Bot Protection CAPTCHA AI Scrapers

Announcing Kyvic CORE: A Smarter, Free Defense That Respects Your Users (and Your Stack)

Ahmed Abbasi | October 23, 2025

Remember the early days of the internet? It felt like a place full of real, genuine interactions, a true frontier made by people for people. But as things have changed online, bots have quietly crept in and now make up a huge part of internet traffic. These automated programs scrape data, distort analytics, and drive up server costs, creating hidden challenges for every online business.

At Kyvic, we believe security shouldn't punish your users. This conviction led us to develop a modern defense designed not just to block bots, but to restore balance.

The Problem Isn't "Bad" CAPTCHAs, It's "Unnecessary" CAPTCHAs

We've all been there... stuck squinting at blurry letters or endlessly clicking on "traffic lights." Traditional CAPTCHAs are frustrating, and worse, they're losing the battle against AI-powered bots.

On the other end, other "invisible" solutions often fail to stop sophisticated bots, letting them through. Both approaches miss the real problem: Why challenge a legitimate user in the first place?

This is where Kyvic's philosophy is different: Instead of injecting heavy JavaScript on every page, Kyvic acts as a single, intelligent "gatekeeper" at the network edge. This frictionless-first approach means a simple CNAME record is all you need—no script bloat, just a seamless developer experience.

For your human visitors, our system is invisible by default. We also offer a "Kyvic Passport", so once a user is verified on any site within our network, they're instantly recognized on yours, no additional challenges required. This "gatekeeper" model also means we provide DDoS protection and intelligent rate-limiting before a threat even reaches your server. And if a bot is challenged? It faces an illusion designed not just to test it, but to paralyze it, a computational dead end far more efficient than Proof-of-Work.

Introducing Kyvic CORE: Your Free Step Into a Smarter Web

This is the new standard for web security, and we believe every developer and small business should have access to it. That's why we're launching Kyvic CORE, our new, permanently free tier.

With 15,000 monthly requests, Kyvic CORE is the perfect way to:

Protect a personal blog, portfolio, or side project.
See for yourself how a frictionless-first approach feels.
Get a free, enterprise-grade infrastructure upgrade for your site.

Even on our free CORE plan, you get the full power of our platform.

🧠 A True Bot Trap, Not a Test (98%+ Failure Rate vs. Advanced AI)
- When a bot is challenged, it faces our Kyvic-Aegis illusions. These aren't simple puzzles, they're neurological dead ends designed to paralyze automated systems, making them vastly more effective than traditional CAPTCHAs or PoW.
  
  We've tested them against GPT-5, Claude Sonnet 4, and Gemini 2.5 Pro with a >98% bot failure rate. You can see how these models behave when they face one of our challenges by reading our blog post: "AI Can Solve Static Puzzles. It Can't Process Neuro-Illusions".
👍 A Frictionless "Passport" Network
- Your legitimate users get a seamless experience. Our "Kyvic Passport" means users verified on one Kyvic-protected site are recognized on all others, so they browse without interruption.
🛡️ A 10-Minute Infrastructure Upgrade
- Forget complex scripts. A single CNAME change points your domain to us, and you instantly gain Essential DDoS Protection and Intelligent Traffic Control (Rate Limiting), all at the network edge.
📈 SEO-Friendly & Privacy-First
- Rest easy. Our system is pre-configured to always allow beneficial bots (like Googlebot), so your SEO is protected while malicious bots are filtered and challenged.

Join the Movement: Stop Paying the Bot Tax

The signal is being lost in the noise, but it doesn't have to be this way. With Kyvic CORE, we invite you to take a meaningful step towards securing your site and, more importantly, respecting your users.

Ready to see the future of web protection?