About 5x cheaper than a typical Clerk + TrustedForms + CAPTCHA stack
Pricing
About 5x cheaper as a bundle. Up to 10x lower auth metering. Compare tiers, overage, and the matrix below.
1 Auth Credit = 1 authenticated session for metering. Credits apply within your billing period. Overage: $0.30 / 1k (Starter), $0.20 / 1k (Pro), $0.10 / 1k (Business).
Auth credits are enforced in production: each successful new session (sign-in) consumes one credit until the period resets (Stripe billing period when subscribed, otherwise UTC calendar month for Free). Rate limits still apply separately. Operators can disable the cap for staging only via DISABLE_AUTH_CREDIT_CAP=1.
Live Stripe parity: production recurring prices for Starter ($9/mo), Pro ($29/mo), and Business ($99/mo) match the amounts in the plan cards below. Self-serve checkout in the operator dashboard uses those tiers end-to-end with webhook-backed billing state.
Why “CapchaCloud”? CAPTCHA + Cloud — Turnstile is built in with OAuth sign-in and consent evidence. The single-P spelling is intentional branding.
Plans
Free
- No credit card
- Full surface to evaluate
- Upgrade anytime
Starter
- Consent vault + export
- Turnstile + OAuth
Subscribe after sign-in (Starter) — opens the operator app on billing with this tier pre-selected.
Pro
- Clerk-class auth bundle
- Webhooks + API
- Most popular
Subscribe after sign-in (Pro) — opens the operator app on billing with this tier pre-selected.
Business
- Volume + lower overage
- Priority paths
Subscribe after sign-in (Business) — opens the operator app on billing with this tier pre-selected.
Included in every plan — even Free
- Bot screening built in. Cloudflare Turnstile gates every capture. No add-on, no separate bill, nothing to configure.
- 5-year record retention. Every consent record is kept for 5 years — meeting the FTC Telemarketing Sales Rule's recordkeeping requirement and outlasting the TCPA's 4-year liability window. Retention is a hard floor: records can't be shortened or deleted early, even by you.
- Court-ready evidence. Each record captures the exact request as the consumer saw it, their identity, the purpose, and a tamper-evident timestamp.
- Hosted auth email. Verification, password-reset, and 2FA email send from
auth@capchacloud.comon our verified domain — zero DNS setup on your end. (Send-from-your-own-domain is an Enterprise add-on.)
CapchaCloud provides recordkeeping infrastructure designed to support TCPA/TSR compliance. It is not legal advice; consult counsel for your obligations.
Feature comparison
Core product surface is consistent; paid tiers add volume, overage economics, and operational headroom.
| Capability | Free | Starter | Pro | Business | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auth credits / mo | 500 | 2,500 | 10,000 | 50,000 | Custom |
| OAuth + session path | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Turnstile gate (bot friction) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Signed capture & integrity-backed evidence store | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Webhooks + API keys | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Overage (per 1k credits) | — | $0.30 | $0.20 | $0.10 | Custom |
| Trust + compliance library | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
What you’d pay separately
| Vendor | Role | Typical floor |
|---|---|---|
| Clerk Pro | Auth / SSO | ~$25/mo |
| TrustedForms-class | Consent evidence | ~$99/mo entry |
| Turnstile / reCAPTCHA | Bot friction | ~$0–$30/mo (estimate) |
| Combined | — | ~$154+/mo |
| CapchaCloud Pro | All three | $29/mo |
Illustrative competitor figures for positioning only — verify current vendor pricing for your procurement.
High-volume consent records (lead-gen & telemarketing)
Generating consent certificates at scale for TCPA-regulated outreach? We price those per record, not per seat — $0.02 / record, with volume discounts ($0.018 at 10k+, $0.015 at 100k+). Bot screening and 5-year retention are included, same as every plan. That's roughly half of a typical TrustedForm-class certificate.
Talk to us to switch your tenant to per-record billing.
Overage rates (paid tiers)
When you exceed included credits in a period, overage bills in per-1k blocks at your tier rate.
| Tier | Price / mo | Overage per 1k credits |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $9 | $0.30 |
| Pro | $29 | $0.20 |
| Business | $99 | $0.10 |
| Enterprise | Custom ($499+) | Custom (contract) |
Annual savings (illustrative)
Stack ~$154/mo → $1,848/yr vs CapchaCloud tier → save about $1,500/yr (directional).
Why evidence matters (public record)
- Epic / FTC (2022): $520M settlement tied to consent / pattern-of-practice allegations.
- Meta / GDPR (2023): on the order of €1.2B regulatory fine (public record).
- TCPA / telemarketing: statutory damages often discussed in the $500–$1,500 per contact range in civil filings.
FAQ
What is an Auth Credit?
One authenticated session end-to-end through the CapchaCloud identity path you configure.
What if I exceed credits?
Overage bills in per-1k blocks at your tier rate ($0.30 / $0.20 / $0.10). Free tier is a hard cap until you upgrade.
Can I switch tiers?
Upgrades via Stripe Checkout; downgrades/proration follow Stripe subscription rules.
Why is pricing this low?
We run on Cloudflare’s edge platform with lean per-tenant overhead; we pass efficiency through instead of stacking opaque middlemen.
Is there a free trial?
The Free tier is free forever with a modest credit pool — no card required.
Why “CapchaCloud”?
CAPTCHA + Cloud — Turnstile is built into the platform alongside OAuth sign-in and consent evidence. The single-P spelling is intentional branding.
Start free — no card
Create your tenant by signing in through the live widget on the homepage, then upgrade from the operator dashboard when you are ready.