Bot detection impact

Performance impact by bot_detection provider.

Field data PhoneDesktopAll Scope All sites Q1 2026 edition · Desktop field outcomes
Metric LCP INP CLS
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At a glance the headline numbers for Bot detection impact

Performance impact by bot_detection provider.

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Providers ranked
After min-sites filter
26,874
Sites in sample
Combined across all items
69ms
Best INP (p75)
reCAPTCHA
The State of Web Vitals · Q1 2026 · 94,910 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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The ranking sorted by INP at p75, fastest first

# Provider INP p75 Passing Sites
1 reCAPTCHA 69ms 98.9%
25,928
2 hCaptcha 70ms 98.7%
525
3 Cloudflare Turnstile 82ms 97.3%
190
4 DataDome 102ms 100.0%
121
5 Akamai Bot Manager 124ms 91.2%
110
The State of Web Vitals · Q1 2026 · 94,910 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Passing INP per provider which group passes the INP most often

ProviderSitesPassing INPp75
PerimeterX/HUMAN 0% 8 100% 112ms
DataDome 0.1% 121 100% 102ms
reCAPTCHA 27.3% 25,928 99% 69ms
hCaptcha 0.6% 525 99% 70ms
Cloudflare Turnstile 0.2% 190 97% 82ms
Imperva Bot Management 0% 38 93% 81ms
Akamai Bot Manager 0.1% 110 91% 124ms
Good Needs Improvement Poor Sorted best-passing first · median colored by its own rating · pass = good INP (200ms at p75) · one value per site

100% of DataDome sites pass INP. Akamai Bot Manager trails 9 points behind. computed

The State of Web Vitals · Q1 2026 · 94,910 sites · desktop 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%
832.1s
9969ms
770.10
791.7s
561.2s
hCaptcha 0.6%
911.8s
9970ms
810.08
861.4s
681.1s
Cloudflare Turnstile 0.2%
902.1s
9782ms
760.10
791.6s
631.2s
DataDome 0.1%
832.1s
100102ms
710.12
801.7s
601.2s
Akamai Bot Manager 0.1%
782.4s
91124ms
660.13
701.9s
491.2s
Imperva Bot Management 0%
593.3s
9381ms
660.17
552.5s
451.9s
PerimeterX/HUMAN 0%
673.2s
100112ms
500.24
503.2s
502.6s
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.

DataDome leads on INP: 100% of its sites pass. Akamai Bot Manager trails at 91%. computed

The State of Web Vitals · Q1 2026 · 94,910 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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