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DeathByCaptcha alternative
The DeathByCaptcha Alternative With No Per-Solve Bill
Keep the DeathByCaptcha integration you built years ago and let CapSkip answer it on your own PC: no rewrite, no human queue, and one fixed fee each month in place of a bill for every 1,000.
Windows x64·Runs locally, so no CAPTCHA leaves your machine
- Keeps your old code
- No human solving queue
- Flat price, any volume
CAPTCHAs a month40,000
40.0k250.0k
$21.00stays in your pocketevery month, at this volume
A DeathByCaptcha alternative usually goes on the shortlist when an integration that has run quietly for years starts to look slow and costly next to newer options. DeathByCaptcha is one of the oldest solving services, and its model is still the traditional one: you prepay a package, every CAPTCHA is charged by the thousand, and a human team backs up its OCR around the clock.
CapSkip is the modern replacement that does not ask you to rebuild anything. This Windows app puts the AI on hardware you control, whether that is a desktop, a rented VPS or a dedicated box. A picture CAPTCHA takes your machine about 0.1 seconds, no outside worker ever sees your challenges, and accuracy stays between 90% and 100%. One monthly plan covers unlimited solving and as many threads as your hardware can carry.
What matters most for an older setup is that CapSkip can pose as DeathByCaptcha itself. Choose DeathByCaptcha in the app, click Add, and your existing code goes on sending the same requests while CapSkip answers them locally. Test it on the free trial first; after that, Bronze runs $35 monthly and there is no setup fee.
Nothing in your code has to change. Select DeathByCaptcha inside CapSkip, press Add, and the requests your old integration sends are answered on your own PC from then on. Work you do by hand in a browser can lean on the Chrome or Firefox add-on instead. See how the switch works
A modern DeathByCaptcha replacement for the code you already run
Legacy client, new engine behind it
The requests your DeathByCaptcha integration sends keep their old format. CapSkip replies to them from your own computer, so code written years ago runs without a single edit.
One click in the app, no redeploy
Select DeathByCaptcha in CapSkip and press Add. Requests that used to leave your network now stop on your PC, and the address written into your code never changes.
Login fields can stay as they are
Your code may keep sending its DeathByCaptcha username and password. CapSkip takes any login while key checking is off; switch it on and your CapSkip key simply takes the password's place.
No round-the-clock worker team needed
DeathByCaptcha backs its OCR with people working day and night. CapSkip keeps humans out of the loop entirely: a model on your hardware reads image CAPTCHAs in about 0.1 seconds.
One plan instead of $2.89 per 1,000
DeathByCaptcha charges $2.89 per 1,000 for reCAPTCHA, Turnstile and GeeTest alike. Bronze covers all three for $35 a month, roughly what 12,100 of those solves cost there.
Newer CAPTCHA types, same old requests
Besides images and reCAPTCHA v2, v3 and v2 Enterprise, your existing jobs can hand Turnstile, GeeTest v3, Capy Puzzle, Friendly Captcha, AWS WAF CAPTCHA and MTCaptcha to CapSkip, all inside one plan.
Three ways to retire DeathByCaptcha
import json
import time
import requests
# DeathByCaptcha's upload-and-poll HTTP flow, answered by CapSkip on
# your own machine instead of api.dbcapi.me. Type 4 is reCAPTCHA v2.
CAPSKIP = "http://127.0.0.1:8085"
JSON = {"Accept": "application/json"}
captcha = requests.post(f"{CAPSKIP}/api/captcha", headers=JSON, data={
"username": "any",
"password": "ANY_STRING", # your CapSkip key if validation is on
"type": 4,
"token_params": json.dumps({
"googlekey": "YOUR_SITEKEY",
"pageurl": "https://example.com/",
}),
}).json()
while True:
time.sleep(5)
res = requests.get(f"{CAPSKIP}/api/captcha/{captcha['captcha']}",
headers=JSON).json()
if res.get("text"):
print(res["text"]) # the reCAPTCHA token
breakA DeathByCaptcha-style upload and poll in Python, answered on your PC by CapSkip; with the switch on, old code keeps its original address.
