diff --git a/Core/API/Info.class.php b/Core/API/Info.class.php
index f4a4483..b7dacb4 100644
--- a/Core/API/Info.class.php
+++ b/Core/API/Info.class.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class Info extends Request {
     $settings = $this->context->getSettings();
     $this->result["info"] = [
       "registrationAllowed" => $settings->isRegistrationAllowed(),
-      "recaptchaEnabled" => $settings->isRecaptchaEnabled(),
+      "captchaEnabled" => $settings->isCaptchaEnabled(),
       "version" => WEBBASE_VERSION,
       "siteName" => $settings->getSiteName(),
     ];
diff --git a/Core/API/SettingsAPI.class.php b/Core/API/SettingsAPI.class.php
index 2cd6dd2..095f5e3 100644
--- a/Core/API/SettingsAPI.class.php
+++ b/Core/API/SettingsAPI.class.php
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 namespace Core\API {
 
   use Core\API\Parameter\IntegerType;
+  use Core\API\Parameter\StringType;
+  use Core\Objects\Captcha\CaptchaProvider;
   use Core\Objects\Context;
   use Core\API\Parameter\ArrayType;
   use Core\API\Parameter\Parameter;
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ namespace Core\API {
         "allowed_extensions" => new ArrayType("allowed_extensions", Parameter::TYPE_STRING),
         "trusted_domains" => new ArrayType("trusted_domains", Parameter::TYPE_STRING),
         "user_registration_enabled" => new Parameter("user_registration_enabled", Parameter::TYPE_BOOLEAN),
-        "recaptcha_enabled" => new Parameter("recaptcha_enabled", Parameter::TYPE_BOOLEAN),
+        "captcha_provider" => new StringType("captcha_provider", -1, true, "none", CaptchaProvider::PROVIDERS),
         "mail_enabled" => new Parameter("mail_enabled", Parameter::TYPE_BOOLEAN),
         "mail_port" => new IntegerType("mail_port", 1, 65535)
       ];
diff --git a/Core/API/Stats.class.php b/Core/API/Stats.class.php
index 1c2ce03..d93567f 100644
--- a/Core/API/Stats.class.php
+++ b/Core/API/Stats.class.php
@@ -10,28 +10,12 @@ use Core\Objects\Context;
 
 class Stats extends Request {
 
-  private bool $mailConfigured;
-  private bool $recaptchaConfigured;
-
   public function __construct(Context $context, $externalCall = false) {
     parent::__construct($context, $externalCall, array());
   }
 
-  private function checkSettings(): bool {
-    $req = new \Core\API\Settings\Get($this->context);
-    $this->success = $req->execute(array("key" => "^(mail_enabled|recaptcha_enabled)$"));
-    $this->lastError = $req->getLastError();
-
-    if ($this->success) {
-      $settings = $req->getResult()["settings"];
-      $this->mailConfigured = $settings["mail_enabled"];
-      $this->recaptchaConfigured = $settings["recaptcha_enabled"];
-    }
-
-    return $this->success;
-  }
-
   public function _execute(): bool {
+    $settings = $this->context->getSettings();
     $sql = $this->context->getSQL();
     $userCount = User::count($sql);
     $pageCount = Route::count($sql, new CondBool("active"));
@@ -54,10 +38,6 @@ class Stats extends Request {
       $loadAvg = sys_getloadavg();
     }
 
-    if (!$this->checkSettings()) {
-      return false;
-    }
-
     $this->result["data"] = [
       "userCount" => $userCount,
       "pageCount" => $pageCount,
@@ -69,8 +49,8 @@ class Stats extends Request {
         "memory_usage" => memory_get_usage(),
         "load_avg" => $loadAvg,
         "database" => $this->context->getSQL()->getStatus(),
-        "mail" => $this->mailConfigured,
-        "reCaptcha" => $this->recaptchaConfigured
+        "mail" => $settings->isMailEnabled(),
+        "captcha" => $settings->getCaptchaProvider()?->jsonSerialize()
       ],
     ];
     
diff --git a/Core/API/UserAPI.class.php b/Core/API/UserAPI.class.php
index f33553d..c1e1a99 100644
--- a/Core/API/UserAPI.class.php
+++ b/Core/API/UserAPI.class.php
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ namespace Core\API\User {
       );
 
