# Alternative to Google reCaptcha or native Captcha **URL:** \ **Category:** HubSpot Ideas\ **Tags:** forms, content\ **Created:** [January 12, 2023, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/alternative-to-google-recaptcha-or-native-captcha/72801 "2023-01-12T20:26:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![magmar](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/magmar/32/101557_2.png) [@magmar](https://community.hubspot.com/u/magmar)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2023, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/alternative-to-google-recaptcha-or-native-captcha/72801/1 "2023-01-12T20:26:04Z")
Hi everyone, we need an alternative to Google reCaptcha to protect forms from spam. This is due to the fact, that most of our client’s data protection officers disallow the usage of Google reCaptcha in the GDPR region. We had to switch off reCaptcha and are receiving massive amounts of spam on several accounts. Apart from this, Google reCaptcha also loads Google Fonts as a subservice. It would be great, if HubSpot would provide a native captcha or honeypot solution or allow us to add this programmatically, so that we can continue to use the native forms module on HubSpot pages. I know, that you can add your own captcha to any form by integrating forms via HubSpot forms API. But this is not an option when you’re using HubSpot CMS professional, since you’d need server-side scripting or a separate web server. ---
**Author:** ![HarryMeise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dfb087/32.png) [@HarryMeise](https://community.hubspot.com/u/HarryMeise)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 12:34pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/alternative-to-google-recaptcha-or-native-captcha/72801/2 "2024-02-14T12:34:21Z")
Hello @magmar. I’m totally on your side, as long as Hubspot uses Google reCAPTCHA, we can’t use Hubspot’s forms either. Integrating Honeypot as a spam system, for example, is generally not a huge effort. ---
**Author:** ![kdcs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a9adbd/32.png) [@kdcs](https://community.hubspot.com/u/kdcs)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/alternative-to-google-recaptcha-or-native-captcha/72801/3 "2024-05-02T18:25:04Z")
Bumping this. We are also having this issue. We should not have to integrate a third-party plugin because of GDPR regulations. HubSpot should support other captcha alternatives (such as hCaptcha) that are better integrated with forms and are more secure. Jeopardizing leads and conversions is a large deterrant in remaining a HS customer. ---
**Author:** ![Patrick](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/patrick/32/88643_2.png) [@Patrick](https://community.hubspot.com/u/Patrick)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/alternative-to-google-recaptcha-or-native-captcha/72801/4 "2026-04-15T20:48:54Z")
A HubSpot-original POW solution would be pretty neat, but even hCpatcha or Turnstile support would be better than reCAPTCHA only. ---
**Author:** ![SabariRam](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/sabariram/32/30222_2.png) [@SabariRam](https://community.hubspot.com/u/SabariRam)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 12:31pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/alternative-to-google-recaptcha-or-native-captcha/72801/6 "2026-09-21T12:31:25Z")
Hi Everyone, I am the Product Manager for Forms. I am excited to share that Honeypot field to detect bot submissions is currently under development. I will keep this post updated as we move this into a beta. Regards, Sabari Ram HubSpot Product Team ---
**Author:** ![magmar](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/magmar/32/101557_2.png) [@magmar](https://community.hubspot.com/u/magmar)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 1:55pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/alternative-to-google-recaptcha-or-native-captcha/72801/7 "2026-09-21T13:55:24Z")
Hi Sabari, that’s great news! Let me know, if I can help in Beta testing! Cheers Martin