%, but with 16 seconds versus 4 seconds for 2Captcha. CapMonster Cloud reaches 99% in Moderate and Hard, but is slower than 2Captcha. Anti-Captcha is significantly below the leaders across all three reCAPTCHA v2 difficulty levels in the updated table.</p> <h2> reCAPTCHA v3 </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>captcha type</th> <th>2Captcha</th> <th>SolveCaptcha</th> <th>CapSolver</th> <th>CapMonster Cloud</th> <th>Anti-Captcha</th> <th>Conclusion</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v3</td> <td>98% / 99% / 5 sec</td> <td>96% / 99% / 15 sec</td> <td>97% / 100% / 5.01 sec</td> <td>96% / 97% / 5.08 sec</td> <td>97% / 100% / 18 sec</td> <td>2Captcha shows the best correctness result at 98%; CapSolver and Anti-Captcha follow with 97%.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p>In reCAPTCHA v3, 2Captcha shows the best <code>correctly solved %</code>: 98%. Its average response time is 5 seconds, which is almost equal to the fastest CapSolver and CapMonster Cloud rows.</p> <p>CapSolver shows 97% correct, 100% received, and 5.01 seconds. Anti-Captcha also shows 97% correct, but with an 18-second response time. SolveCaptcha shows 96% correct, 99% received, and 15 seconds.</p> <p>For this captcha type, 2Captcha looks stronger because it combines the best correctness result with one of the best response times.</p> <h2> Amazon WAF AWS captcha </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>captcha type</th> <th>2Captcha</th> <th>SolveCaptcha</th> <th>CapSolver</th> <th>CapMonster Cloud</th> <th>Anti-Captcha</th> <th>Conclusion</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Amazon WAF AWS captcha</td> <td>100% / 98% / 4 sec</td> <td>97% / 98% / 36 sec</td> <td>100% / 100% / 5.5 sec</td> <td>100% / 93% / 23 sec</td> <td>100% / 100% / 30 sec</td> <td>Four services reach 100% correct; 2Captcha is the fastest among them, but its received rate is 98%.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p>For Amazon WAF AWS captcha, four services show 100% correct: 2Captcha, Anti-Captcha, CapMonster Cloud, and CapSolver. The difference appears in received rate and time.</p> <p>2Captcha shows 100% correct, 98% received, and 4 seconds. CapSolver shows 100% correct, 100% received, and 5.5 seconds. Anti-Captcha also shows 100% correct and 100% received, but with a 30-second response time. CapMonster Cloud shows 100% correct, but its received rate is lower at 93%.</p> <p>SolveCaptcha is below 2Captcha and CapSolver in this category: 97% correct, 98% received, and 36 seconds.</p> <h2> Cloudflare Turnstile </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>captcha type</th> <th>2Captcha</th> <th>SolveCaptcha</th> <th>CapSolver</th> <th>CapMonster Cloud</th> <th>Anti-Captcha</th> <th>Conclusion</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Cloudflare Turnstile</td> <td>96% / 99% / 4 sec</td> <td>93% / 99% / 14 sec</td> <td>100% / 100% / 17 sec</td> <td>97% / 99% / 12 sec</td> <td>99% / 100% / 30 sec</td> <td>CapSolver leads by correctness and received rate; 2Captcha shows the lowest response time.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p>In Cloudflare Turnstile, the correctness leader is CapSolver: 100% correct, 100% received, and 17 seconds. Anti-Captcha also shows a strong result: 99% correct, 100% received, and 30 seconds.</p> <p>2Captcha is not the correctness leader in this category, but it shows the lowest response time: 4 seconds with 96% correct and 99% received. CapMonster Cloud shows 97% correct, 99% received, and 12 seconds. SolveCaptcha is below 2Captcha by correctness: 93% versus 96%.</p> <p>Conclusion: if correctness alone is the priority, CapSolver is stronger in Turnstile. If a fast answer with high, but not maximum, correctness is needed, 2Captcha remains a strong option.</p> <h2> Cloudflare Challenge </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>captcha type</th> <th>2Captcha</th> <th>SolveCaptcha</th> <th>Conclusion</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Cloudflare Challenge</td> <td>95% / 100% / 14 sec</td> <td>97% / 100% / 14 sec</td> <td>SolveCaptcha is higher by correctness; both services show 100% received and 14 seconds.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p>The new table includes only 2Captcha and SolveCaptcha for Cloudflare Challenge. SolveCaptcha is ahead here: 97% correct versus 95% for 2Captcha. By received rate and time, the result is a parity: both services show 100% received and 14 seconds.</p> <p>This category remains one example where SolveCaptcha looks better than 2Captcha. But the overall service conclusion should not be based on this single row.</p> <h2> Arkose Labs / FunCaptcha </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>captcha type</th> <th>2Captcha</th> <th>SolveCaptcha</th> <th>CapMonster Cloud</th> <th>Conclusion</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Arkose Labs / FunCaptcha</td> <td>91% / 84% / 30 sec</td> <td>91% / 88% / 50 sec</td> <td>81% / 54% / 47 sec</td> <td>2Captcha and SolveCaptcha are equal by correctness; 2Captcha is faster, SolveCaptcha has a higher received rate.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p>In Arkose Labs / FunCaptcha, 2Captcha and SolveCaptcha have the same correctness result: 91%. The difference is in other metrics: 2Captcha has 84% received and 30 seconds, while SolveCaptcha has 88% received and 50 seconds.</p> <p>This means SolveCaptcha is slightly better by answer delivery stability, while 2Captcha is noticeably faster. CapMonster Cloud is lower in this category: 81% correct, 54% received, and 47 seconds.</p> <h2> Image / Picture </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>captcha type</th> <th>2Captcha</th> <th>SolveCaptcha</th> <th>CapSolver</th> <th>CapMonster Cloud</th> <th>Anti-Captcha</th> <th>Conclusion</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Image / Picture</td> <td>61% / 98% / 5 sec</td> <td>63% / 98% / 18 sec</td> <td>15% / 99% / 0.7 sec</td> <td>40% / 99% / 1.53 sec</td> <td>71% / 99% / 15 sec</td> <td>Anti-Captcha leads by correctness; 2Captcha is faster than SolveCaptcha, but lower by correctness.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p>In Image / Picture, the leader is Anti-Captcha: 71% correct, 99% received, and 15 seconds. SolveCaptcha shows 63% correct, 98% received, and 18 seconds. 2Captcha shows 61% correct, 98% received, and 5 seconds.</p> <p>In this category, 2Captcha is not the correctness leader. Its strength here is speed: 5 seconds versus 18 seconds for SolveCaptcha and 15 seconds for Anti-Captcha. CapSolver and CapMonster Cloud are faster, but their correctness is lower: 15% and 40%.</p> <h2> 2Captcha and CapSolver: speed, coverage, and quality </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>captcha type</th> <th>2Captcha</th> <th>CapSolver</th> <th>Conclusion</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Image / Picture</td> <td>61% / 98% / 5 sec</td> <td>15% / 99% / 0.7 sec</td> <td>CapSolver is faster, but 2Captcha is much higher by correctness.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v2 Easy</td> <td>99% / 99% / 3.27 sec</td> <td>97% / 100% / 19 sec</td> <td>2Captcha is higher by correctness and faster.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v2 Moderate</td> <td>99% / 99% / 4 sec</td> <td>100% / 100% / 16 sec</td> <td>CapSolver is higher by correctness and received rate; 2Captcha is faster.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v2 Hard</td> <td>99% / 99% / 15 sec</td> <td>97% / 100% / 21 sec</td> <td>2Captcha is higher by correctness and faster.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v3</td> <td>98% / 99% / 5 sec</td> <td>97% / 100% / 5.01 sec</td> <td>2Captcha is slightly higher by correctness and almost identical by time.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cloudflare Turnstile</td> <td>96% / 99% / 4 sec</td> <td>100% / 100% / 17 sec</td> <td>CapSolver is higher by correctness and received rate; 2Captcha is faster.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Amazon WAF AWS captcha</td> <td>100% / 98% / 4 sec</td> <td>100% / 100% / 5.5 sec</td> <td>Parity by correctness; CapSolver is higher by received rate, 2Captcha is faster.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p>In the updated table, CapSolver should not be described simply as a fast but weak service. It has strong rows: 100% correct in reCAPTCHA v2 Moderate, Cloudflare Turnstile, and Amazon WAF AWS captcha. Its received rate is also high almost everywhere.</p> <p>But the comparison with 2Captcha is still uneven. 2Captcha is higher by correctness and faster in reCAPTCHA v2 Easy, reCAPTCHA v2 Hard, and reCAPTCHA v3. In Image / Picture, the correctness gap is large: 61% for 2Captcha versus 15% for CapSolver. In Amazon WAF AWS captcha, correctness is equal at 100%, but 2Captcha is faster, while CapSolver has a higher received rate.</p> <p>Main conclusion: CapSolver is strong in selected categories, especially Turnstile and Amazon WAF AWS captcha, but 2Captcha looks more universal across the full table.</p> <h2> SolveCaptcha and CapSolver: coverage versus strong individual rows </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>captcha type</th> <th>SolveCaptcha</th> <th>CapSolver</th> <th>Conclusion</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Image / Picture</td> <td>63% / 98% / 18 sec</td> <td>15% / 99% / 0.7 sec</td> <td>SolveCaptcha is much higher by correctness, CapSolver is faster.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v2 Easy</td> <td>99% / 99% / 4.01 sec</td> <td>97% / 100% / 19 sec</td> <td>SolveCaptcha is higher by correctness and faster.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v2 Moderate</td> <td>98% / 99% / 40 sec</td> <td>100% / 100% / 16 sec</td> <td>CapSolver is higher by correctness, received rate, and speed.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v2 Hard</td> <td>98% / 99% / 40 sec</td> <td>97% / 100% / 21 sec</td> <td>SolveCaptcha is higher by correctness, CapSolver is faster.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v3</td> <td>96% / 99% / 15 sec</td> <td>97% / 100% / 5.01 sec</td> <td>CapSolver is higher by correctness, received rate, and speed.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cloudflare Turnstile</td> <td>93% / 99% / 14 sec</td> <td>100% / 100% / 17 sec</td> <td>CapSolver is higher by correctness and received rate, SolveCaptcha is slightly faster.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Amazon WAF AWS captcha</td> <td>97% / 98% / 36 sec</td> <td>100% / 100% / 5.5 sec</td> <td>CapSolver is higher by correctness, received rate, and speed.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p>SolveCaptcha and CapSolver have different profiles. SolveCaptcha covers all 9 categories in the table and shows an average correctness result of 92.44%. CapSolver appears in 7 categories and shows an average correctness result of 86.57%.</p> <p>At the same time, CapSolver is stronger than SolveCaptcha in reCAPTCHA v2 Moderate, reCAPTCHA v3, Cloudflare Turnstile, and Amazon WAF AWS captcha. SolveCaptcha is stronger in Image / Picture, reCAPTCHA v2 Easy, and reCAPTCHA v2 Hard.</p> <p>If you need a more universal AI solver across different task types, SolveCaptcha looks more stable by coverage. If the workflow depends on specific categories where CapSolver reaches 100%, it should be tested separately.