       $settings = $context->getSettings();
-      if ($settings->isRecaptchaEnabled()) {
+      if ($settings->isCaptchaEnabled()) {
         $parameters["captcha"] = new StringType("captcha");
       }
 
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ namespace Core\API\User {
         return $this->createError("User Registration is not enabled.");
       }
 
-      if ($settings->isRecaptchaEnabled()) {
+      if ($settings->isCaptchaEnabled()) {
         $captcha = $this->getParam("captcha");
         $req = new VerifyCaptcha($this->context);
         if (!$req->execute(array("captcha" => $captcha, "action" => "register"))) {
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ namespace Core\API\User {
       );
 
       $settings = $context->getSettings();
-      if ($settings->isRecaptchaEnabled()) {
+      if ($settings->isCaptchaEnabled()) {
         $parameters["captcha"] = new StringType("captcha");
       }
 
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ namespace Core\API\User {
         return $this->createError("The mail service is not enabled, please contact the server administration.");
       }
 
-      if ($settings->isRecaptchaEnabled()) {
+      if ($settings->isCaptchaEnabled()) {
         $captcha = $this->getParam("captcha");
         $req = new VerifyCaptcha($this->context);
         if (!$req->execute(array("captcha" => $captcha, "action" => "resetPassword"))) {
@@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ namespace Core\API\User {
       );
 
       $settings = $context->getSettings();
-      if ($settings->isRecaptchaEnabled()) {
+      if ($settings->isCaptchaEnabled()) {
         $parameters["captcha"] = new StringType("captcha");
       }
 
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ namespace Core\API\User {
       }
 
       $settings = $this->context->getSettings();
-      if ($settings->isRecaptchaEnabled()) {
+      if ($settings->isCaptchaEnabled()) {
         $captcha = $this->getParam("captcha");
         $req = new VerifyCaptcha($this->context);
         if (!$req->execute(array("captcha" => $captcha, "action" => "resendConfirmation"))) {
diff --git a/Core/API/VerifyCaptcha.class.php b/Core/API/VerifyCaptcha.class.php
index 705f370..2febab0 100644
--- a/Core/API/VerifyCaptcha.class.php
+++ b/Core/API/VerifyCaptcha.class.php
@@ -18,45 +18,15 @@ class VerifyCaptcha extends Request {
 
   public function _execute(): bool {
     $settings = $this->context->getSettings();
-    if (!$settings->isRecaptchaEnabled()) {
-      return $this->createError("Google reCaptcha is not enabled.");
+    $captchaProvider = $settings->getCaptchaProvider();
+    if ($captchaProvider === null) {
+      return $this->createError("No Captcha configured.");
     }
 
-    $url = "https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/siteverify";
-    $secret = $settings->getRecaptchaSecretKey();
     $captcha = $this->getParam("captcha");
     $action = $this->getParam("action");
-
-    $params = array(
-      "secret" => $secret,
-      "response" => $captcha
-    );
-
-    $ch = curl_init();
-    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
-    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
-    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, http_build_query($params));
-    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
-    $response = @json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
-    curl_close($ch);
-
-    $this->success = false;
-    $this->lastError = "Could not verify captcha: No response from google received.";
-
-    if ($response) {
-      $this->success = $response["success"];
-      if (!$this->success) {
-        $this->lastError = "Could not verify captcha: " . implode(";", $response["error-codes"]);
-      } else {
-        $score = $response["score"];
-        if ($action !== $response["action"]) {
-          $this->createError("Could not verify captcha: Action does not match");
-        } else if ($score < 0.7) {
-          $this->createError("Could not verify captcha: Google ReCaptcha Score < 0.7 (Your score: $score), you are likely a bot");
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
+    $this->success = $captchaProvider->verify($captcha, $action);
+    $this->lastError = $captchaProvider->getError();
     return $this->success;
   }
 
