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At a glance the headline numbers for Bot detection impact
Performance impact by bot_detection provider.
5
Providers ranked
After min-sites filter
26,874
Sites in sample
Combined across all items
2.0s
Best LCP (p75)
hCaptcha
The State of Web Vitals · Q1 2026 · 94,910 sites · phone field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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The ranking sorted by LCP at p75, fastest first
| # | Provider | LCP p75 | Passing | Sites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hCaptcha | 2.0s | 85.9% | 525 | |
| 2 | Cloudflare Turnstile | 2.3s | 82.5% | 190 | |
| 3 | reCAPTCHA | 2.5s | 76.3% | 25,928 | |
| 4 | DataDome | 2.5s | 68.1% | 121 | |
| 5 | Akamai Bot Manager | 2.8s | 66.3% | 110 |
The State of Web Vitals · Q1 2026 · 94,910 sites · phone field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Passing LCP per provider which group passes the LCP most often
ProviderSitesPassing LCPp75
hCaptcha 0.6% 525 2.0s
Cloudflare Turnstile 0.2% 190 2.3s
reCAPTCHA 27.3% 25,928 2.5s
DataDome 0.1% 121 2.5s
Imperva Bot Management 0% 38 3.1s
PerimeterX/HUMAN 0% 8 2.6s
Akamai Bot Manager 0.1% 110 2.8s
Good Needs Improvement Poor Sorted best-passing first · median colored by its own rating · pass = good LCP (2.5s at p75) · one value per site
86% of hCaptcha sites pass LCP. Akamai Bot Manager trails 20 points behind, leaving 34% of its sites failing. computed
The State of Web Vitals · Q1 2026 · 94,910 sites · phone field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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All five vitals at once the whole category without toggling - cell is the pass rate, small number the p75
LCP
INP
CLS
FCP
TTFB
reCAPTCHA 27.3%
762.5s
92137ms
870.03
702.0s
521.3s
hCaptcha 0.6%
862.0s
85159ms
920.02
801.6s
661.1s
Cloudflare Turnstile 0.2%
832.3s
80179ms
760.09
771.7s
611.1s
DataDome 0.1%
682.5s
73214ms
830.06
741.8s
561.2s
Akamai Bot Manager 0.1%
662.8s
62243ms
710.13
582.2s
401.2s
Imperva Bot Management 0%
673.1s
79194ms
870.07
532.6s
501.7s
PerimeterX/HUMAN 0%
672.6s
80129ms
1000.04
502.6s
501.9s
60%95%+ passing Cell: pass rate, small number = p75 · faded rows: under 100 sites
One row per provider, one column per vital - the cell is the share of sites passing, the small number the p75. No toggling needed to see where the category actually differs.
hCaptcha leads on LCP: 86% of its sites pass. Akamai Bot Manager trails at 66%. computed
The State of Web Vitals · Q1 2026 · 94,910 sites · phone field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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