Manual browser work, no code
If some DeathByCaptcha jobs were really you clicking through sites, the Chrome or Firefox add-on takes over the CAPTCHAs it supports, as long as the CapSkip app is open.
A clean rebuild with the SDKs
When the old integration is finally due for a rewrite, start over with an official CapSkip SDK; Python, PHP, Node.js and C# each have one, and every CAPTCHA type becomes a short, readable call.
The integration you already have
Leave the legacy code alone. The local API answers DeathByCaptcha requests on your machine, and a bot built around 2Captcha gets answered the very same way.
Try the replacement on a real challenge
Our demo pages load real, working CAPTCHA widgets. Open one with the CapSkip app and its add-on both running to preview the kind of answers your DeathByCaptcha jobs would get locally, before you change a single line.
Migrate from DeathByCaptcha in three steps
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Put CapSkip beside your old jobs
Set up CapSkip on whichever computer, VPS or dedicated server handles your DeathByCaptcha work today, so the legacy code and the new solver share one machine. Get the CapSkip installer
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Activate a license or the free trial
Use the trial to measure CapSkip against your current results, or go straight to a monthly plan. The login comes by email and goes into the app once. Start the free trial
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Flip the DeathByCaptcha switch
In the app, pick DeathByCaptcha from the service list and click Add. Run your usual job and watch the solves land in CapSkip instead of draining a prepaid balance. Read the setup guide
Switching from DeathByCaptcha, item by item
What carries over when CapSkip handles the DeathByCaptcha traffic locally, what you set once in the app, and what stays outside the switch.
| Keeps working | Your DeathByCaptcha integration, its request format and its retry loop, with no code edits |
|---|---|
| What you change | A single choice in CapSkip: select DeathByCaptcha, then press Add |
| Login details | Leave them alone; once key checking is on, your CapSkip key replaces the password |
| Types your jobs can send | Images, Cloudflare Turnstile, GeeTest v3, Capy Puzzle, Friendly Captcha, AWS WAF CAPTCHA, MTCaptcha, plus three reCAPTCHA kinds (v2, v3, v2 Enterprise) |
| Account and status checks | Answered on your machine too, with no DeathByCaptcha account behind them |
| Connection mode | DeathByCaptcha's standard web API only; a tool set to the socket mode must be switched over first |
| Not covered | Any type not listed above, such as FunCaptcha, hCaptcha and the old coordinate-click and image-group modes |
DeathByCaptcha vs CapSkip side by side
Prices, who does the solving, and how far your existing DeathByCaptcha setup carries over, including the parts CapSkip leaves out.
| Feature | CapSkip | DeathByCaptcha |
|---|---|---|
| reCAPTCHA, Turnstile and GeeTest | Part of one flat monthly plan | $2.89 for every 1,000 solved |
| Plain image CAPTCHAs | Read on your PC in about 0.1 seconds | $0.99 to $2 per 1,000 |
| Who does the solving | A model on your PC, with nobody in the loop | AI OCR backed by a human team, day and night |
| Your existing integration | Answered as it is, nothing rewritten | Native, since it was built for this service |
| Socket connection mode | Not answered; tools use the web API instead | Offered next to its standard web API |
| FunCaptcha | Not solved | Listed among its CAPTCHA types |
| Billing | Flat $35 monthly on Bronze, no setup fee | Prepaid packages, charged per 1,000 |
DeathByCaptcha pricing next to one CapSkip plan
DeathByCaptcha's listed rate for each thousand CAPTCHAs, and the monthly total once your jobs reach 100,000.
