Bot detection impact Shopify sites
Performance impact by bot_detection provider.
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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
3,915
Sites in sample
Combined across all items
1.7s
Best LCP (p75)
hCaptcha
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify sites (8,248) · 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 | 1.7s | 98.5% | 294 | |
| 2 | reCAPTCHA | 1.8s | 93.3% | 3,621 |
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify sites (8,248) · 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 3.6% 294 1.7s
reCAPTCHA 43.9% 3,621 1.8s
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
99% of hCaptcha sites pass LCP. ReCAPTCHA trails 6 points behind. computed
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify sites (8,248) · 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 43.9%
931.8s
91153ms
920.02
941.3s
95547ms
hCaptcha 3.6%
991.7s
88162ms
940.02
961.2s
96525ms
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: 99% of its sites pass. reCAPTCHA trails at 93%. computed
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify sites (8,248) · phone field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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