[CASE STUDY] - Captcha Breaker VS Captcha Sniper

[Hinkys]

Hey guys,

It's been a while since I set my mind to do this but there was always something better to do. But it's finally been done!

This should end any "CB vs CS" debate that's been going on around here for a long time. Also, I'll try to explain what I did as best as I can so everyone can replicate these tests if they wish to do so.

So what exactly have I done here?

1. Compiled 5 lists using the "Identified" folder from my GSA SER and loads of randomization:

• Random mix #1 (10k sites - 100+ platforms)
• Random mix #2 (10k sites - 100+ platforms)
• Social Bookmarks (2,5k sites - Pligg, Phpdug, Scuttle)
• Web 2.0s (2,5k sites - Dolphin, Elgg, Jcow, Oxwall, PHPFox, PHPizabi)
• Wikis (2,5k sites - DokuWiki, MediaWiki, TikiWiki, MoinMoin, WikkaWiki)

2. Created 4 projects in SER for each of these lists:

• "DeathByCaptcha" - Retry captcha 1 time
  • Serves as a control project to see what is the max # of sites we can post to
• "Captcha Breaker" - Retry captcha 4 times
• "Captcha Sniper" - Retry captcha 4 times
• "No captcha" - Skips all captcha
  • So we can know which sites don't use captchas and keep them out of the equation.

You might argue that setting the DBC's project captcha retries to 1 has lowered the max number of links it will create. This is probably true but remember that this test wasn't created to test how well DBC compares to the bots but rather to compare CS & CB side-by-side. Also, I imagine most people using "pay-per-captcha" service set the retries to 1-2 since anything more than that is hardly cost-efficient.​

The general idea for each list (test) is the following:

• Use GSA SER for posting
• By using content scraped from very similar keywords using the same software, we minimize the chance that content is affecting the results
• We're only using the number of submitted links as verification has nothing to do with captcha solving
• Take the links from "DeathByCaptcha" project as the maximum number of links you could expect from other projects
• Subtract the "NoCaptcha" project links from the "DeathBycaptcha" links to get the number of sites that use captcha
• Calculate the success rate for CS & CB projects based on that number

The results:

If you're interested in tests for specific types of links (Social Bookmarks, Web 2.0s & Wikis)
you can find them in the original blog post:

[URL]http://johngrginov.com/captcha-breaker-vs-captcha-sniper-ultimate-test/[/URL]

While this all seems pretty close, let's put things into perspective.

First we need to look and see that "DeathByCaptcha" submitted 7,074 while "NoCaptcha" project submitted 4,446 links in total. From this we can conclude that around 2,628 sites have captcha. Now we take our CS & CB projects and subtract those 4,446 links that don't have any captcha.

After doing so, we get our final results:

"Captcha Breaker" successfully posted to 2,097 sites with captcha = 80% success rate (2,097 / 2,628)
"Captcha Sniper" successfully posted to 1,452 sites with captcha = 55% success rate (1,452 / 2,628)

Speed Test:

Test #2 was also a speed test and here is how long it took each project to go through the list:

"NoCaptcha": 30min
"CaptchaBreaker": 33min
"CaptchaSniper": 42min
"DeathByCaptcha": 45min

Final Words

The thing that sticks out like a sore thumb is the fact that CB got dangerously close to DBC. And that's with skipping all hard to solve captcha! I didn't expect the 2 bots to get even 40% of links that DBC had. Well you learn something new everyday and after running this test I learned that I should stop using pay-per-captcha services altogether, except maybe for very important tier 1 links. (And if you're building those links with a bot, chances are it's not THAT important)

So save your money guys.

Since I don't want to be accused of bashing someone's product, I'll simply summarize what I picked up from this test and what I know from experience so you can take what you want from this.

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Fact #1 - Both projects used VERY SIMILAR scraped content (think "chicken soup recipe" vs "beef jerkey recipe")
Fact #2 - Captcha Breaker project had more successful submissions
Fact #3 - Captcha Breaker project went through the list faster than Captcha Sniper project
Fact #4 - Captcha Sniper rarely gets updated
Fact #5 - Captcha Breaker gets updated weekly, sometimes even daily
Fact #6 - Captcha Sniper has some stability issues
Fact #7 - Captcha Sniper is cheaper than Captcha Breaker

 

[W9go]

greatinfo .... i am thinking for buing Cb as well. but the advantge seems not worth 120$

 

[myfault]

I have seen some times CB also support recaptcha so i get around 80% success rate out of 500 captcha but sometimes its can't and only get me around 50% but atleast we can SAVE lots of captcha and money.