diff --git a/Core/Configuration/Settings.class.php b/Core/Configuration/Settings.class.php
index 85299dc..ab1cdc5 100644
--- a/Core/Configuration/Settings.class.php
+++ b/Core/Configuration/Settings.class.php
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ use Core\Driver\SQL\Condition\CondNot;
 use Core\Driver\SQL\Condition\CondRegex;
 use Core\Driver\SQL\Query\Insert;
 use Core\Driver\SQL\SQL;
+use Core\Objects\Captcha\CaptchaProvider;
+use Core\Objects\Captcha\GoogleRecaptchaProvider;
+use Core\Objects\Captcha\HCaptchaProvider;
 use Core\Objects\Context;
 
 class Settings {
@@ -27,10 +30,10 @@ class Settings {
   private array $allowedExtensions;
   private string $timeZone;
 
-  // recaptcha
-  private bool $recaptchaEnabled;
-  private string $recaptchaPublicKey;
-  private string $recaptchaPrivateKey;
+  // captcha
+  private string $captchaProvider;
+  private string $captchaSiteKey;
+  private string $captchaSecretKey;
 
   // mail
   private bool $mailEnabled;
@@ -98,10 +101,10 @@ class Settings {
     $settings->registrationAllowed = false;
     $settings->timeZone = date_default_timezone_get();
 
-    // Recaptcha
-    $settings->recaptchaEnabled = false;
-    $settings->recaptchaPublicKey = "";
-    $settings->recaptchaPrivateKey = "";
+    // captcha
+    $settings->captchaProvider = "none";
+    $settings->captchaSiteKey = "";
+    $settings->captchaSecretKey = "";
 
     // Mail
     $settings->mailEnabled = false;
@@ -124,9 +127,9 @@ class Settings {
       $this->registrationAllowed = $result["user_registration_enabled"] ?? $this->registrationAllowed;
       $this->installationComplete = $result["installation_completed"] ?? $this->installationComplete;
       $this->timeZone = $result["time_zone"] ?? $this->timeZone;
-      $this->recaptchaEnabled = $result["recaptcha_enabled"] ?? $this->recaptchaEnabled;
-      $this->recaptchaPublicKey = $result["recaptcha_public_key"] ?? $this->recaptchaPublicKey;
-      $this->recaptchaPrivateKey = $result["recaptcha_private_key"] ?? $this->recaptchaPrivateKey;
+      $this->captchaProvider = $result["captcha_provider"] ?? $this->captchaProvider;
+      $this->captchaSiteKey = $result["captcha_site_key"] ?? $this->captchaSiteKey;
+      $this->captchaSecretKey = $result["captcha_secret_key"] ?? $this->captchaSecretKey;
       $this->mailEnabled = $result["mail_enabled"] ?? $this->mailEnabled;
       $this->mailSender = $result["mail_from"] ?? $this->mailSender;
       $this->mailFooter = $result["mail_footer"] ?? $this->mailFooter;
@@ -146,9 +149,9 @@ class Settings {
       ->addRow("user_registration_enabled", json_encode($this->registrationAllowed), false, false)
       ->addRow("installation_completed", json_encode($this->installationComplete), true, true)
       ->addRow("time_zone", json_encode($this->timeZone), false, false)
-      ->addRow("recaptcha_enabled", json_encode($this->recaptchaEnabled), false, false)
-      ->addRow("recaptcha_public_key", json_encode($this->recaptchaPublicKey), false, false)
-      ->addRow("recaptcha_private_key", json_encode($this->recaptchaPrivateKey), true, false)
+      ->addRow("captcha_provider", json_encode($this->captchaProvider), false, false)
+      ->addRow("captcha_site_key", json_encode($this->captchaSiteKey), false, false)
+      ->addRow("captcha_secret_key", json_encode($this->captchaSecretKey), true, false)
       ->addRow("allowed_extensions", json_encode($this->allowedExtensions), false, false)
       ->addRow("mail_host", '""', false, false)
       ->addRow("mail_port", '587', false, false)
@@ -176,16 +179,16 @@ class Settings {
     return $this->baseUrl;
   }
 
