HumanCheck
Every response from a real, unique human
HumanCheck locks bots and repeat humans out before they ever reach your study.
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HumanCheck on Alchemer
Protect your study
A one-time password per verified human, enforced by Alchemer’s own gate before your first question.
Common questions
The questions researchers ask first
Will it hurt my completion rate?
Will it hurt my completion rate?
The check takes a few seconds, once. Verified respondents land in your study with the password already filled in, so there is nothing to type and nothing to remember. Most of what a check turns away is the traffic you did not want anyway.
What does it cost?
What does it cost?
About one to two cents a verification, charged once per human. On a $10,000 sample of $3 to $7 completes, the whole check is a rounding error, and one caught repeat taker pays for hundreds of verifications.
Do I pay for people who get blocked?
Do I pay for people who get blocked?
No. A blocked respondent never receives a password, never reaches your study, and never becomes a complete. Nothing to pay, nothing to clean out of your data.
Can someone share the link or a password?
Can someone share the link or a password?
Do I ever see the respondent's face or personal information?
Do I ever see the respondent's face or personal information?
No. No photo is shared with you or with Alchemer, only a yes or no. Your study receives a verdict and a password, never a face, a name, or contact details.
Does this replace my attention checks?
Does this replace my attention checks?
No, and it is not trying to. It proves the person is real and unique, not that they answered carefully. Keep your speeder and attention checks; this closes the door they cannot close.
When exactly does a password count as used?
When exactly does a password count as used?
A password is spent the moment it opens your study’s gate, not at completion. If someone starts your study and abandons it, that password is gone, and because the check recognizes their face, they simply receive a fresh one on their next visit. Honest respondents are never locked out of a study they never finished.