Pricing
Start free. Pay when bots become a problem. No card to try it, no contract to leave.
Pro starts with a 14-day trial, every feature unlocked. The free tier runs without an account, before or after.
Free
Runs without an account. Good for one site with ordinary bot noise.
- User-agent whitelisting
- Login page protection
- Rate limiting
- Known-bad-bot blocking
- JavaScript, PHP and WordPress integrations
Pro
Most popularCloud scoring for sites where bots are costing you money.
14-day trial, every feature unlocked
- Everything in Free
- Cloud verification
- Deep detection
- VPN, proxy and emulator blocking
- Verified crawlers allowed through
- Dashboard with filters
Custom
For volume, bespoke terms, or more sites than a single plan covers — with a person on the other end.
- Everything in Pro
- Priority support with a named contact
- Help with integration and tuning
- Volume pricing
- Terms agreed with you
What each tier includes
The split is the same on every integration — JavaScript, PHP and the WordPress plugin.
| Capability | Free | Pro | Custom |
|---|---|---|---|
| User-agent whitelisting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Login page protection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rate limiting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Known-bad-bot blocking | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Works without an account | ✓ | — | — |
| Cloud verification | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Deep detection | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| VPN, proxy and emulator blocking | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Verified crawler allow-list | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dashboard with filters | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Signed cookie for server-side checks | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Priority support with a named contact | — | — | ✓ |
| Volume pricing and agreed terms | — | — | ✓ |
Questions
Is there a trial?
Yes — fourteen days of Pro with every feature unlocked, so you can see what the cloud scoring catches on your own traffic before deciding.
What happens if my key stops working?
BlockBots steps aside and your site keeps serving with protection off. A notice appears in the dashboard. Protection going quiet is never as expensive as real visitors stranded on a screen they cannot get past.
Will it block Google?
No. Crawlers you allow are verified against the cloud rather than trusted on their user agent, so Googlebot gets through and anything borrowing its name gets a 403. Verdicts are cached, so a crawler costs one call an hour rather than one per page.
Do I need all three integrations?
No. The JavaScript SDK covers the browser, the PHP file and the WordPress plugin cover the server. Most sites use one; using both means a bot is turned away before your page is built and again if it reaches the browser.
Is there anything to deploy?
No. A script tag, one PHP file, or the plugin. No build step, no Composer, no database and no infrastructure of your own.
Try it on one site first
The free tier needs no account and no card. Add the script tag, the PHP file or the plugin, and see what it catches.