Is recaptcha.net legit?
The signals weights are public · method
| Signal | What we found | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| First seen on the web | Never captured by the Wayback Machine. | −3 |
| Domain age | Registered 19 years ago (2007-01-06). | 0 |
| Company registry | Operated by reCAPTCHA (CAPTCHA implementation owned by Google). Verified through the organisation's official-website record on Wikidata. | 0 |
| Visitor reports | No visitor reports yet. | 0 |
| Related sites | No shared identifiers with flagged sites. | 0 |
| Imitates a brand | This is the brand's own domain; other domains are checked against it. | 0 |
| Owner privacy | Owner details published in the registry. | 0 |
| Blocklists | Not on Google Safe Browsing or URLhaus. Blocklists catch phishing and malware, not shops that never ship. | 0 |
| Refund policy | Not assessed: established site, page checks are aimed at unknown shops. | 0 |
| Contact details | Not assessed: established site, page checks are aimed at unknown shops. | 0 |
| Postal address | Not assessed: established site, page checks are aimed at unknown shops. | 0 |
| Mail server | Mail server configured. | 0 |
| Recent changes | No recent template change detected. | 0 |
| Payment methods | Not assessed: established site, page checks are aimed at unknown shops. | 0 |
| Shipping origin | Not assessed: established site, page checks are aimed at unknown shops. | 0 |
| Discount claims | Not assessed: established site, page checks are aimed at unknown shops. | 0 |
| TLS certificate | Valid certificate from Google Trust Services. Encryption only; scam sites have this too. | 0 |
| Availability | 100.0% uptime over 30 days. | 0 |
| Traffic rank | Ranked #800 worldwide by traffic (Tranco). | 0 |
| Official status page | No status page in the common Statuspage or Instatus format was found at status.recaptcha.net. | 0 |
hosted: US (AS15169 Google LLC) · expires: 2027-01-06
Visitor reports
0 totalDuplicates are removed by device and network. Reports with links are discarded. Reports are counts and categories, not reviews.
Common questions
Is recaptcha.net a real company?
Yes. recaptcha.net is the official website of reCAPTCHA, CAPTCHA implementation owned by Google. The link between the organisation and this domain is recorded on Wikidata, which lists the official website for every notable company.
I already paid. What should I do?
Contact your bank or card issuer and ask for a chargeback, quoting "goods not received" or "not as described". Keep screenshots of the order and any messages. Then add a report here so the next person sees it.
How is the score calculated?
Twenty automated checks, each with a published weight, plus visitor reports. The table above shows every signal and what it cost. Read the full method.