> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://discortics.com/llms.txt). A consolidated single-file corpus is available at [llms-full.txt](https://discortics.com/llms-full.txt). Markdown versions of documentation and comparison pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://discortics.com/blogs/discortics-vs-captchabot.md).

# Discortics vs Captcha.bot: Better Free Image Verification

Have you tried joining your own server from an alt lately? It's easy to set up verification and forget to check what new members actually see.

Discortics lets them do an image captcha inside Discord for free. Captcha.bot's free option uses web verification. Which works better depends on the checks you want, so here's what each includes.

**TL;DR**

- **Image captcha, free:** Captcha.bot keeps image verification on Premium. Discortics includes it free, inside Discord.
- **More roles after the gate:** Captcha.bot's free plan gives one verified role. Discortics Public gives up to five.
- **Pick your lock:** Image Captcha, Password, or Advanced web checks for servers fighting alt accounts.
- **Protection past the gate:** Autopilot filters, anti-raid and Anti-Nuke live in the same bot and dashboard.

## What you pay for on each side

| Area                     | Captcha.bot                   | Discortics                                                              |
| :----------------------- | :---------------------------- | :---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Free verification method | Web                           | Image Captcha and Password options                                      |
| Image verification       | Premium                       | **Included free**                                                       |
| Verified roles           | 1 Free; 5 Premium             | **Up to 5 after-verification roles on Public**                          |
| Unfinished verification  | Configurable time limits      | Configurable failed-verification handling                               |
| Additional protection    | Anti-phishing module          | Autopilot filters, anti-raid, and Anti-Nuke                             |
| Wider community setup    | Verification-focused offering | Verification alongside applications, tickets, and member activity tools |

Sources: Captcha.bot's [Premium comparison](https://docs.captcha.bot/premium/premium) and [documentation overview](https://docs.captcha.bot/), checked November 12, 2026. Discortics modes and role limits are documented in the [verification guide](/guides/verification).

The short version: on Captcha.bot's free plan you get web verification and one verified role. Image captcha is Premium. On Discortics, the image captcha stays inside Discord for free, and you get up to five after-verification roles on the free Public plan.

## Choose the check you need

Not every server needs the same check.

- **Image Captcha** asks a member to read a challenge and type the answer. Good default for public servers getting hit by bot floods.
- **Password** asks for a code you share somewhere else, like your website or a pinned post. Useful for private groups. Just know a shared password proves someone read your rules, not that they're one unique person.
- **Advanced** adds web verification with network and linked-account checks for servers fighting alt accounts. Those signals have limits and privacy trade-offs, so read the docs and the [privacy policy](/privacy) before turning it on.

None of these stops every bad account. A captcha and an account-linking check solve different problems.

## Passing the check has to unlock something

A gate is only as good as the roles behind it. Discortics gives you before-verification and after-verification role groups, so newcomers see one small corner and verified members see the server. Add trusted-member bypasses for people who shouldn't have to verify again, and staff logs so mods can see who passed, who failed, and why.

You also choose what happens on failure: nothing, a warn, a timeout, a kick, a soft ban or a ban. Start gentle while you test. Nobody wants to ban their own co-mod during setup.

## The gate is step one

Verification decides who walks in. It doesn't watch what they do next. That's where [Autopilot](/features/autopilot) takes over with spam, flood, link and anti-raid rules, and Anti-Nuke covers the scarier case of a compromised admin. Same bot, same dashboard.

## Try joining from an alt

Set up [Verification](/features/verification) with the [setup guide](/guides/verification), then join from an alt and check that the right channels appear. Easy thing to miss when you're testing as an admin.

Comparing another access-focused bot? See [Discortics vs Double Counter](/blogs/discortics-vs-double-counter).