</p> <h2> Pros and limitations of the services </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Service</th> <th>Pros</th> <th>Limitations</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>2Captcha</td> <td>Best overall balance in the updated table; 93.11% average correct; 9.36 sec average time; strong results in reCAPTCHA v2, reCAPTCHA v3, Amazon WAF AWS captcha, and Cloudflare Turnstile; API, SDKs, GitHub resources, and fallback processing for complex tasks</td> <td>Not the correctness leader in Image / Picture, Cloudflare Challenge, or Cloudflare Turnstile; average bid is higher than SolveCaptcha</td> </tr> <tr> <td>SolveCaptcha</td> <td>Strong AI solver; 92.44% average correct; 97.67% received; lower average bid than 2Captcha; beats 2Captcha in Cloudflare Challenge and Image / Picture</td> <td>Slower than 2Captcha across most shared categories; lower by correctness in reCAPTCHA v3, Amazon WAF AWS captcha, and Cloudflare Turnstile</td> </tr> <tr> <td>CapSolver</td> <td>100% correct in reCAPTCHA v2 Moderate, Cloudflare Turnstile, and Amazon WAF AWS captcha; high received rate; strong selected WAF/token scenarios</td> <td>No rows for Cloudflare Challenge or Arkose / FunCaptcha; low correctness in Image / Picture; average correctness is below 2Captcha and SolveCaptcha</td> </tr> <tr> <td>CapMonster Cloud</td> <td>Strong rows in reCAPTCHA v2 Moderate, reCAPTCHA v2 Hard, Cloudflare Turnstile, and Amazon WAF AWS captcha; fast answers in some tasks</td> <td>Lower average received rate; no Cloudflare Challenge row; weaker in Image / Picture</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Anti-Captcha</td> <td>Best correctness in Image / Picture; strong result in Cloudflare Turnstile and Amazon WAF AWS captcha</td> <td>Very weak rows in reCAPTCHA v2; high average response time; no rows for Cloudflare Challenge or Arkose / FunCaptcha</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> Why 2Captcha wins the overall comparison </h2> <p>2Captcha does not win because it ranks first in every category. In the updated table, several categories are better for other services:</p> <ul> <li>Anti-Captcha leads in Image / Picture.</li> <li>CapSolver leads in Cloudflare Turnstile.</li> <li>SolveCaptcha leads in Cloudflare Challenge.</li> <li>CapSolver reaches 100% in reCAPTCHA v2 Moderate and Amazon WAF AWS captcha.</li> </ul> <p>But across the full table, 2Captcha provides the most even set of metrics:</p> <ul> <li>9 out of 9 categories in the updated table;</li> <li>93.11% average <code>correctly solved %</code>;</li> <li>97.22% average <code>received %</code>;</li> <li>9.36 seconds average response time;</li> <li>strong results in reCAPTCHA v2, reCAPTCHA v3, Amazon WAF AWS captcha, and Cloudflare Turnstile;</li> <li>clear integration base: API, SDKs, GitHub resources, callbacks, and fallback processing for difficult tasks.</li> </ul> <p>For production automation, this is more important than winning one isolated row. A working service should not only return an answer quickly, but also handle different captcha types consistently inside longer workflows: browser automation, data collection, QA processes, account operations, or WAF-protected environments.</p> <h2> An AI service does not have to be AI-only </h2> <p>Comparisons of captcha solving services often use a crude frame: either a service is fully automated, or it is “not AI”. For production use, that frame is not helpful.</p> <p>AI recognition works well on common high-volume tasks. But real workflows include non-standard interfaces, complex visual checks, behavioral signals, WAF checks, and tasks where the result depends on session state. In these cases, fallback processing does not contradict an AI-based approach. It increases stability where a single automated layer may fail.</p> <p>SolveCaptcha can be correctly described as an AI solver for captcha processing: the service focuses on automated recognition and shows strong results in popular captcha types. But 2Captcha remains the more balanced solution for different automation scenarios because it combines quality, speed, coverage, and integration capabilities.</p> <h2> How to evaluate a service before integration </h2> <p>Before connecting a captcha solving service, check concrete operating parameters instead of broad marketing claims:</p> <ol> <li>Which captcha types appear in your workflow.</li> <li>What <code>correctly solved %</code> the service shows for those exact types.</li> <li>How stable its <code>received %</code> is.</li> <li>What the actual response time is in your workflow.</li> <li>Whether the API fits your integration.</li> <li>Whether SDKs, GitHub examples, callbacks, a test environment, and a status page are available.</li> <li>Whether difficult tasks can be routed to fallback processing.</li> <li>Whether the price indicator still makes sense after correctness and received rate are checked.</li> </ol> <p>If you need a universal service for automation, 2Captcha looks like the best option in this comparison. It combines high average correctness, good received rate, low average response time, support for different captcha types, API, SDKs, GitHub resources, and fallback processing for difficult cases.</p> <p>API documentation: <a href="https://2captcha.com/api-docs" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://2captcha.com/api-docs</a></p> <p>GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/2captcha" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/2captcha</a></p> captchabypass captcha captchasolver airecognition Nick Kellstrem Mon, 25 May 2026 07:25:58 +0000 https://dev.to/nick_kellstrem/sravnieniie-luchshikh-siervisov-rieshieniia-kapchi-1a5o https://dev.to/nick_kellstrem/sravnieniie-luchshikh-siervisov-rieshieniia-kapchi-1a5o <h1> Сравнение сервисов решения капчи: обновленные данные </h1> <p>Сервис решения капчи нельзя выбирать только по скорости ответа. Для рабочих сценариев автоматизации важнее доля правильно решенных задач, стабильность получения ответа, покрытие типов капчи, API, SDK, обработка ошибок и наличие резервной обработки сложных случаев.</p> <p>Это обновленная версия статьи на основе новой таблицы данных CaptchaTheCat. В числовой части сравниваются 2Captcha, SolveCaptcha, CapSolver, CapMonster Cloud и Anti-Captcha. DeathByCaptcha удален из числового сравнения, потому что в новой таблице по нему нет строк.</p> <p>Главный вывод: по совокупности обновленных метрик 2Captcha остается самым сбалансированным вариантом. Сервис не лидирует в каждой отдельной категории, но показывает лучший средний <code>correctly solved %</code> среди сервисов с полным покрытием таблицы, самое низкое среднее время по всем своим строкам и ровные результаты по reCAPTCHA v2, reCAPTCHA v3, Amazon WAF AWS captcha, Cloudflare Turnstile и Cloudflare Challenge.</p> <h2> TL;DR </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Итог</th> <th>Сервис</th> <th>Основание</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Лучший общий баланс</td> <td>2Captcha</td> <td>93.11% средний <code>correctly solved %</code>, 97.22% <code>received %</code>, 9.36 сек среднее время по 9 категориям</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Сильный AI solver</td> <td>SolveCaptcha</td> <td>92.44% средний <code>correctly solved %</code>, 97.67% <code>received %</code>, низкий средний bid по сравнению с 2Captcha</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Сильные отдельные строки</td> <td>CapSolver</td> <td>100% в reCAPTCHA v2 Moderate, Cloudflare Turnstile и Amazon WAF AWS captcha, но покрытие в таблице меньше</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Лидер по капче с изображениями</td> <td>Anti-Captcha</td> <td>71% <code>correctly solved %</code> в Image / Picture</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Быстрые ответы в отдельных задачах</td> <td>CapMonster Cloud</td> <td>Хорошие строки по reCAPTCHA v2 Moderate, reCAPTCHA v2 Hard, Cloudflare Turnstile и Amazon WAF AWS captcha</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> Какие данные используются </h2> <p>В обновленной таблице используются четыре основных параметра:</p> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Параметр</th> <th>Что означает</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><code>avg recognition time</code></td> <td>Среднее время получения ответа</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>received %</code></td> <td>Доля задач, по которым сервис вернул результат</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>correctly solved %</code></td> <td>Доля правильно решенных задач</td> </tr> <tr> <td><code>avg bid / 1000</code></td> <td>Ценовой показатель за 1000 задач в рамках исследования</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p>Важное правило интерпретации: быстрый ответ не равен хорошему результату. Если сервис возвращает неправильное решение, сценарий автоматизации все равно ломается: задача повторяется, сессия может сбрасываться, растет число ретраев и усложняется обработка ошибок.</p> <p>Поэтому порядок оценки должен быть таким:</p> <ol> <li>Сначала <code>correctly solved %</code>.</li> <li>Потом <code>received %</code>.</li> <li>Потом среднее время.</li> <li>Только после этого <code>avg bid / 1000</code>.</li> </ol> <h2> Сводка по сервисам </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Сервис</th> <th>Категорий в таблице</th> <th>Средний correctly solved %</th> <th>Средний received %</th> <th>Среднее время</th> <th>Средний avg bid / 1000</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>2Captcha</td> <td>9</td> <td>93.11%</td> <td>97.22%</td> <td>9.36 сек</td> <td>2.08</td> </tr> <tr> <td>SolveCaptcha</td> <td>9</td> <td>92.44%</td> <td>97.67%</td> <td>25.67 сек</td> <td>0.91</td> </tr> <tr> <td>CapSolver</td> <td>7</td> <td>86.57%</td> <td>99.86%</td> <td>12.03 сек</td> <td>0.74</td> </tr> <tr> <td>CapMonster Cloud</td> <td>8</td> <td>88.12%</td> <td>92.25%</td> <td>20.7 сек</td> <td>0.74</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Anti-Captcha</td> <td>7</td> <td>70.14%</td> <td>99.43%</td> <td>43.86 сек</td> <td>1.80</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p>По средним значениям видно, что 2Captcha и SolveCaptcha остаются близкими конкурентами, но с разными сильными сторонами. 2Captcha выше по среднему <code>correctly solved %</code> и заметно быстрее по среднему времени. SolveCaptcha немного выше по <code>received %</code> и ниже по среднему <code>avg bid / 1000</code>.</p> <p>CapSolver выглядит сильнее, чем в старой версии статьи, в отдельных категориях: он дает 100% correct в reCAPTCHA v2 Moderate, Cloudflare Turnstile и Amazon WAF AWS captcha. Но в таблице у него есть не все категории, а в Image / Picture результат остается низким — 15% correctly solved.</p> <h2> Результаты по типам капчи </h2> <p>Формат в таблице: <code>correctly solved % / received % / avg recognition time</code>.</p> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Тип капчи</th> <th>2Captcha</th> <th>SolveCaptcha</th> <th>CapSolver</th> <th>CapMonster Cloud</th> <th>Anti-Captcha</th> <th>Краткий вывод</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Капча с изображениями</td> <td>61% / 98% / 5 сек</td> <td>63% / 98% / 18 сек</td> <td>15% / 99% / 0.7 сек</td> <td>40% / 99% / 1.53 сек</td> <td>71% / 99% / 15 сек</td> <td>Anti-Captcha лидирует по правильности; SolveCaptcha немного выше 2Captcha.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v2 Easy</td> <td>99% / 99% / 3.27 сек</td> <td>99% / 99% / 4.01 сек</td> <td>97% / 100% / 19 сек</td> <td>93% / 99% / 21 сек</td> <td>41% / 99% / 66 сек</td> <td>2Captcha и SolveCaptcha дают 99%, но 2Captcha быстрее.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v2 Moderate</td> <td>99% / 99% / 4 сек</td> <td>98% / 99% / 40 сек</td> <td>100% / 100% / 16 сек</td> <td>99% / 99% / 28 сек</td> <td>43% / 99% / 73 сек</td> <td>CapSolver дает 100%, 2Captcha и CapMonster Cloud — 99%; 2Captcha быстрее среди близких лидеров.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v2 Hard</td> <td>99% / 99% / 15 сек</td> <td>98% / 99% / 40 сек</td> <td>97% / 100% / 21 сек</td> <td>99% / 98% / 28 сек</td> <td>40% / 99% / 75 сек</td> <td>2Captcha и CapMonster Cloud дают 99%, но 2Captcha быстрее.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v3</td> <td>98% / 99% / 5 сек</td> <td>96% / 99% / 15 сек</td> <td>97% / 100% / 5.01 сек</td> <td>96% / 97% / 5.08 сек</td> <td>97% / 100% / 18 сек</td> <td>2Captcha лидирует по правильности и почти не уступает самым быстрым сервисам.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cloudflare Turnstile</td> <td>96% / 99% / 4 сек</td> <td>93% / 99% / 14 сек</td> <td>100% / 100% / 17 сек</td> <td>97% / 99% / 12 сек</td> <td>99% / 100% / 30 сек</td> <td>CapSolver лидирует по правильности; 2Captcha быстрее всех, но не лидер по correct.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cloudflare Challenge</td> <td>95% / 100% / 14 сек</td> <td>97% / 100% / 14 сек</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>SolveCaptcha выше по правильности; время и received одинаковые.