 

[dikkill]

Great post, i have changed my mind buying CS.Botha are one time fee and its worth it.

 

[deki33]

Well done m8 !
Love to see this kind of tests!

 

[Untouchable]

Vouch for CaptchaBreaker.
Got like 3 updates in 3 days.
Amazing stability and has saved me THOUSANDS of $$. Yeah I am captcha mass murderer.

 

[Kingu Buraddorei]

This has helped me finalized my decision. Thank you.

 

[Hinkys]

greatinfo .... i am thinking for buing Cb as well. but the advantge seems not worth 120$

Well you can get CS now but down the road you might regret it. The stability & updates ALONE are enough to make it worth the while. Hell, if anything, it's underpriced!

I have seen some times CB also support recaptcha so i get around 80% success rate out of 500 captcha but sometimes its can't and only get me around 50% but atleast we can SAVE lots of captcha and money.

If you want to add Recaptcha solving to your CB, you might want to research more about Spamvilla.

Also, prepare for a followup of this post where we will see if CB + spamvilla can do better then DeathByCaptcha and he bunch.

Great post, i have changed my mind buying CS.Botha are one time fee and its worth it.

Most definitely, this is one of the biggest long term money savers if you're doing any kind of linkbuilding.

Well done m8 !
Love to see this kind of tests!

Thanks! And I love to write them.

Vouch for CaptchaBreaker.
Got like 3 updates in 3 days.
Amazing stability and has saved me THOUSANDS of $$. Yeah I am captcha mass murderer.

I know the feeling.

This has helped me finalized my decision. Thank you.

You're most welcome!

 

[Melvin]

Thank you. You helped me decide which to go for.

 

[matt_burns]

Interesting stuff man, cheers for sharing! It's hardly surprising that CB has the edge though when you think how much work the guys continue to put into developing and improving it

 

[Hinkys]

Thank you. You helped me decide which to go for.

No problem.

Interesting stuff man, cheers for sharing! It's hardly surprising that CB has the edge though when you think how much work the guys continue to put into developing and improving it

Yeah, I figured that too before starting the test. It's almost unfair to whatever product developer is on the other side lol.

 

[jstevenson]

Definitely captcha breaker, i tried sniper and it was very bad. I had a bad experience with sniper and it seemed to not work with most captcha deciphers.

 

[KHer0]

If most threads was professional like this. We would be conquering the world like now

Great Case Study (Y)

 

[YoungCeaser]

Also vouch for capcha breaker, very smart software. Can be combined for spamvilla for 90% success rate and only 30$ month cost.

 

[Hinkys]

If most threads was professional like this. We would be conquering the world like now

Great Case Study (Y)

Thank you very much, I did my best to make it as practical and accurate as possible.

Also vouch for capcha breaker, very smart software. Can be combined for spamvilla for 90% success rate and only 30$ month cost.

Speaking of spamvilla, I'm currently doing another case study only this time you will get to see the difference between using only CB and CB + Spamvilla as well as a DBC vs CB + Spamvilla comparison for tier 1 links. Stay tuned.

 

[DBMEDIALLC]

Thanks for the case study. I own captcha sniper and I haven't been doing automated link building too heavily lately, mainly focusing on manual and high quality stuff. I'm starting to throw in more tier2/3 links and I've noticed some major stability issues with CS. I'm honestly considering just buying CB once I ramp things up because I know that it's regularly updated and is much more stable.

 

[Hinkys]

Also vouch for capcha breaker, very smart software. Can be combined for spamvilla for 90% success rate and only 30$ month cost.

Actually, I did a followup test of the CB + Spamvilla's Recaptcha OCR combo recenlty. You can find on my blog and I can tell you it's really good. Especially if you're building masses of tier 1 links.

Thanks for the case study. I own captcha sniper and I haven't been doing automated link building too heavily lately, mainly focusing on manual and high quality stuff. I'm starting to throw in more tier2/3 links and I've noticed some major stability issues with CS. I'm honestly considering just buying CB once I ramp things up because I know that it's regularly updated and is much more stable.

Yes, I've been using both and I'm yet to have a problem with CB, it's really stable.

 

[LeanLow]

One can clearly see the difference without any testing , just run program like senuke for a few rounds with gsa captcha breaker and Captcha Sniper , and you will clearly see that Gsa Captcha is way better .

 

[desibrown]

I just bought GSA and CB. Love to see your results. Now I have to play with both. Heard alot of good things.