-  public function isRecaptchaEnabled(): bool {
-    return $this->recaptchaEnabled;
+  public function isCaptchaEnabled(): bool {
+    return CaptchaProvider::isValid($this->captchaProvider);
   }
 
-  public function getRecaptchaSiteKey(): string {
-    return $this->recaptchaPublicKey;
-  }
-
-  public function getRecaptchaSecretKey(): string {
-    return $this->recaptchaPrivateKey;
+  public function getCaptchaProvider(): ?CaptchaProvider  {
+    return match ($this->captchaProvider) {
+      CaptchaProvider::RECAPTCHA => new GoogleRecaptchaProvider($this->captchaSiteKey, $this->captchaSecretKey),
+      CaptchaProvider::HCAPTCHA => new HCaptchaProvider($this->captchaSiteKey, $this->captchaSecretKey),
+      default => null,
+    };
   }
 
   public function isRegistrationAllowed(): bool {
diff --git a/Core/Elements/Document.class.php b/Core/Elements/Document.class.php
index 4e2e38e..4f4abfc 100644
--- a/Core/Elements/Document.class.php
+++ b/Core/Elements/Document.class.php
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ namespace Core\Elements;
 use Core\Configuration\Settings;
 use Core\Driver\Logger\Logger;
 use Core\Driver\SQL\SQL;
+use Core\Objects\Captcha\GoogleRecaptchaProvider;
+use Core\Objects\Captcha\HCaptchaProvider;
 use Core\Objects\Context;
 use Core\Objects\Router\DocumentRoute;
 use Core\Objects\Router\Router;
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ abstract class Document {
     return $this->router;
   }
 
-  public function addCSPWhitelist(string $path) {
+  public function addCSPWhitelist(string $path): void {
     $urlParts = parse_url($path);
     if (!$urlParts || !isset($urlParts["host"])) {
       $this->cspWhitelist[] = getProtocol() . "://" . getCurrentHostName() . $path;
@@ -89,7 +91,23 @@ abstract class Document {
 
   public function sendHeaders(): void {
     if ($this->cspEnabled) {
+      $frameSrc = [];
+
+      $captchaProvider = $this->getSettings()->getCaptchaProvider();
+      if ($captchaProvider instanceof GoogleRecaptchaProvider) {
+        $frameSrc[] = "https://www.google.com/recaptcha/";
+        $frameSrc[] = "https://recaptcha.google.com/recaptcha/";
+        $this->cspWhitelist[] = "https://www.google.com/recaptcha/";
+        $this->cspWhitelist[] = "https://www.gstatic.com/recaptcha/";
+      } else if ($captchaProvider instanceof HCaptchaProvider) {
+        $frameSrc[] = "https://hcaptcha.com";
+        $frameSrc[] = "https://*.hcaptcha.com";
+        $this->cspWhitelist[] = "https://hcaptcha.com";
+        $this->cspWhitelist[] = "https://*.hcaptcha.com";
+      }
+
       $cspWhiteList = implode(" ", $this->cspWhitelist);
+      $frameSrc = implode(" ", $frameSrc);
       $csp = [
         "default-src $cspWhiteList 'self'",
         "object-src 'none'",
@@ -98,10 +116,8 @@ abstract class Document {
         "img-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' data: https:;",
         "script-src $cspWhiteList 'nonce-$this->cspNonce'",
         "frame-ancestors 'self'",
+        "frame-src $frameSrc 'self'",
       ];
-      if ($this->getSettings()->isRecaptchaEnabled()) {
-        $csp[] = "frame-src https://www.google.com/ 'self'";
-      }
 