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Arkose Labs / FunCaptcha</td> <td>91% / 84% / 30 сек</td> <td>91% / 88% / 50 сек</td> <td>—</td> <td>81% / 54% / 47 сек</td> <td>—</td> <td>2Captcha и SolveCaptcha равны по correct; 2Captcha быстрее, SolveCaptcha выше по received.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Amazon WAF AWS captcha</td> <td>100% / 98% / 4 сек</td> <td>97% / 98% / 36 сек</td> <td>100% / 100% / 5.5 сек</td> <td>100% / 93% / 23 сек</td> <td>100% / 100% / 30 сек</td> <td>2Captcha, Anti-Captcha, CapMonster Cloud и CapSolver дают 100%; 2Captcha показывает лучшее время среди них.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p>Эта таблица показывает, почему нельзя объявлять победителя по одной строке. CapSolver силен в Cloudflare Turnstile и Amazon WAF AWS captcha. Anti-Captcha лидирует по капче с изображениями. SolveCaptcha лучше 2Captcha в Cloudflare Challenge и немного выше по Image / Picture. Но 2Captcha дает более ровный результат по всем категориям и чаще остается в группе лидеров.</p> <h2> 2Captcha и SolveCaptcha: близкие показатели, но разный профиль </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Тип капчи</th> <th>2Captcha</th> <th>SolveCaptcha</th> <th>Вывод</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Капча с изображениями</td> <td>61% / 98% / 5 сек</td> <td>63% / 98% / 18 сек</td> <td>SolveCaptcha выше по correct; 2Captcha быстрее.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v2 Easy</td> <td>99% / 99% / 3.27 сек</td> <td>99% / 99% / 4.01 сек</td> <td>Паритет по correct; 2Captcha быстрее.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v2 Moderate</td> <td>99% / 99% / 4 сек</td> <td>98% / 99% / 40 сек</td> <td>2Captcha выше по correct и быстрее.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v2 Hard</td> <td>99% / 99% / 15 сек</td> <td>98% / 99% / 40 сек</td> <td>2Captcha выше по correct и быстрее.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v3</td> <td>98% / 99% / 5 сек</td> <td>96% / 99% / 15 сек</td> <td>2Captcha выше по correct и быстрее.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cloudflare Turnstile</td> <td>96% / 99% / 4 сек</td> <td>93% / 99% / 14 сек</td> <td>2Captcha выше по correct и быстрее.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cloudflare Challenge</td> <td>95% / 100% / 14 сек</td> <td>97% / 100% / 14 сек</td> <td>SolveCaptcha выше по correct; время одинаковое.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Arkose Labs / FunCaptcha</td> <td>91% / 84% / 30 сек</td> <td>91% / 88% / 50 сек</td> <td>Паритет по correct; 2Captcha быстрее, SolveCaptcha выше по received.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Amazon WAF AWS captcha</td> <td>100% / 98% / 4 сек</td> <td>97% / 98% / 36 сек</td> <td>2Captcha выше по correct и быстрее.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p>По обновленной таблице 2Captcha сильнее SolveCaptcha в большинстве рабочих категорий: reCAPTCHA v2 Moderate, reCAPTCHA v2 Hard, reCAPTCHA v3, Cloudflare Turnstile и Amazon WAF AWS captcha. В reCAPTCHA v2 Easy у них одинаковые 99% correct, но 2Captcha быстрее: 3.27 секунды против 4.01 секунды.</p> <p>SolveCaptcha выигрывает у 2Captcha в двух категориях: Cloudflare Challenge и Image / Picture. В Cloudflare Challenge у SolveCaptcha 97% correct против 95% у 2Captcha, при одинаковых 100% received и 14 секундах. В Image / Picture у SolveCaptcha 63% correct против 61% у 2Captcha, но 2Captcha быстрее: 5 секунд против 18 секунд.</p> <p>Главный вывод: SolveCaptcha остается сильным AI solver, особенно с учетом более низкого среднего bid, но 2Captcha лучше подходит как универсальный сервис для разных типов капчи, где важны качество, скорость и интеграционная база.</p> <h2> reCAPTCHA v2 </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Тип капчи</th> <th>2Captcha</th> <th>SolveCaptcha</th> <th>CapSolver</th> <th>CapMonster Cloud</th> <th>Anti-Captcha</th> <th>Вывод</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v2 Easy</td> <td>99% / 99% / 3.27 сек</td> <td>99% / 99% / 4.01 сек</td> <td>97% / 100% / 19 сек</td> <td>93% / 99% / 21 сек</td> <td>41% / 99% / 66 сек</td> <td>2Captcha и SolveCaptcha одинаковы по correct, но 2Captcha быстрее.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v2 Moderate</td> <td>99% / 99% / 4 сек</td> <td>98% / 99% / 40 сек</td> <td>100% / 100% / 16 сек</td> <td>99% / 99% / 28 сек</td> <td>43% / 99% / 73 сек</td> <td>CapSolver дает 100%, 2Captcha — 99% при времени 4 секунды.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v2 Hard</td> <td>99% / 99% / 15 сек</td> <td>98% / 99% / 40 сек</td> <td>97% / 100% / 21 сек</td> <td>99% / 98% / 28 сек</td> <td>40% / 99% / 75 сек</td> <td>2Captcha и CapMonster Cloud дают 99%, но 2Captcha быстрее.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p>По reCAPTCHA v2 2Captcha выглядит самым ровным вариантом. В Easy он дает 99% correct и 3.27 секунды. В Moderate — 99% correct и 4 секунды. В Hard — 99% correct и 15 секунд.</p> <p>CapSolver показывает лучший correct в reCAPTCHA v2 Moderate — 100%, но при времени 16 секунд против 4 секунд у 2Captcha. CapMonster Cloud дает 99% в Moderate и Hard, но уступает 2Captcha по времени. Anti-Captcha в обновленной таблице заметно ниже лидеров по всем трем уровням reCAPTCHA v2.</p> <h2> reCAPTCHA v3 </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Тип капчи</th> <th>2Captcha</th> <th>SolveCaptcha</th> <th>CapSolver</th> <th>CapMonster Cloud</th> <th>Anti-Captcha</th> <th>Вывод</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v3</td> <td>98% / 99% / 5 сек</td> <td>96% / 99% / 15 сек</td> <td>97% / 100% / 5.01 сек</td> <td>96% / 97% / 5.08 сек</td> <td>97% / 100% / 18 сек</td> <td>2Captcha показывает лучший correct — 98%; CapSolver и Anti-Captcha идут с 97%.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p>В reCAPTCHA v3 2Captcha показывает лучший <code>correctly solved %</code> — 98%. При этом среднее время составляет 5 секунд, то есть почти на уровне самых быстрых строк CapSolver и CapMonster Cloud.</p> <p>CapSolver дает 97% correct, 100% received и 5.01 секунды. Anti-Captcha тоже дает 97% correct, но с временем 18 секунд. SolveCaptcha показывает 96% correct, 99% received и 15 секунд.</p> <p>По этому типу капчи 2Captcha выглядит сильнее: он сочетает лучший correct и одно из лучших значений по скорости.</p> <h2> Amazon WAF AWS captcha </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Тип капчи</th> <th>2Captcha</th> <th>SolveCaptcha</th> <th>CapSolver</th> <th>CapMonster Cloud</th> <th>Anti-Captcha</th> <th>Вывод</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Amazon WAF AWS captcha</td> <td>100% / 98% / 4 сек</td> <td>97% / 98% / 36 сек</td> <td>100% / 100% / 5.5 сек</td> <td>100% / 93% / 23 сек</td> <td>100% / 100% / 30 сек</td> <td>Четыре сервиса дают 100% correct; 2Captcha быстрее всех среди них, но received у него 98%.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p>По Amazon WAF AWS captcha четыре сервиса показывают 100% correct: 2Captcha, Anti-Captcha, CapMonster Cloud и CapSolver. Разница появляется в received и времени.</p> <p>2Captcha дает 100% correct, 98% received и 4 секунды. CapSolver дает 100% correct, 100% received и 5.5 секунды. Anti-Captcha также показывает 100% correct и 100% received, но время — 30 секунд. CapMonster Cloud дает 100% correct, но received ниже — 93%.</p> <p>SolveCaptcha в этой категории ниже 2Captcha и CapSolver: 97% correct, 98% received и 36 секунд.</p> <h2> Cloudflare Turnstile </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Тип капчи</th> <th>2Captcha</th> <th>SolveCaptcha</th> <th>CapSolver</th> <th>CapMonster Cloud</th> <th>Anti-Captcha</th> <th>Вывод</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Cloudflare Turnstile</td> <td>96% / 99% / 4 сек</td> <td>93% / 99% / 14 сек</td> <td>100% / 100% / 17 сек</td> <td>97% / 99% / 12 сек</td> <td>99% / 100% / 30 сек</td> <td>CapSolver лидирует по correct и received, 2Captcha показывает самое низкое время.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p>В Cloudflare Turnstile лидер по correct — CapSolver: 100% correct, 100% received и 17 секунд. Anti-Captcha также показывает сильный результат: 99% correct, 100% received и 30 секунд.</p> <p>2Captcha не лидер по правильности в этой категории, но показывает самое низкое время — 4 секунды при 96% correct и 99% received. CapMonster Cloud дает 97% correct, 99% received и 12 секунд. SolveCaptcha ниже 2Captcha по correct: 93% против 96%.</p> <p>Вывод: если смотреть только на correct, в Turnstile сильнее CapSolver. Если нужен быстрый ответ при высоком, но не максимальном correct, 2Captcha остается сильным вариантом.</p> <h2> Cloudflare Challenge </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Тип капчи</th> <th>2Captcha</th> <th>SolveCaptcha</th> <th>Вывод</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Cloudflare Challenge</td> <td>95% / 100% / 14 сек</td> <td>97% / 100% / 14 сек</td> <td>SolveCaptcha выше по correct; оба сервиса дают 100% received и 14 секунд.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p>По Cloudflare Challenge в новой таблице есть только 2Captcha и SolveCaptcha. SolveCaptcha здесь впереди: 97% correct против 95% у 2Captcha. По received и времени паритет: оба сервиса дают 100% received и 14 секунд.</p> <p>Эта категория остается одним из примеров, где SolveCaptcha выглядит лучше 2Captcha. Но общий вывод по сервисам не должен строиться только на этой строке.</p> <h2> Arkose Labs / FunCaptcha </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Тип капчи</th> <th>2Captcha</th> <th>SolveCaptcha</th> <th>CapMonster Cloud</th> <th>Вывод</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Arkose Labs / FunCaptcha</td> <td>91% / 84% / 30 сек</td> <td>91% / 88% / 50 сек</td> <td>81% / 54% / 47 сек</td> <td>2Captcha и SolveCaptcha равны по correct; 2Captcha быстрее, SolveCaptcha выше по received.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p>В Arkose Labs / FunCaptcha 2Captcha и SolveCaptcha дают одинаковый correct — 91%. Разница в других метриках: у 2Captcha 84% received и 30 секунд, у SolveCaptcha 88% received и 50 секунд.</p> <p>То есть SolveCaptcha немного лучше по стабильности получения ответа, а 2Captcha заметно быстрее. CapMonster Cloud в этой категории ниже: 81% correct, 54% received и 47 секунд.</p> <h2> Капча с изображениями </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Тип капчи</th> <th>2Captcha</th> <th>SolveCaptcha</th> <th>CapSolver</th> <th>CapMonster Cloud</th> <th>Anti-Captcha</th> <th>Вывод</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Капча с изображениями</td> <td>61% / 98% / 5 сек</td> <td>63% / 98% / 18 сек</td> <td>15% / 99% / 0.7 сек</td> <td>40% / 99% / 1.53 сек</td> <td>71% / 99% / 15 сек</td> <td>Anti-Captcha лидирует по correct; 2Captcha быстрее SolveCaptcha, но ниже по correct.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p>По Image / Picture лидер — Anti-Captcha: 71% correct, 99% received и 15 секунд. SolveCaptcha показывает 63% correct, 98% received и 18 секунд. 2Captcha — 61% correct, 98% received и 5 секунд.</p> <p>В этой категории 2Captcha не лидер по correct. Его сильная сторона здесь — скорость: 5 секунд против 18 секунд у SolveCaptcha и 15 секунд у Anti-Captcha. CapSolver и CapMonster Cloud быстрее, но их correct ниже: 15% и 40%.</p> <h2> 2Captcha и CapSolver: скорость, покрытие и качество </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Тип капчи</th> <th>2Captcha</th> <th>CapSolver</th> <th>Вывод</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Капча с изображениями</td> <td>61% / 98% / 5 сек</td> <td>15% / 99% / 0.7 сек</td> <td>CapSolver быстрее, но 2Captcha значительно выше по correct.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v2 Easy</td> <td>99% / 99% / 3.27 сек</td> <td>97% / 100% / 19 сек</td> <td>2Captcha выше по correct и быстрее.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v2 Moderate</td> <td>99% / 99% / 4 сек</td> <td>100% / 100% / 16 сек</td> <td>CapSolver выше по correct и received, 2Captcha быстрее.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v2 Hard</td> <td>99% / 99% / 15 сек</td> <td>97% / 100% / 21 сек</td> <td>2Captcha выше по correct и быстрее.