Security Used by UK Field Services Companies: Market Share (2026)

Security systems are detectable at 9,905 of 248,331 trading UK field services companies; reCAPTCHA leads with 89.1% of detections.

Among 248,331 trading UK field services companies, 9,905 have a detectable Security system. The category is highly concentrated: reCAPTCHA accounts for 89.1% of detected companies (8,821), while the next largest named systems are Akismet at 5.3% (526), CleanTalk at 3.3% (324), and hCaptcha at 2.1% (205).

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The same pattern holds by employment band. reCAPTCHA accounts for 89.1% of the 6,755 detected companies under 10 employees, 89.1% of the 2,886 detected companies with 10–50 employees, and 86.7% of the 264 detected companies over 50 employees.

The long tail is small but varied. TrustedSite, WP Guardian, Sucuri, and Wordfence each sit between 1.0% and 1.3% of detected companies, while 9 further systems cover 65 companies between them.

9,905

field services with detected Security

Of 248,331 UK field services

4%

Detection rate

2026

17

Systems detected

In this category

89.1%

Leader share

reCAPTCHA

UK Field Services Security market share

Other (9 systems)

Share of the 9,905 UK Field Services with a detectable system. As of June 2026.

Security compared

SystemUK Field ServicesShareMedian headcountLondon shareTypical profile
reCAPTCHA8,82189.1%610.5%Small firms, dominant share
Akismet5265.3%712.5%Seven-headcount firms, secondary share
CleanTalk3243.3%69.6%Six-headcount firms, smaller share
hCaptcha2052.1%78.8%Seven-headcount firms, smaller share
TrustedSite1301.3%616.9%Six-headcount firms, London-skewed usage
WP Guardian1141.2%64.4%Six-headcount firms, low London skew
Sucuri1051.1%615.2%Six-headcount firms, London-skewed usage
Wordfence961%79.4%Seven-headcount firms, 1.0% share
Imperva290.3%Buy these companies as a spreadsheet →
Arkose Labs140.1%Buy these companies as a spreadsheet →
Akamai Bot Manager140.1%Buy these companies as a spreadsheet →
Barracuda Networks100.1%Buy these companies as a spreadsheet →
Trustwave90.1%Buy these companies as a spreadsheet →
Sectigo TrustLogo60.1%Buy these companies as a spreadsheet →
FingerprintJS50.1%Buy these companies as a spreadsheet →
DataDome40%Buy these companies as a spreadsheet →
HackerOne10%Buy these companies as a spreadsheet →

Systems detected below the page threshold appear with counts only; their full lists are available in the Firmbase app.

Market leader by size

The leading Security system shifts with company size: among UK Field Services with under 10 employees, reCAPTCHA leads at 89.1% of the 6,755 with a detectable system; among UK Field Services with 10–50 employees, reCAPTCHA leads at 89.1% of the 2,886 with a detectable system; and among UK Field Services with over 50 employees, reCAPTCHA leads at 86.7% of the 264 with a detectable system.

Under 10 employees

reCAPTCHA

89.1% of band

This is the largest detected band, with 6,755 companies. reCAPTCHA accounts for 89.1%, leaving Akismet, CleanTalk, hCaptcha, and smaller systems to compete for a narrow residual share.

10–50 employees

reCAPTCHA

89.1% of band

The 10–50 employee band contains 2,886 detected companies and looks much like the smaller-company market. reCAPTCHA accounts for 89.1%, with the remaining usage spread across a short second tier and a thin long tail.

Over 50 employees

reCAPTCHA

86.7% of band

Only 264 detected companies sit above 50 employees, and reCAPTCHA still accounts for 86.7%. Larger field services companies show a little more room for alternatives, but no other system comes close to its share.

How Security usage is detected

Methodology

Company data

Detected companies are joined to UK Companies House records and XBRL accounts data. Revenue and headcount figures come from the most recent filed accounts; where the company has not filed, values are estimated using a model trained on filed history and peer benchmarks and are labelled as estimates.

Detection

Firmbase crawls the public website of actively-trading UK companies and fingerprints the technologies present: tracking scripts, embedded forms, chat widgets, CMS markers and similar signatures. A company is included in this list when one or more of the technology's signatures are found on its site; closely-related variants of the same product are grouped under one name. Detection covers what is visible on the public web — a company using the technology purely internally, with no website footprint, will not appear. Counts are therefore a conservative floor, not a ceiling.

Freshness

Websites are re-crawled on a rolling basis and the underlying company data is refreshed from Companies House continuously; filings appear within days of submission. The list and its statistics are regenerated when the detected cohort moves meaningfully. You can see the last-updated timestamp near the top of the page.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the most-used Security among UK field services companies?
reCAPTCHA is the most-detected Security among UK field services companies, with 89.1% share (8,821 of 9,905 companies with a detectable system), ahead of Akismet (5.3%) and CleanTalk (3.3%).
How many UK field services companies have a detectable Security?
9,905 of 248,331 actively-trading UK field services companies (4%) have a Security detectable from their public website. The remainder either run systems with no public web footprint or none at all, so detected share figures are a conservative floor.
What is a Security?
A Security system, in this context, is a detected web security or anti-abuse service used by UK field services companies. It typically helps screen form submissions, reduce spam, challenge automated traffic, or add site-level protection around customer-facing web pages.
How is Security usage detected?
Firmbase crawls the public website of every actively-trading company in this scope and fingerprints the technologies present — scripts, widgets, booking and checkout flows. A company is attributed to a system when that system's signatures are found; systems with no public web footprint are not attributable, which is why every share figure on this page means share of companies with a detectable system.
Which has more UK field services companies, reCAPTCHA or Akismet?
reCAPTCHA: 8,821 detected companies versus 526 for Akismet, of the 9,905 UK field services companies with a detectable Security.
What is the best Security for UK field services companies?
This page reports detected usage rather than recommendations, so there is no single “best” Security system implied. reCAPTCHA has the largest detected share in every band: 89.1% of 6,755 companies under 10 employees, 89.1% of 2,886 companies with 10–50 employees, and 86.7% of 264 companies over 50 employees.

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