       $compiledCSP = implode("; ", $csp);
       header("Content-Security-Policy: $compiledCSP;");
diff --git a/Core/Elements/Head.class.php b/Core/Elements/Head.class.php
index cbb8a08..6c54ec2 100644
--- a/Core/Elements/Head.class.php
+++ b/Core/Elements/Head.class.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ abstract class Head extends View {
   protected abstract function initRawFields(): array;
   protected abstract function initTitle(): string;
 
-  protected function init() {
+  protected function init(): void {
     $this->keywords = array();
     $this->description = "";
     $this->baseUrl = "";
@@ -51,19 +51,15 @@ abstract class Head extends View {
   public function addJS($url) { $this->sources[] = new Script(Script::MIME_TEXT_JAVASCRIPT, $url, ""); }
   public function addJSCode($code) { $this->sources[] = new Script(Script::MIME_TEXT_JAVASCRIPT, "", $code); }
 
-  public function loadFontawesome() {
+  public function loadFontawesome(): void {
     $this->addCSS(Link::FONTAWESOME);
   }
 
-  public function loadGoogleRecaptcha($siteKey) {
-    $this->addJS("https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js?render=$siteKey");
-  }
-
-  public function loadJQuery() {
+  public function loadJQuery(): void {
     $this->addJS(Script::JQUERY);
   }
 
-  public function loadBootstrap() {
+  public function loadBootstrap(): void {
     $this->addCSS(Link::BOOTSTRAP);
     $this->addJS(Script::BOOTSTRAP);
   }
diff --git a/Core/Elements/HtmlDocument.class.php b/Core/Elements/HtmlDocument.class.php
index e6e69c6..cc88c55 100644
--- a/Core/Elements/HtmlDocument.class.php
+++ b/Core/Elements/HtmlDocument.class.php
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ class HtmlDocument extends Document {
     return $code;
   }
 
-
   public function getTitle(): string {
     if ($this->head !== null) {
       return $this->head->getTitle();
diff --git a/Core/Elements/TemplateDocument.class.php b/Core/Elements/TemplateDocument.class.php
index 17d71e4..5e7b78f 100644
--- a/Core/Elements/TemplateDocument.class.php
+++ b/Core/Elements/TemplateDocument.class.php
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ class TemplateDocument extends Document {
       $session = $context->getSession();
       $settings = $this->getSettings();
       $language = $context->getLanguage();
+      $captchaProvider = $settings->getCaptchaProvider();
 
       $urlParts = parse_url($this->getRouter()->getRequestedUri());
 
@@ -102,9 +103,10 @@ class TemplateDocument extends Document {
           "lastModified" => date(L('Y-m-d H:i:s'), @filemtime(self::getTemplatePath($name))),
           "registrationEnabled" => $settings->isRegistrationAllowed(),
           "title" => $this->title,
-          "recaptcha" => [
-            "key" => $settings->isRecaptchaEnabled() ? $settings->getRecaptchaSiteKey() : null,
-            "enabled" => $settings->isRecaptchaEnabled(),
+          "captcha" => [
+            "provider" => $captchaProvider?->getName(),
+            "site_key" => $captchaProvider?->getSiteKey(),
+            "enabled" => $captchaProvider !== null,
           ],
           "csp" => [
             "nonce" => $this->getCSPNonce(),
diff --git a/Core/Localization/de_DE/settings.php b/Core/Localization/de_DE/settings.php
index 398ce2f..aebb4d9 100644
--- a/Core/Localization/de_DE/settings.php
+++ b/Core/Localization/de_DE/settings.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ return [
   "value" => "Wert",
   "general" => "Allgemein",
   "mail" => "Mail",
-  "recaptcha" => "reCaptcha",
+  "captcha" => "Captcha",
   "uncategorized" => "Unkategorisiert",
 
