Bot detection impact WordPress 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
22,176
Sites in sample
Combined across all items
2.9s
Best LCP (p75)
hCaptcha
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress sites (63,295) · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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The ranking sorted by LCP at p75, fastest first
| # | Provider | LCP p75 | Passing | Sites | |
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| 1 | hCaptcha | 2.9s | 65.6% | 280 | |
| 2 | reCAPTCHA | 2.9s | 64.2% | 21,773 | |
| 3 | Cloudflare Turnstile | 3.0s | 66.1% | 123 |
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress sites (63,295) · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Passing LCP per provider which group passes the LCP most often
ProviderSitesPassing LCPp75
DataDome 0.1% 35 2.9s
Cloudflare Turnstile 0.2% 123 3.0s
hCaptcha 0.4% 280 2.9s
reCAPTCHA 34.4% 21,773 2.9s
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
No provider stands out: pass rates sit between 64% and 66%. computed
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress sites (63,295) · all devices 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 34.4%
642.9s
98106ms
870.04
542.5s
272.0s
hCaptcha 0.4%
662.9s
96129ms
880.04
552.5s
282.1s
Cloudflare Turnstile 0.2%
663.0s
97123ms
920.03
522.4s
202.1s
DataDome 0.1%
682.9s
96113ms
850.04
682.1s
381.8s
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: 66% of its sites pass. reCAPTCHA trails at 64%. computed
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · WordPress sites (63,295) · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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