The best anti-scraping tools, according to hackers
4 anti-scraping tools recommended in Hacker News comments over the past year, ranked by how many separate people recommend each one.
All anti-scraping tools
- AnubisOpen-source proof-of-work gate that sharply cuts AI scraper traffic on small sites without tracking visitors, but many see it as a temporary fix that frustrates slow devices.164recommend
- iocaineSelf-hosted reverse proxy middleware that feeds AI scrapers junk, protecting whole servers from crawler load. Critics say it wastes bandwidth and resources and can block real visitors.9recommend
- MiasmaFree tool that traps AI web scrapers in an endless loop of poisoned content, praised for its idea and name. Critics doubt it works against major crawlers and say it may hurt the site owner.8recommend
- Poison FountainRecommended to make AI scrapers ingest corrupted content, backed by a cited study on poisoned training samples. Critics doubt it hurts data collection and call the strategy incoherent.5recommend