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v3</td> <td>98% / 99% / 5 сек</td> <td>97% / 100% / 5.01 сек</td> <td>2Captcha немного выше по correct и почти одинаков по времени.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cloudflare Turnstile</td> <td>96% / 99% / 4 сек</td> <td>100% / 100% / 17 сек</td> <td>CapSolver выше по correct и received, 2Captcha быстрее.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Amazon WAF AWS captcha</td> <td>100% / 98% / 4 сек</td> <td>100% / 100% / 5.5 сек</td> <td>Паритет по correct; CapSolver выше по received, 2Captcha быстрее.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p>В обновленной таблице CapSolver нельзя описывать просто как быстрый, но слабый сервис. Он показывает сильные строки: 100% correct в reCAPTCHA v2 Moderate, Cloudflare Turnstile и Amazon WAF AWS captcha. Также у него почти везде высокий received.</p> <p>Но сравнение с 2Captcha все равно неоднородное. 2Captcha выше по correct и быстрее в reCAPTCHA v2 Easy, reCAPTCHA v2 Hard и reCAPTCHA v3. В Image / Picture разрыв по correct большой: 61% у 2Captcha против 15% у CapSolver. В Amazon WAF AWS captcha correct одинаковый — 100%, но 2Captcha быстрее, а CapSolver выше по received.</p> <p>Главный вывод: CapSolver силен в отдельных категориях, особенно в Turnstile и Amazon WAF AWS captcha, но 2Captcha выглядит более универсальным вариантом по всей таблице.</p> <h2> SolveCaptcha и CapSolver: полнота против сильных отдельных строк </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Тип капчи</th> <th>SolveCaptcha</th> <th>CapSolver</th> <th>Вывод</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Капча с изображениями</td> <td>63% / 98% / 18 сек</td> <td>15% / 99% / 0.7 сек</td> <td>SolveCaptcha значительно выше по correct, CapSolver быстрее.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v2 Easy</td> <td>99% / 99% / 4.01 сек</td> <td>97% / 100% / 19 сек</td> <td>SolveCaptcha выше по correct и быстрее.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v2 Moderate</td> <td>98% / 99% / 40 сек</td> <td>100% / 100% / 16 сек</td> <td>CapSolver выше по correct, received и скорости.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v2 Hard</td> <td>98% / 99% / 40 сек</td> <td>97% / 100% / 21 сек</td> <td>SolveCaptcha выше по correct, CapSolver быстрее.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reCAPTCHA v3</td> <td>96% / 99% / 15 сек</td> <td>97% / 100% / 5.01 сек</td> <td>CapSolver выше по correct, received и скорости.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cloudflare Turnstile</td> <td>93% / 99% / 14 сек</td> <td>100% / 100% / 17 сек</td> <td>CapSolver выше по correct и received, SolveCaptcha немного быстрее.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Amazon WAF AWS captcha</td> <td>97% / 98% / 36 сек</td> <td>100% / 100% / 5.5 сек</td> <td>CapSolver выше по correct, received и скорости.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p>SolveCaptcha и CapSolver имеют разные профили. SolveCaptcha покрывает все 9 категорий в таблице и показывает средний correct 92.44%. CapSolver представлен в 7 категориях и дает средний correct 86.57%.</p> <p>При этом CapSolver сильнее SolveCaptcha в reCAPTCHA v2 Moderate, reCAPTCHA v3, Cloudflare Turnstile и Amazon WAF AWS captcha. SolveCaptcha сильнее в Image / Picture, reCAPTCHA v2 Easy и reCAPTCHA v2 Hard.</p> <p>Если нужен более универсальный AI solver по разным типам задач, SolveCaptcha выглядит стабильнее по покрытию. Если сценарий завязан на конкретные категории, где CapSolver показывает 100%, его стоит тестировать отдельно.</p> <h2> Плюсы и ограничения сервисов </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Сервис</th> <th>Плюсы</th> <th>Ограничения</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>2Captcha</td> <td>Лучший общий баланс в обновленной таблице; 93.11% средний correct; 9.36 сек среднее время; сильные результаты по reCAPTCHA v2, reCAPTCHA v3, Amazon WAF AWS captcha и Cloudflare Turnstile; API, SDK, GitHub-материалы и резервная обработка сложных задач</td> <td>Не лидер в Image / Picture, Cloudflare Challenge и Cloudflare Turnstile по correct; средний bid выше SolveCaptcha</td> </tr> <tr> <td>SolveCaptcha</td> <td>Сильный AI solver; 92.44% средний correct; 97.67% received; ниже средний bid, чем у 2Captcha; выигрывает у 2Captcha в Cloudflare Challenge и Image / Picture</td> <td>Медленнее 2Captcha по большинству общих категорий; ниже по correct в reCAPTCHA v3, Amazon WAF AWS captcha и Cloudflare Turnstile</td> </tr> <tr> <td>CapSolver</td> <td>100% correct в reCAPTCHA v2 Moderate, Cloudflare Turnstile и Amazon WAF AWS captcha; высокий received; сильные отдельные WAF/token-сценарии</td> <td>Нет строк по Cloudflare Challenge и Arkose / FunCaptcha; низкий correct в Image / Picture; средний correct ниже 2Captcha и SolveCaptcha</td> </tr> <tr> <td>CapMonster Cloud</td> <td>Хорошие строки по reCAPTCHA v2 Moderate, reCAPTCHA v2 Hard, Cloudflare Turnstile и Amazon WAF AWS captcha; быстрые ответы в части задач</td> <td>Ниже средний received; нет строки по Cloudflare Challenge; слабее в Image / Picture</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Anti-Captcha</td> <td>Лучший correct в Image / Picture; сильный результат в Cloudflare Turnstile и Amazon WAF AWS captcha</td> <td>Очень слабые строки по reCAPTCHA v2; высокое среднее время; нет строк по Cloudflare Challenge и Arkose / FunCaptcha</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> Почему 2Captcha выигрывает общее сравнение </h2> <p>2Captcha выигрывает не потому, что занимает первое место в каждой категории. В обновленной таблице есть категории, где лучше выглядят другие сервисы:</p> <ul> <li>Anti-Captcha лидирует в Image / Picture.</li> <li>CapSolver лидирует в Cloudflare Turnstile.</li> <li>SolveCaptcha лидирует в Cloudflare Challenge.</li> <li>CapSolver дает 100% в reCAPTCHA v2 Moderate и Amazon WAF AWS captcha.</li> </ul> <p>Но если смотреть на всю таблицу, 2Captcha дает самый ровный набор показателей:</p> <ul> <li>9 категорий из 9 в обновленной таблице;</li> <li>93.11% средний <code>correctly solved %</code>;</li> <li>97.22% средний <code>received %</code>;</li> <li>9.36 секунды среднее время;</li> <li>сильные результаты по reCAPTCHA v2, reCAPTCHA v3, Amazon WAF AWS captcha и Cloudflare Turnstile;</li> <li>понятная интеграционная база: API, SDK, GitHub-материалы, обратные вызовы и резервная обработка сложных задач.</li> </ul> <p>Для реальной автоматизации это важнее, чем победа в одной отдельной строке. Рабочий сервис должен не только быстро вернуть ответ, но и стабильно закрывать разные типы капчи в составе более длинного сценария: браузерной автоматизации, сбора данных, QA-процессов, аккаунтных операций или работы с WAF-защитой.</p> <h2> AI-сервис не обязан быть AI-only </h2> <p>В сравнении сервисов решения капчи часто появляется грубая рамка: либо сервис полностью автоматический, либо он “не AI”. Для рабочих задач такая рамка не помогает.</p> <p>ИИ-распознавание хорошо работает на типовых и массовых задачах. Но в реальных сценариях встречаются нестандартные интерфейсы, сложные визуальные проверки, поведенческие сигналы, WAF-проверки и задачи, где результат зависит от состояния сессии. В таких случаях резервная обработка не противоречит AI-подходу. Она повышает устойчивость там, где один автоматический слой может ошибиться.</p> <p>SolveCaptcha корректно описывать как AI solver для решения капчи: сервис делает акцент на автоматическом распознавании и показывает сильные результаты в популярных типах капчи. Но 2Captcha остается более сбалансированным решением для разных сценариев автоматизации, потому что сочетает качество, скорость, покрытие и интеграционные возможности.</p> <h2> Как оценивать сервис перед интеграцией </h2> <p>Перед подключением сервиса решения капчи стоит проверять не рекламный тезис, а конкретные рабочие параметры:</p> <ol> <li>Какие типы капчи встречаются в вашем сценарии.</li> <li>Какой <code>correctly solved %</code> у сервиса именно по этим типам.</li> <li>Насколько стабилен <code>received %</code>.</li> <li>Какое фактическое время ответа в вашем сценарии.</li> <li>Подходит ли API под вашу интеграцию.</li> <li>Есть ли SDK, примеры на GitHub, обратные вызовы, тестовая среда и страница статуса.</li> <li>Есть ли резервная обработка сложных задач.</li> <li>Имеет ли ценовой показатель смысл после проверки correct и received.</li> </ol> <p>Если нужен универсальный сервис для автоматизации, 2Captcha выглядит лучшим вариантом в этом сравнении. Он сочетает высокий средний correct, хорошее received, низкое среднее время, поддержку разных типов капчи, API, SDK, GitHub-материалы и резервную обработку сложных случаев.</p> <p>Документация API: <a href="https://2captcha.com/api-docs" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://2captcha.com/api-docs</a></p> <p>GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/2captcha" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/2captcha</a></p> Nick Kellstrem Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:50:53 +0000 https://dev.to/nick_kellstrem/luchshii-siervis-dlia-rieshieniia-i-obkhoda-kapchi-j1c https://dev.to/nick_kellstrem/luchshii-siervis-dlia-rieshieniia-i-obkhoda-kapchi-j1c <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fiaa9fz1nfjsutf2ts0o7.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fiaa9fz1nfjsutf2ts0o7.png" alt="Лучший сервис для решения и обхода капчи" width="800" height="320"></a></p> <p>2Captcha — это сервис автоматического решения и обхода капчи. Лучше всего подходит, если у вас:</p> <ul> <li>массовая автоматизация, скрейпинг, аккаунтные сценарии и пайплайны;</li> <li>несколько типов капч в разных проектах и нужна одна интеграция вместо нескольких;</li> <li>продакшн-потоки;</li> <li>проекты, где важна предсказуемая интеграция без постоянных переписываний.</li> </ul> <h2> Что такое сервис решения капчи и как он работает </h2> <p>Сервис решения капчи — это сервис, который принимает капчу с сайта (картинки, слайдеры, аудио, токены) и возвращает готовое решение.</p> <p>Без сервиса решения автоматизация живёт недолго: антибот-системы постоянно обновляются и ломают скрипты, рассчитанные на предсказуемое поведение.</p> <p>2Captcha закрывает эту проблему:</p> <ul> <li>обходит различные типы капч через стабильный API;</li> <li>обновляется под новые типы защит;</li> <li>использует гибридный подход: работники + собственные AI-решения.</li> </ul> <h2> Как это работает внутри (логика API) </h2> <p>Последовательность:</p> <ol> <li> <strong>createTask</strong> — отправляешь <code>sitekey</code>, URL и параметры.</li> <li> <strong>getTaskResult</strong> — периодически проверяешь статус.</li> <li>Вставляешь токен в форму или callback.