| CAPTCHA type | DeathByCaptcha per 1,000 | DeathByCaptcha at 100,000 a month | On CapSkip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Image CAPTCHA | $0.99 to $2 | $99 to $200 | No extra charge |
| reCAPTCHA v2 | $2.89 | $289 | No extra charge |
| reCAPTCHA v3 | $2.89 | $289 | No extra charge |
| reCAPTCHA Enterprise | $2.89 (v2) | $289 | No extra charge |
| Cloudflare Turnstile | $2.89 | $289 | No extra charge |
| GeeTest v3 | $2.89 | $289 | No extra charge |
DeathByCaptcha rates as listed on its site in September 2026. At $2.89 per 1,000, the $35 price of a Bronze month buys only about 12,100 solves there; beyond that, CapSkip costs you nothing more.
Pricing
Stop paying per solve
Choose your license
Bronze License
$35/ month
Instant license activation
Billed monthly. Cancel from your account whenever you like.
Same features. More machines, more throughput.
Every machine solves as fast as its own CPU and memory allow. More machines run more threads at the same time, so Silver solves twice as many CAPTCHAs at once and Gold three times as many.
- Unlimited solving, no daily cap
- Unlimited threads, speed scales with your hardware
- 90% to 100% recognition accuracy
- Drop-in replacement for the major solving service APIs
- Works with almost any tool, no coding required
- REST API, SDKs and a browser extension
- Free training when a new CAPTCHA type appears
- Runs on your machine, nothing leaves it
Every CAPTCHA type CapSkip solves is on every license. See the coverage band
Just want to try it first?
Start with a free 3-day trial and solve 500 CAPTCHAs of any type on your own targets.
Other DeathByCaptcha alternatives compared
Leaving DeathByCaptcha means weighing two costs: the per-1,000 price of the next service and the work of rewriting code built for its own API.
| Service | Who solves | reCAPTCHA v2, per 1,000 | Effort to move DeathByCaptcha code |
|---|---|---|---|
| CapSkip | Local AI, no human team | $35 a month flat, no setup fee | None: the app answers your existing requests |
| 2Captcha | AI, with human workers on hard tasks | $1 to $2.99 | A rewrite for the 2Captcha request format |
| Anti-Captcha | Human workers only, it says | $0.95 to $2 | A rewrite for its task-based format |
| CapSolver | AI recognition on its servers | $0.80 | A rewrite for its task format and names |
| SolveCaptcha | AI for simple ones, people for the rest | $0.55 | A rewrite for its 2Captcha-style format |
Per-1,000 prices from each service's own site, checked September 2026. CapSkip answers neither DeathByCaptcha's FunCaptcha jobs nor its hCaptcha jobs. hCaptcha itself is solved, but through CapSkip's 2Captcha or Anti-Captcha style API.
Cases where DeathByCaptcha still wins
Moving is not right for every setup. These three cases favor staying put.
Fewer than about 12,100 solves a month
If your jobs send under roughly 12,100 reCAPTCHA, Turnstile or GeeTest challenges a month, DeathByCaptcha's $2.89 per 1,000 still adds up to a smaller bill than Bronze at $35.
FunCaptcha is a big part of your work
CapSkip does not solve FunCaptcha. If those jobs matter to you, keep them on DeathByCaptcha, and run them from a computer where the CapSkip switch is not turned on.
A tool stuck on the socket connection
Some older tools only reach DeathByCaptcha through its socket connection. If yours cannot be moved to the standard web API and you cannot change its code, CapSkip has no way to answer it.
Moving a legacy DeathByCaptcha integration without a rewrite
Plenty of DeathByCaptcha integrations were written years ago, sometimes by a developer who has since moved on, sometimes inside a tool you never had the source for. They still work, which is exactly why nobody wants to open them. The trouble is everything around them: a prepaid balance to keep topped up, a charge on every thousand solves, and answers that may sit waiting for a human worker.
CapSkip removes the need to touch that code. It can play the part of DeathByCaptcha: the requests your integration already makes get answered by CapSkip on the same computer instead of traveling to a remote service. You set this up in the app: pick DeathByCaptcha, click Add, and the switch covers every program on that machine. The login fields in your code can stay exactly as they are.