   # general settings
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ return [
   "mail_address" => "E-Mail Adresse",
   "send_test_email" => "Test E-Mail senden",
 
-  # recaptcha
-  "recaptcha_enabled" => "Aktiviere Google reCaptcha",
-  "recaptcha_public_key" => "reCaptcha öffentlicher Schlüssel",
-  "recaptcha_private_key" => "reCaptcha privater Schlüssel",
+  # captcha
+  "captcha_provider" => "Captcha Anbieter",
+  "captcha_site_key" => "Öffentlicher Captcha Schlüssel",
+  "captcha_secret_key" => "Geheimer Captcha Schlüssel",
 
   # dialog
   "fetch_settings_error" => "Fehler beim Holen der Einstellungen",
diff --git a/Core/Localization/en_US/settings.php b/Core/Localization/en_US/settings.php
index 3375c2f..74743d5 100644
--- a/Core/Localization/en_US/settings.php
+++ b/Core/Localization/en_US/settings.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ return [
   "value" => "Value",
   "general" => "General",
   "mail" => "Mail",
-  "recaptcha" => "reCaptcha",
+  "captcha" => "Captcha",
   "uncategorized" => "Uncategorized",
 
   # general settings
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ return [
   "mail_address" => "Mail address",
   "send_test_email" => "Send test e-mail",
 
-  # recaptcha
-  "recaptcha_enabled" => "Enable Google reCaptcha",
-  "recaptcha_public_key" => "reCaptcha Public Key",
-  "recaptcha_private_key" => "reCaptcha Private Key",
+  # captcha
+  "captcha_provider" => "Captcha Provider",
+  "captcha_site_key" => "Captcha Site Key",
+  "captcha_secret_key" => "Secret Captcha Key",
 
