Bot Detection vs open-source BotD library
BotD is an open-source library that we created to make it easy for every developer to detect basic bots in their web apps. BotD is available under a permissive MIT license and will always be free for developers.
For more demanding applications we created a professional API-based bot detection software called Fingerprint Bot Detection.
Fingerprint Bot Detection combines vast amounts of auxiliary data that bots leak (errors, network overrides, browser attribute inconsistencies, API changes, and more) to be able to reliably distinguish real users and automated software, resulting in the detection of popular automation tools, their derivatives, and plugins. The service provides both browser and server-side APIs that make the process of bot detection fast and secure.
| BotD | Fingerprint Bot Detection | |
|---|---|---|
Core Features | ||
| 100% open source | yes | no1 |
| Search engine detection works in all modern browsers - see our full list of browsers supported | – | ✓ |
| Automation web services detection | – | ✓ |
| Automation browser extensions detection | – | ✓ |
Detectable automation tools & frameworks | ||
| Headless Browsers (Chrome, Firefox) | ✓ | ✓ |
| seleniumHQ/selenium umbrella project encapsulating a variety of tools and libraries enabling web browser automation | ✓ | ✓ |
| microsoft/playwright Node.js library to automate Chromium, Firefox and WebKit with a single API | ✓ | ✓ |
| ariya/phantomjs headless WebKit scriptable with JavaScript | ✓ | ✓ |
| segmentio/nightmare high-level browser automation library | ✓ | ✓ |
| electron/electron framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS | ✓ | ✓ |
| laurentj/slimerjs scriptable browser | ✓ | ✓ |
Detectable stealth plugins | ||
| berstend/puppeteer-extra/packages/puppeteer-extra-plugin-stealth plugin for puppeteer-extra to prevent detection. | - | ✓ |
| microlinkhq/browserless efficient driver for controlling headless browsers built on top of puppeteer developed for scenarios where performance matters | - | ✓ |
| ultrafunkamsterdam/undetected-chromedriver optimized Selenium Chromedriver patch which does not trigger anti-bot services | - | ✓ |
| MeiK2333/pyppeteer_stealth stealth plugin for pyppeteer | - | ✓ |
Additional Features | ||
| Server-side accuracy increase based on additional server-side data, such as TLS crypto support, ipv4/v6 data, and others | – | ✓ |
| Query API & real-time Webhooks build flexible workflows | – | ✓ |
Operations | ||
| Data security | Your infrastructure | Encrypted at rest |
| Storage | Your infrastructure | Unlimited for up to 1 yr |
| Regions | Your infrastructure | Hosting in the US, EU, and Mumbai |
| Compliance | Your infrastructure | GDPR, CCPA compliant2 |
| SLA | No SLA | 99.9% Uptime |
| Support | GitHub community | Support team via email, chat, and call-back within 1 business day |
1. Fingerprint Bot Detection uses the open-source BotD library as well as proprietary technology for increased accuracy and result stability.
2. Fingerprint Bot Detection is GDPR and CCPA-compliant as the data processor. You still need to be compliant as the data controller and use the bot detection for fraud prevention under legitimate interest or ask for user consent.
Updated 6 months ago