</li> </ol> <h2> Пример кода (Python) </h2> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight python"><code><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">os</span> <span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">sys</span> <span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">time</span> <span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">json</span> <span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">requests</span> <span class="n">CREATE_TASK_URL</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">https://api.2captcha.com/createTask</span><span class="sh">"</span> <span class="n">GET_TASK_RESULT_URL</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">https://api.2captcha.com/getTaskResult</span><span class="sh">"</span> <span class="n">REPORT_CORRECT_URL</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">https://api.2captcha.com/reportCorrect</span><span class="sh">"</span> <span class="n">REPORT_INCORRECT_URL</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">https://api.2captcha.com/reportIncorrect</span><span class="sh">"</span> <span class="n">WEBSITE_URL</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">os</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">getenv</span><span class="p">(</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">CAPTCHA_WEBSITE_URL</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">https://2captcha.com/demo/recaptcha-v2</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="p">)</span> <span class="n">WEBSITE_KEY</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">os</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">getenv</span><span class="p">(</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">CAPTCHA_WEBSITE_KEY</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">6LfD3PIbAAAAAJs_eEHvoOl75_83eXSqpPSRFJ_u</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="p">)</span> <span class="n">POLL_INTERVAL_SEC</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="mi">5</span> <span class="n">TIMEOUT_SEC</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="mi">180</span> <span class="k">def</span> <span class="nf">api_post</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">url</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">str</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">payload</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">dict</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">timeout</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">int</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="mi">30</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="o">-&gt;</span> <span class="nb">dict</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">r</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">requests</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">post</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">url</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">json</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">payload</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">timeout</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">timeout</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="n">r</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">raise_for_status</span><span class="p">()</span> <span class="n">data</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">r</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">json</span><span class="p">()</span> <span class="k">if</span> <span class="ow">not</span> <span class="nf">isinstance</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">data</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="nb">dict</span><span class="p">):</span> <span class="k">raise</span> <span class="nc">RuntimeError</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">Unexpected JSON response: </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">data</span><span class="si">!r}</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">if</span> <span class="n">data</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">get</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">errorId</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="ow">not</span> <span class="ow">in</span> <span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">0</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="bp">None</span><span class="p">):</span> <span class="k">raise</span> <span class="nc">RuntimeError</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">2Captcha API error: </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">data</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">return</span> <span class="n">data</span> <span class="k">def</span> <span class="nf">create_recaptcha_v2_proxyless_task</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">client_key</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">str</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="o">-&gt;</span> <span class="nb">int</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">payload</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="p">{</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">clientKey</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">client_key</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">task</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="p">{</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">type</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">RecaptchaV2TaskProxyless</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">websiteURL</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">WEBSITE_URL</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">websiteKey</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">WEBSITE_KEY</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">isInvisible</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="bp">False</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="p">},</span> <span class="p">}</span> <span class="n">data</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="nf">api_post</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">CREATE_TASK_URL</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">payload</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="n">task_id</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">data</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">get</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">taskId</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">if</span> <span class="n">task_id</span> <span class="ow">is</span> <span class="bp">None</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="k">raise</span> <span class="nc">RuntimeError</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">Missing taskId in response: </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">data</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">return</span> <span class="nf">int</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">task_id</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">def</span> <span class="nf">wait_for_result</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">client_key</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">str</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">task_id</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">int</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="o">-&gt;</span> <span class="nb">tuple</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="nb">str</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="nb">dict</span><span class="p">]:</span> <span class="n">deadline</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">time</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">time</span><span class="p">()</span> <span class="o">+</span> <span class="n">TIMEOUT_SEC</span> <span class="k">while</span> <span class="n">time</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">time</span><span class="p">()</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span> <span class="n">deadline</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">time</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">sleep</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">POLL_INTERVAL_SEC</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="n">data</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="nf">api_post</span><span class="p">(</span> <span class="n">GET_TASK_RESULT_URL</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="p">{</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">clientKey</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">client_key</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">taskId</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nf">int</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">task_id</span><span class="p">)},</span> <span class="p">)</span> <span class="n">status</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">data</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">get</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">status</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">if</span> <span class="n">status</span> <span class="o">==</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">processing</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="k">continue</span> <span class="k">if</span> <span class="n">status</span> <span class="o">==</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">ready</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">solution</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">data</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">get</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">solution</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="ow">or</span> <span class="p">{}</span> <span class="n">token</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">solution</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">get</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">gRecaptchaResponse</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="ow">or</span> <span class="n">solution</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">get</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">token</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">if</span> <span class="ow">not</span> <span class="n">token</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="k">raise</span> <span class="nc">RuntimeError</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">Missing token in solution: </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">data</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">return</span> <span class="nf">str</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">token</span><span class="p">),</span> <span class="n">data</span> <span class="k">raise</span> <span class="nc">RuntimeError</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">Unexpected getTaskResult response: </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">data</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">raise</span> <span class="nc">TimeoutError</span><span class="p">(</span> <span class="sa">f</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">Timed out waiting for taskId=</span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">task_id</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s"> after </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">TIMEOUT_SEC</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s">s</span><span class="sh">"</span> <span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">def</span> <span class="nf">report_feedback</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">client_key</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">str</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">task_id</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">int</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">accepted</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">bool</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="o">-&gt;</span> <span class="nb">bool</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">url</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">REPORT_CORRECT_URL</span> <span class="k">if</span> <span class="n">accepted</span> <span class="k">else</span> <span class="n">REPORT_INCORRECT_URL</span> <span class="n">data</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="nf">api_post</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">url</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="p">{</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">clientKey</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">client_key</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">taskId</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nf">int</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">task_id</span><span class="p">)})</span> <span class="k">return</span> <span class="n">data</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">get</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">status</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="o">==</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">success</span><span class="sh">"</span> <span class="k">def</span> <span class="nf">main</span><span class="p">()</span> <span class="o">-&gt;</span> <span class="bp">None</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">client_key</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">os</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">getenv</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">TWOCAPTCHA_API_KEY</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">if</span> <span