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
0.03
Best CLS (p75)
hCaptcha
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify sites (8,248) · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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The ranking sorted by CLS at p75, fastest first
| # | Provider | CLS p75 | Passing | Sites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hCaptcha | 0.03 | 85.4% | 294 | |
| 2 | reCAPTCHA | 0.07 | 83.8% | 3,621 |
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify sites (8,248) · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Passing CLS per provider which group passes the CLS most often
ProviderSitesPassing CLSp75
hCaptcha 3.6% 294 0.03
reCAPTCHA 43.9% 3,621 0.07
Good Needs Improvement Poor Sorted best-passing first · median colored by its own rating · pass = good CLS (0.1 at p75) · one value per site
No provider stands out: pass rates sit between 84% and 85%. computed
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify sites (8,248) · 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 43.9%
961.7s
9982ms
840.07
961.1s
97477ms
hCaptcha 3.6%
991.5s
9979ms
850.03
971.0s
98486ms
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 CLS: 85% of its sites pass. reCAPTCHA trails at 84%. computed
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify sites (8,248) · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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