   # dialog
   "fetch_settings_error" => "Error fetching settings",
diff --git a/Core/Objects/Captcha/CaptchaProvider.class.php b/Core/Objects/Captcha/CaptchaProvider.class.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49be622
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Core/Objects/Captcha/CaptchaProvider.class.php
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Core\Objects\Captcha;
+
+use Core\Objects\ApiObject;
+
+abstract class CaptchaProvider extends ApiObject {
+
+  const NONE = "none";
+  const RECAPTCHA = "recaptcha";
+  const HCAPTCHA = "hcaptcha";
+
+  const PROVIDERS = [self::NONE, self::RECAPTCHA, self::HCAPTCHA];
+
+  private string $siteKey;
+  private string $secretKey;
+  protected string $error;
+
+  public function __construct(string $siteKey, string $secretKey) {
+    $this->siteKey = $siteKey;
+    $this->secretKey = $secretKey;
+    $this->error = "";
+  }
+
+  public function getSiteKey(): string {
+    return $this->siteKey;
+  }
+
+  public function getError(): string {
+    return $this->error;
+  }
+
+  public static function isValid(string $type): bool {
+    return in_array($type, [self::RECAPTCHA, self::HCAPTCHA]);
+  }
+
+  public abstract function verify(string $captcha, string $action): bool;
+
+  public abstract function getName(): string;
+
+  public function jsonSerialize(): array {
+    return [
+      "name" => $this->getName(),
+      "siteKey" => $this->getSiteKey(),
+    ];
+  }
+
+  protected function performVerifyRequest(string $url, string $captcha) {
+    $params = [
+      "secret" => $this->secretKey,
+      "response" => $captcha
+    ];
+
+    $ch = curl_init();
+    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
+    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
+    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, http_build_query($params));
+    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
+    $response = @json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
+    curl_close($ch);
+
+    return $response;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Core/Objects/Captcha/GoogleRecaptchaProvider.php b/Core/Objects/Captcha/GoogleRecaptchaProvider.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7d9c46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Core/Objects/Captcha/GoogleRecaptchaProvider.php
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Core\Objects\Captcha;
+
+class GoogleRecaptchaProvider extends CaptchaProvider {
+
+  public function __construct(string $siteKey, string $secretKey) {
+    parent::__construct($siteKey, $secretKey);
+  }
+
+  public function verify(string $captcha, string $action): bool {
+    $url = "https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/siteverify";
+
+    $success = false;
+    $response = $this->performVerifyRequest($url, $captcha);
+    $this->error = "Could not verify captcha: Invalid response from Google received.";
+
+    if ($response) {
+      $success = $response["success"];
+      if (!$success) {
+        $this->error = "Could not verify captcha: " . implode(";", $response["error-codes"]);
+      } else {
+        $score = $response["score"];
+        if ($action !== $response["action"]) {
+          $success = false;
+          $this->error = "Could not verify captcha: Action does not match";
+        } else if ($score < 0.7) {
+          $success = false;
+          $this->error = "Could not verify captcha: Google ReCaptcha Score < 0.7 (Your score: $score), you are likely a bot";
+        } else {
+          $success = true;
+          $this->error = "";
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return $success;
+  }
+
+  public function getName(): string {
+    return CaptchaProvider::RECAPTCHA;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Core/Objects/Captcha/HCaptchaProvider.class.php b/Core/Objects/Captcha/HCaptchaProvider.class.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eba3553
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Core/Objects/Captcha/HCaptchaProvider.class.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Core\Objects\Captcha;
+
+class HCaptchaProvider extends CaptchaProvider {
+
+  public function __construct(string $siteKey, string $secretKey) {
+    parent::__construct($siteKey, $secretKey);
+  }
+
+  public function verify(string $captcha, string $action): bool {
+    $success = true;
+    $url = "https://api.hcaptcha.com/siteverify";
+    $response = $this->performVerifyRequest($url, $captcha);
+    $this->error = "Could not verify captcha: Invalid response from hCaptcha received.";
+
+    if ($response) {
+      $success = $response["success"];
+      if (!$success) {
+        $this->error = "Captcha verification failed.";
+      }
+    }
+
+    return $success;
+  }
+
+  public function getName(): string {
+    return CaptchaProvider::HCAPTCHA;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Core/Templates/account/account_base.twig b/Core/Templates/account/account_base.twig
index 34368c2..a57f667 100644
--- a/Core/Templates/account/account_base.twig
+++ b/Core/Templates/account/account_base.twig
@@ -9,8 +9,15 @@
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/fontawesome.min.css" nonce="{{ site.csp.nonce }}">
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/account.css" nonce="{{ site.csp.nonce }}">
     <title>{{ L("account.title")}} - {{ L(view_title) }}</title>
-    {% if site.recaptcha.enabled %}
-        <script src="https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js?render={{ site.recaptcha.key }}" nonce="{{ site.csp.nonce }}"></script>
+    {% if site.captcha.enabled %}
+        <script nonce="{{ site.csp.nonce }}">
+            window.captchaProvider = {{ site.captcha|json_encode()|raw }};
+        </script>
+        {% if site.captcha.provider == 'recaptcha' %}
+            <script src="https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js?render={{ site.captcha.site_key }}" nonce="{{ site.csp.nonce }}"></script>
+        {% elseif site.captcha.provider == 'hcaptcha' %}
+            <script src="https://js.hcaptcha.com/1/api.js" nonce="{{ site.csp.nonce }}"></script>
+        {% endif %}
     {% endif %}
 {% endblock %}
 
