Security Used by UK field services: Market Share (2026)

Detected Security usage across 9,566 UK field services companies, with reCAPTCHA accounting for 92.4% of identified installations.

Among 246,029 trading UK field services companies, 9,566 have a detectable Security system, spread across 16 systems. reCAPTCHA accounts for 92.4% of that group, or 8,835 companies, leaving CleanTalk at 3.4% (325), hCaptcha at 2.2% (208), WP Guardian at 1.2% (114), Sucuri at 1.1% (107), Wordfence at 1.0% (98), ClickCease at 0.7% (71) and Imperva at 0.3% (29).

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The size split is consistent: reCAPTCHA leads in Under 10 employees at 92.4% of 6,520 companies, in 10–50 employees at 92.2% of 2,797 companies, and in Over 50 employees at 92.0% of 249 companies. Median headcount for the profiled systems sits at 6 or 7, so the visible market skews towards small operators rather than large field-service groups.

The long tail is thin: 8 further systems cover 41 companies, compared with 8,835 on reCAPTCHA. Smaller shares are split between captcha, anti-spam and website-protection systems rather than forming a clear second bloc.

9,566

field services with detected Security

Of 246,029 UK field services

3.9%

Detection rate

2026

16

Systems detected

In this category

92.4%

Leader share

reCAPTCHA

UK field services Security market share

Other (8 systems)

Share of the 9,566 UK field services with a detectable system. As of June 2026.

Security compared

SystemUK field servicesShareMedian headcountLondon shareTypical profile
reCAPTCHA8,83592.4%610.4%Six-person operators, 92.4% share
CleanTalk3253.4%69.5%Six-person operators, 3.4% share
hCaptcha2082.2%78.7%Seven-person operators, 2.2% share
WP Guardian1141.2%65.3%Six-person operators, 1.2% share
Sucuri1071.1%615%Six-person operators, 1.1% share
Wordfence981%710.2%Seven-person operators, 1.0% share
ClickCease710.7%714.1%Seven-person operators, 0.7% share
Imperva290.3%View these companies in Firmbase →
Arkose Labs150.2%View these companies in Firmbase →
Akamai Bot Manager130.1%View these companies in Firmbase →
Barracuda Networks100.1%View these companies in Firmbase →
Trustwave90.1%View these companies in Firmbase →
Sectigo TrustLogo60.1%View these companies in Firmbase →
F540%View these companies in Firmbase →
DataDome40%View these companies in Firmbase →
HackerOne10%View these companies in Firmbase →

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

Market leader by size

Under 10 employees

reCAPTCHA

92.4% of band

This band contains 6,520 companies with a detectable Security system, and reCAPTCHA accounts for 92.4%. The remaining share is split across smaller captcha, anti-spam and site-protection systems.

10–50 employees

reCAPTCHA

92.2% of band

Among 2,797 companies, reCAPTCHA leads at 92.2%, close to its share in the smallest band. CleanTalk, hCaptcha and other systems compete for a narrow remainder.

Over 50 employees

reCAPTCHA

92% of band

Only 249 companies in this band have a detectable Security system, and reCAPTCHA still accounts for 92.0%. Larger headcounts do not translate into a different named leader among these companies.

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 92.4% share (8,835 of 9,566 companies with a detectable system), ahead of CleanTalk (3.4%) and hCaptcha (2.2%).
How many UK field services companies have a detectable Security?
9,566 of 246,029 actively-trading UK field services companies (3.9%) 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 for UK field services companies is software embedded in websites or web infrastructure to verify visitors, filter spam, reduce abusive traffic and protect forms or site logins. In this market, the detected mix is mainly captcha, anti-spam and website-protection systems used by small field-service operators.
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 CleanTalk?
reCAPTCHA: 8,835 detected companies versus 325 for CleanTalk, of the 9,566 UK field services companies with a detectable Security.
What is the best Security for UK field services companies?
This page reports observed usage, not recommendations. reCAPTCHA leads every size band: 92.4% of 6,520 companies under 10 employees, 92.2% of 2,797 companies with 10–50 employees, and 92.0% of 249 companies over 50 employees. Across all detected Security usage, reCAPTCHA accounts for 92.4% (8,835), ahead of CleanTalk at 3.4% (325) and hCaptcha at 2.2% (208).

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