class="ow">not</span> <span class="n">client_key</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nf">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">ERROR: env var TWOCAPTCHA_API_KEY is not set</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="nb">file</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">sys</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">stderr</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="n">sys</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">exit</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">2</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="n">task_id</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="nf">create_recaptcha_v2_proxyless_task</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">client_key</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="n">token</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">raw</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="nf">wait_for_result</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">client_key</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">task_id</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="nf">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">taskId:</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">task_id</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="nf">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">websiteURL:</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">WEBSITE_URL</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="nf">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">websiteKey:</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">WEBSITE_KEY</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="nf">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">token:</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">token</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">if</span> <span class="n">__name__</span> <span class="o">==</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">__main__</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nf">main</span><span class="p">()</span> </code></pre> </div> <h2> Чем 2Captcha лучше чистых AI-решателей </h2> <h3> Работники </h3> <p>Чистые AI-солверы отвечают слишком одинаково — антиботы это легко видят.<br> 2Captcha добавляет человеческий фактор и естественный разброс таймингов.</p> <h3> Поддержка разных типов капч </h3> <p>Единый API покрывает почти всё — не нужно подключать разные сервисы.</p> <h3> Единый интерфейс </h3> <p>Работа с reCAPTCHA, Turnstile и GeeTest выглядит одинаково.</p> <h3> Предсказуемые расходы </h3> <p>Нет резких скачков цены от нагрузки.</p> <h3> Работает везде </h3> <p>Selenium, Playwright, Puppeteer, мобильные тесты, серверные скрипты.</p> <h2> Сравнение: 2Captcha vs AI-солверы </h2> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fvur4ijfqlcm7m7e97gmu.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fvur4ijfqlcm7m7e97gmu.png" alt="Сравнение: 2Captcha vs AI-солверы" width="800" height="240"></a></p> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Параметр</th> <th>2Captcha</th> <th>ML-солверы</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Скорость</td> <td>0.1–25 сек</td> <td>0.1–2 сек</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Тайминг</td> <td>Разный, естественный</td> <td>Одинаковый</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Типы капч</td> <td>30+</td> <td>Только популярные</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Адаптация к новым</td> <td>Часы</td> <td>Дни/недели</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Сложные капчи</td> <td>Да</td> <td>Частично</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Успех</td> <td>90%+</td> <td>80–90%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Устойчивость к банам</td> <td>Высокая</td> <td>Средняя</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Цена</td> <td>Чуть выше</td> <td>Чуть ниже</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p><strong>Итог:</strong><br> ML дешевле, но чаще приводит к банам. 2Captcha дороже, но стабильнее.</p> <h2> Частые ошибки </h2> <h3> ❌ Слишком частые запросы </h3> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight python"><code><span class="c1"># Плохо — забанят </span><span class="k">while</span> <span class="bp">True</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">requests</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">get</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">https://2captcha.com/res.php?id=</span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">task_id</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">)</span> </code></pre> </div> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight python"><code><span class="c1"># Правильно </span><span class="n">time</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">sleep</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">5</span><span class="p">)</span> </code></pre> </div> <h3> ❌ Повторное создание задачи при NOT_READY </h3> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight python"><code><span class="c1"># Плохо </span><span class="k">if</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">NOT_READY</span><span class="sh">"</span> <span class="ow">in</span> <span class="n">result</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nf">create_new_task</span><span class="p">()</span> </code></pre> </div> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight python"><code><span class="c1"># Правильно </span><span class="k">if</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">NOT_READY</span><span class="sh">"</span> <span class="ow">in</span> <span class="n">result</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">time</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">sleep</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">5</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">continue</span> </code></pre> </div> <h3> ❌ Использование старого токена </h3> <p>Токен живёт ~2 минуты:<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight python"><code><span class="n">token</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="nf">get_captcha_solution</span><span class="p">()</span> <span class="nf">submit_form</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">token</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="c1"># сразу </span></code></pre> </div> <h3> ❌ Не сообщать о плохих решениях </h3> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight python"><code><span class="n">requests</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">get</span><span class="p">(</span> <span class="sa">f</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">https://2captcha.com/res.php?key=</span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">API_KEY</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s">&amp;action=reportbad&amp;id=</span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">task_id</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="sh">"</span> <span class="p">)</span> </code></pre> </div> <h2> Какие капчи поддерживаются </h2> <h3> Популярные </h3> <ul> <li>reCAPTCHA V2</li> <li>reCAPTCHA V2 Callback</li> <li>reCAPTCHA V2 Invisible</li> <li>reCAPTCHA V3</li> <li>reCAPTCHA Enterprise</li> <li>Cloudflare Turnstile</li> <li>FunCaptcha (Arkose Labs)</li> <li>Normal Captcha</li> <li>Image Captcha</li> <li>Amazon Captcha</li> </ul> <h3> Менее известные </h3> <ul> <li>GeeTest</li> <li>DataDome</li> <li>Tencent Captcha</li> <li>Audio Captcha</li> <li>MTCaptcha</li> <li>Number Captcha</li> <li>Text Captcha</li> <li>Rotate Captcha</li> <li>Friendly Captcha</li> <li>Math Captcha</li> <li>Slider Captcha</li> <li>ALTCHA</li> <li>Temu Captcha</li> <li>Capy Puzzle</li> <li>atbCAPTCHA</li> <li>VK Captcha</li> </ul> <p><strong>[СЛОТ ДЛЯ КАРТИНКИ #3]</strong></p> <h2> Когда стоит использовать 2Captcha </h2> <ul> <li>На сайте редкая или региональная капча</li> <li>Нужны предсказуемые расходы</li> <li>Не хочется поддерживать много интеграций</li> <li>Антибот банит по таймингам</li> <li>Формат капчи часто меняется</li> </ul> <h2> Браузерное расширение </h2> <p>Подходит для:</p> <ul> <li>ручных сценариев;</li> <li>QA-тестирования;</li> <li>быстрого старта без кода.</li> </ul> <p>Поддержка: <strong>Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera, Brave.</strong></p> <h2> Интеграции с Selenium и Puppeteer </h2> <p>Есть готовые примеры:</p> <h3> Selenium </h3> <ul> <li>поиск капчи в DOM</li> <li>извлечение sitekey</li> <li>вставка токена</li> <li>обработка перезагрузки страницы</li> </ul> <h3> Puppeteer </h3> <ul> <li>детект контейнера капчи</li> <li>отправка параметров в createTask</li> <li>ожидание результата во время навигации</li> </ul> <h2> SDK (официальные) </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Язык</th> <th>Документация</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>PHP</td> <td>Обход капчи на PHP</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Python</td> <td>Обход капчи на Python</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Java</td> <td>Обход капчи на Java</td> </tr> <tr> <td>C#</td> <td>Обход капчи на C#</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Go</td> <td>Обход капчи на Go</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ruby</td> <td>Обход капчи на Ruby</td> </tr> <tr> <td>JavaScript</td> <td>Обход капчи на JS</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <h2> Итог </h2> <p>2Captcha сочетает:</p> <ul> <li>человеческие паттерны поведения,</li> <li>широкую поддержку капч,</li> <li>единый стабильный API.</li> </ul> <p>Если автоматизация регулярно падает из-за капчи — это разумный выбор.</p> captcha captchasolver captchabypass captchaauto Nick Kellstrem Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:50:42 +0000 https://dev.to/nick_kellstrem/best-captcha-solver-for-captcha-bypass-37dp https://dev.to/nick_kellstrem/best-captcha-solver-for-captcha-bypass-37dp <h2> Best Captcha Solver for CAPTCHA Bypass </h2> <p>2Captcha is a fast CAPTCHA solving service designed for automation workloads where CAPTCHA types change frequently and reliability matters more than raw speed.</p> <p><strong>Best fit for:</strong></p> <ul> <li>High-volume automation, scraping, account flows, and long-running pipelines</li> <li>Multiple CAPTCHA families across projects, preferring one integration</li> <li>Production workflows where acceptance rate and stability matter more than raw speed</li> <li>Teams that want predictable integration behavior</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fiq6fi9wfqd4d2xns071m.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fiq6fi9wfqd4d2xns071m.png" alt="Best Captcha Solver for CAPTCHA Bypass" width="800" height="320"></a></p> <h2> What Is a CAPTCHA Solver? </h2> <p>Automation usually fails not because your browser or HTTP client is broken, but because CAPTCHA systems change faster than automation stacks can adapt. A crawler can run smoothly for hours — and then suddenly stop because a new challenge appeared.</p> <p>A <strong>CAPTCHA solver</strong> is a service that accepts website challenges — image grids, sliders, audio puzzles, or enterprise tokens — and returns a valid solution. Without such services, automation is fragile because anti-bot systems constantly update their defenses.</p> <h2> What Is 2Captcha? </h2> <p>2Captcha is a <strong>human-based CAPTCHA solving service</strong> covering nearly every modern CAPTCHA type through a single API:<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code>createTask → getTaskResult → apply token </code></pre> </div> <p>The key difference: 2Captcha is not a pure AI solver — it combines machine learning with real human workers when needed.</p> <h2> How 2Captcha Works Under the Hood </h2> <h3> 1. createTask </h3> <p>Send the target parameters (URL, sitekey, and task-specific fields). The API returns a <code>taskId</code>. You can also use <code>callbackUrl</code> for webhooks.