Check three things before you move. First, how your tool connects: CapSkip answers DeathByCaptcha's standard web API (HTTP), not its socket connection, so a tool set to sockets needs that option changed. Second, which CAPTCHAs you send: FunCaptcha, hCaptcha and two of the oldest image modes are among those not covered. Third, since the switch applies to the whole computer, run any jobs that must stay on DeathByCaptcha from another one.
Then put your real workload through the free trial and compare speed and results with what you get today. If the numbers hold up, a $35 Bronze month replaces the prepaid packages, and every solve after that adds nothing to the bill. Should you rebuild the integration one day, the official SDKs are ready; until then, the old code keeps doing its job.
My DeathByCaptcha integration is years old. Will CapSkip work with it as it is?
In most cases, yes. CapSkip answers the same requests that DeathByCaptcha's standard web API receives, so old scripts and tools keep sending what they always sent. Turn on the DeathByCaptcha switch in CapSkip and every request from that computer is solved locally. Nobody has to open or rebuild the original code.
What if my tool talks to DeathByCaptcha over the socket connection?
CapSkip answers only the standard web API, not the socket connection. DeathByCaptcha's own client libraries include both, and the web version takes the same username and password, so the move is often a single setting in the tool or a small change in code. A closed tool with no web API option cannot be moved to CapSkip.
Is a DeathByCaptcha account or prepaid package still required?
No. With the switch on, your requests stop at CapSkip, so no DeathByCaptcha balance is spent and no package is needed. The username and password in your code can stay: CapSkip accepts any values until key checking is switched on, and from then on your CapSkip key goes where the password or auth token used to be.
Which CAPTCHAs can my current DeathByCaptcha jobs hand over to CapSkip?
On the reCAPTCHA side: v2, v3 and v2 Enterprise. Beyond those, it takes pictures, Cloudflare Turnstile and the GeeTest v3 slider, along with Capy Puzzle, the Friendly Captcha widget, AWS WAF CAPTCHA and MTCaptcha. Other types are not covered, among them FunCaptcha, hCaptcha and DeathByCaptcha's old coordinate-click and image-group modes. Everything that does come through is part of the same plan, so adding a type never adds a charge.
Can I move most jobs to CapSkip and leave FunCaptcha on DeathByCaptcha?
Yes, with one caution. The switch in the CapSkip app redirects every DeathByCaptcha request from that computer, FunCaptcha included, and CapSkip will not solve those. Keep FunCaptcha jobs on a second machine without the switch, or skip the switch and aim only the jobs CapSkip supports at its local address.
How does AI on my own PC compare with DeathByCaptcha's human solvers?
No worker queue sits between your code and the answer. A picture takes about 0.1 seconds. For reCAPTCHA or Turnstile, expect 3 to 10 seconds; GeeTest needs 7 to 12, since a real browser does that work behind the scenes. Recognition holds at 90% to 100%, with free training for any image type CapSkip reads badly. The trial lets you put both side by side on your real targets.
Where do DeathByCaptcha packages stop being the cheaper option?
With DeathByCaptcha at $2.89 per 1,000 for reCAPTCHA, Turnstile and GeeTest, Bronze at $35 pays for itself at about 12,100 solves a month. A job running 100,000 of them would cost $289 there and still $35 on CapSkip, with no setup fee and nothing extra for retries.
What is DeathByCaptcha, and why do long-time users move away?
DeathByCaptcha is a long-running solving service (it advertises more than 17 years of operation) that pairs AI OCR with a human team working around the clock, billed per 1,000 from prepaid packages. People who switch usually want a fixed monthly cost, faster answers, and challenges that never leave their own machine.
Keep the code, retire the per-solve meter
Put CapSkip alongside your DeathByCaptcha jobs, flip one switch, and let the integration you already trust run on a flat monthly plan, solved on hardware you control.