</p> <h3> 2. getTaskResult </h3> <p>Poll the result endpoint. While the task is being solved, the API returns <code>status: processing</code>.<br> Wait <strong>at least 5 seconds</strong> between requests.</p> <h3> 3. Apply the solution immediately </h3> <p>Once the API returns <code>status: ready</code>, apply the solution in the same session where the CAPTCHA appeared.</p> <h2> Working Python Example </h2> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight python"><code><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">os</span> <span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">sys</span> <span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">time</span> <span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">json</span> <span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">requests</span> <span class="n">CREATE_TASK_URL</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">https://api.2captcha.com/createTask</span><span class="sh">"</span> <span class="n">GET_TASK_RESULT_URL</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">https://api.2captcha.com/getTaskResult</span><span class="sh">"</span> <span class="n">REPORT_CORRECT_URL</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">https://api.2captcha.com/reportCorrect</span><span class="sh">"</span> <span class="n">REPORT_INCORRECT_URL</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">https://api.2captcha.com/reportIncorrect</span><span class="sh">"</span> <span class="n">WEBSITE_URL</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">os</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">getenv</span><span class="p">(</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">CAPTCHA_WEBSITE_URL</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">https://2captcha.com/demo/recaptcha-v2</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="p">)</span> <span class="n">WEBSITE_KEY</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">os</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">getenv</span><span class="p">(</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">CAPTCHA_WEBSITE_KEY</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">6LfD3PIbAAAAAJs_eEHvoOl75_83eXSqpPSRFJ_u</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="p">)</span> <span class="n">POLL_INTERVAL_SEC</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="mi">5</span> <span class="n">TIMEOUT_SEC</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="mi">180</span> <span class="k">def</span> <span class="nf">api_post</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">url</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">str</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">payload</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">dict</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">timeout</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">int</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="mi">30</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="o">-&gt;</span> <span class="nb">dict</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">r</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">requests</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">post</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">url</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">json</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">payload</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">timeout</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">timeout</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="n">r</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">raise_for_status</span><span class="p">()</span> <span class="n">data</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">r</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">json</span><span class="p">()</span> <span class="k">if</span> <span class="ow">not</span> <span class="nf">isinstance</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">data</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="nb">dict</span><span class="p">):</span> <span class="k">raise</span> <span class="nc">RuntimeError</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">Unexpected JSON response: </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">data</span><span class="si">!r}</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">if</span> <span class="n">data</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">get</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">errorId</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="ow">not</span> <span class="ow">in</span> <span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">0</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="bp">None</span><span class="p">):</span> <span class="k">raise</span> <span class="nc">RuntimeError</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">2Captcha API error: </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">data</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">return</span> <span class="n">data</span> <span class="k">def</span> <span class="nf">create_recaptcha_v2_proxyless_task</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">client_key</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">str</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="o">-&gt;</span> <span class="nb">int</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">payload</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="p">{</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">clientKey</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">client_key</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">task</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="p">{</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">type</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">RecaptchaV2TaskProxyless</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">websiteURL</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">WEBSITE_URL</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">websiteKey</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">WEBSITE_KEY</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">isInvisible</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="bp">False</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="p">},</span> <span class="p">}</span> <span class="n">data</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="nf">api_post</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">CREATE_TASK_URL</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">payload</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="n">task_id</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">data</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">get</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">taskId</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">if</span> <span class="n">task_id</span> <span class="ow">is</span> <span class="bp">None</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="k">raise</span> <span class="nc">RuntimeError</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">Missing taskId in response: </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">data</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">return</span> <span class="nf">int</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">task_id</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">def</span> <span class="nf">wait_for_result</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">client_key</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">str</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">task_id</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">int</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="o">-&gt;</span> <span class="nb">tuple</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="nb">str</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="nb">dict</span><span class="p">]:</span> <span class="n">deadline</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">time</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">time</span><span class="p">()</span> <span class="o">+</span> <span class="n">TIMEOUT_SEC</span> <span class="k">while</span> <span class="n">time</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">time</span><span class="p">()</span> <span class="o">&lt;</span> <span class="n">deadline</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">time</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">sleep</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">POLL_INTERVAL_SEC</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="n">data</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="nf">api_post</span><span class="p">(</span> <span class="n">GET_TASK_RESULT_URL</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="p">{</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">clientKey</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">client_key</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">taskId</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nf">int</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">task_id</span><span class="p">)},</span> <span class="p">)</span> <span class="n">status</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">data</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">get</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">status</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">if</span> <span class="n">status</span> <span class="o">==</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">processing</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="k">continue</span> <span class="k">if</span> <span class="n">status</span> <span class="o">==</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">ready</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">solution</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">data</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">get</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">solution</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="ow">or</span> <span class="p">{}</span> <span class="n">token</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">solution</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">get</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">gRecaptchaResponse</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="ow">or</span> <span class="n">solution</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">get</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">token</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">if</span> <span class="ow">not</span> <span class="n">token</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="k">raise</span> <span class="nc">RuntimeError</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">Missing token in solution: </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">data</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">return</span> <span class="nf">str</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">token</span><span class="p">),</span> <span class="n">data</span> <span class="k">raise</span> <span class="nc">RuntimeError</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">Unexpected getTaskResult response: </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">data</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">raise</span> <span class="nc">TimeoutError</span><span class="p">(</span> <span class="sa">f</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">Timed out waiting for taskId=</span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">task_id</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s"> after </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">TIMEOUT_SEC</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s">s</span><span class="sh">"</span> <span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">def</span> <span class="nf">report_feedback</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">client_key</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">str</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">task_id</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">int</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">accepted</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nb">bool</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="o">-&gt;</span> <span class="nb">bool</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">url</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">REPORT_CORRECT_URL</span> <span class="k">if</span> <span class="n">accepted</span> <span class="k">else</span> <span class="n">REPORT_INCORRECT_URL</span> <span class="n">data</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="nf">api_post</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">url</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="p">{</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">clientKey</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">client_key</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">taskId</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nf">int</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">task_id</span><span class="p">)})</span> <span class="k">return</span> <span class="n">data</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">get</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">status</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="o">==</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">success</span><span class="sh">"</span> <span class="k">def</span> <span class="nf">main</span><span class="p">()</span> <span class="o">-&gt;</span> <span class="bp">None</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">client_key</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">os</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">getenv</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">TWOCAPTCHA_API_KEY</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">if</span> <span class="ow">not</span> <span class="n">client_key</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nf">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">ERROR: env var TWOCAPTCHA_API_KEY is not set</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="nb">file</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">sys</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="n">stderr</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="n">sys</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">exit</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">2</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="n">task_id</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="nf">create_recaptcha_v2_proxyless_task</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">client_key</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="n">token</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">raw</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="nf">wait_for_result</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">client_key</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">task_id</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="nf">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">taskId:</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">task_id</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="nf">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">websiteURL:</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">WEBSITE_URL</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="nf">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">websiteKey:</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">WEBSITE_KEY</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="nf">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">token:</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">token</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">if</span> <span class="n">__name__</span> <span class="o">==</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">__main__</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nf">main</span><span class="p">()</span> </code></pre> </div> <h2> Why 2Captcha, Not Another Solver </h2> <p>Pure AI solvers respond too uniformly — which makes them easy to detect.</p> <p>2Captcha combines ML with real humans: AI handles simple cases, humans handle complex ones, producing natural timing patterns.</p> <h3> Advantages </h3> <p><strong>Wide type coverage</strong><br> Supports all major CAPTCHA families without separate integrations.</p> <p><strong>Stable API across all families</strong><br> One model, no rewrites.</p> <p><strong>Predictable cost and latency</strong><br> Makes throughput planning easier.</p> <p><strong>Works everywhere</strong><br> Selenium, Playwright, Puppeteer, mobile automation, backend scripts.</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F65dbs7thwi58a4axrobb.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F65dbs7thwi58a4axrobb.png" alt="Why 2Captcha, Not Another Solver" width="800" height="240"></a></p> <h2> 2Captcha vs ML-Only Solvers </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Criteria</th> <th>2Captcha</th> <th>ML Solvers</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Solve speed</td> <td>0.1–25 sec</td> <td>0.1–2 sec</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Timing pattern</td> <td>Variable, natural</td> <td>Uniform</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Type coverage</td> <td>30+ types</td> <td>Popular only</td> </tr> <tr> <td>New CAPTCHA types</td> <td>Hours</td> <td>Days/weeks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Complex CAPTCHAs</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>Usually no</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Success rate</td> <td>90%+</td> <td>80–90%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ban resistance</td> <td>High</td> <td>Medium–low</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cost</td> <td>Slightly higher</td> <td>Slightly lower</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p><strong>Bottom line:</strong><br> ML solvers are cheaper and faster — but get banned more often.<br> 2Captcha costs a bit more, but actually works.</p> <h2> Common Mistakes (How NOT to Do It) </h2> <h3> Mistake #1 — Hammering the API </h3> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight python"><code><span class="c1"># ❌ Bad — you will get rate-limited </span><span class="k">while</span> <span class="bp">True</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">requests</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">get</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">https://2captcha.com/res.php?id=</span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">task_id</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">)</span> </code></pre> </div> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight python"><code><span class="c1"># ✅ Good — polite polling </span><span class="n">time</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">sleep</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">5</span><span class="p">)</span> </code></pre> </div> <h3> Mistake #2 — Ignoring NOT_READY </h3> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight python"><code><span class="c1"># ❌ Bad </span><span class="k">if</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">NOT_READY</span><span class="sh">"</span> <span class="ow">in</span> <span class="n">result</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="nf">create_new_task</span><span class="p">()</span> </code></pre> </div> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight python"><code><span class="c1"># ✅ Good </span><span class="k">if</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">NOT_READY</span><span class="sh">"</span> <span class="ow">in</span> <span class="n">result</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">time</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">sleep</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">5</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">continue</span> </code></pre> </div> <h3> Mistake #3 — Using a stale token </h3> <p>reCAPTCHA tokens live ~120 seconds.<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight python"><code><span class="n">token</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="nf">get_captcha_solution</span><span class="p">()</span> <span class="nf">submit_form</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">token</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="c1"># use immediately </span></code></pre> </div> <h3> Mistake #4 — Not reporting bad solutions </h3> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight python"><code><span class="n">requests</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">get</span><span class="p">(</span> <span class="sa">f</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">https://2captcha.com/res.php?key=</span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">API_KEY</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s">&amp;action=reportbad&amp;id=</span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">task_id</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="sh">"</span> <span class="p">)</span> </code></pre> </div> <h2> Supported CAPTCHA Types </h2> <h3> Popular </h3> <ul> <li>reCAPTCHA V2</li> <li>reCAPTCHA V2 Callback</li> <li>reCAPTCHA V2 Invisible</li> <li>reCAPTCHA V3</li> <li>reCAPTCHA Enterprise</li> <li>Cloudflare Turnstile</li> <li>FunCaptcha (Arkose Labs)</li> <li>Normal Captcha</li> <li>Image Captcha</li> <li>Amazon Captcha</li> </ul> <h3> Other CAPTCHAs </h3> <ul> <li>GeeTest</li> <li>DataDome</li> <li>Tencent Captcha</li> <li>Audio Captcha</li> <li>Russian Captcha</li> <li>MTCaptcha</li> <li>Number Captcha</li> <li>Text Captcha</li> <li>Lemin Captcha</li> <li>Chinese Captcha</li> <li>Rotate Captcha</li> <li>Friendly Captcha</li> <li>Math Captcha</li> <li>Click Captcha</li> <li>Slider Captcha</li> <li>Cutcaptcha</li> <li>ALTCHA</li> <li>Temu Captcha</li> <li>Capy Puzzle</li> <li>atbCAPTCHA</li> <li>Procaptcha</li> <li>CaptchaFox</li> <li>VK Captcha</li> </ul> <p><strong>IMAGE SLOT #3</strong></p> <h2> When 2Captcha Is the Right Fit </h2> <ul> <li>The site uses difficult or regional CAPTCHAs</li> <li>You need stable pricing</li> <li>You don’t want multiple integrations</li> <li>Anti-bot systems analyze timing patterns</li> <li>CAPTCHA formats change frequently</li> </ul> <h2> Browser Extension </h2> <p>If you need to solve CAPTCHAs directly in the browser (manual workflows, QA, testing), the <strong>2Captcha browser extension</strong> is the easiest option.</p> <p>Supported browsers:<br> Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera, Brave.</p> <h2> Selenium &amp; Puppeteer Integrations </h2> <p>2Captcha provides ready-to-use examples showing how to:</p> <ul> <li>detect CAPTCHA in the DOM</li> <li>extract sitekey</li> <li>send task to API</li> <li>inject solution back into the page</li> <li>handle page reloads</li> </ul> <h2> Official SDKs </h2> <div class="table-wrapper-paragraph"><table> <thead> <tr> <th>Language</th> <th>Link</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>PHP</td> <td>PHP captcha solver</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Python</td> <td>Python captcha solver</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Java</td> <td>Java captcha solver</td> </tr> <tr> <td>C#</td> <td>C# captcha solver</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Go</td> <td>Go captcha solver</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ruby</td> <td>Ruby captcha solver</td> </tr> <tr> <td>JavaScript</td> <td>JavaScript captcha solver</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p>Unlike many competitors, these SDKs are maintained <strong>officially by 2Captcha</strong> and stay in sync with the API.</p> <h2> Final Notes </h2> <p>2Captcha blends human-like behavior, broad CAPTCHA coverage, and a unified API into a stable automation layer.</p> <p>If your automation keeps breaking on CAPTCHAs — this is the tool you want.</p> captcha captchasolver captchabypass captchaauto