@@ -30,7 +37,4 @@
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>
-    {% if site.recaptcha.enabled %}
-        <input type='hidden' value='{{ site.recaptcha.key }}' id='siteKey' />
-    {% endif %}
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/Core/Templates/account/register.twig b/Core/Templates/account/register.twig
index ec0e2e4..72891a2 100644
--- a/Core/Templates/account/register.twig
+++ b/Core/Templates/account/register.twig
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
                 <input type="password" autocomplete='new-password' name='confirmPassword'
                        id='confirmPassword' class="form-control" placeholder="{{ L('account.password_confirm') }}">
             </div>
+            {% if site.captcha.enabled and site.captcha.provider == 'hcaptcha' %}
+                <div class="h-captcha mt-2" data-sitekey="{{ site.captcha.site_key }}"></div>
+            {% endif %}
             <div class="input-group mt-3">
             <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" id='btnRegister'>
                 {{ L('general.submit') }}
diff --git a/Core/Templates/account/reset_password.twig b/Core/Templates/account/reset_password.twig
index db5a2cf..623e067 100644
--- a/Core/Templates/account/reset_password.twig
+++ b/Core/Templates/account/reset_password.twig
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@
                            class="form-control" type="email" maxlength="64" />
                 </div>
             </div>
+            {% if site.captcha.enabled and site.captcha.provider == 'hcaptcha' %}
+                <div class="h-captcha mt-2" data-sitekey="{{ site.captcha.site_key }}"></div>
+            {% endif %}
             <div class="input-group mt-2">
                 <button id='btnRequestPasswordReset' class='btn btn-primary'>
                     {{ L('general.submit') }}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 34758e6..b8b1f81 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ Web-Base is a php framework which provides basic web functionalities and a moder
 - [Localization](#localization)
 - [Command Line Interface (CLI)](#cli)
 - [Account & User functions](#access-control)
-- Admin Dashboard
+- [Google reCaptcha](https://developers.google.com/recaptcha/) and [hCaptcha](https://docs.hcaptcha.com/) Integration
+- modern ReactJS Admin Dashboard
 - Docker Support
 
 ### Upcoming:
diff --git a/js/account.js b/js/account.js
index 1346c74..9e86b18 100644
--- a/js/account.js
+++ b/js/account.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
     function hideAlert() {
         $("#alertMessage").hide();
     }
-
     function submitForm(btn, method, params, onSuccess) {
         let textBefore = btn.text();
         btn.prop("disabled", true);
@@ -27,6 +26,12 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
             } else {
                 onSuccess();
             }
+
+            // reset captcha
+            let captchaProvider = jsCore.getCaptchaProvider();
+            if (captchaProvider?.provider === "hcaptcha") {
+                hcaptcha.reset();
+            }
         });
     }
 
@@ -75,11 +80,11 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
         } else if(password !== confirmPassword) {
             showAlert("danger", L("register.passwords_do_not_match"));
         } else {
+            let captchaProvider = jsCore.getCaptchaProvider();
             let params = { username: username, email: email, password: password, confirmPassword: confirmPassword };
-            if (jsCore.isRecaptchaEnabled()) {
-                let siteKey = $("#siteKey").val().trim();
+            if (captchaProvider?.provider === "recaptcha") {
                 grecaptcha.ready(function() {
-                    grecaptcha.execute(siteKey, {action: 'register'}).then(function(captcha) {
+                    grecaptcha.execute(captchaProvider.site_key, {action: 'register'}).then(function(captcha) {
                         params["captcha"] = captcha;
                         submitForm(btn, "user/register", params, () => {
                             showAlert("success", "Account successfully created, check your emails.");
@@ -88,6 +93,10 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                     });
                 });
             } else {
+                if (captchaProvider?.provider === "hcaptcha") {
+                    params.captcha = hcaptcha.getResponse();
+                }
+
                 submitForm(btn, "user/register", params, () => {
                     showAlert("success", "Account successfully created, check your emails.");
                     $("input:not([id='siteKey'])").val("");
@@ -132,12 +141,11 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
 
         let btn = $(this);
         let email = $("#email").val();
-
+        let captchaProvider = jsCore.getCaptchaProvider();
         let params = { email: email };
-        if (jsCore.isRecaptchaEnabled()) {
-            let siteKey = $("#siteKey").val().trim();
+        if (captchaProvider?.provider === "recaptcha") {
             grecaptcha.ready(function() {
-                grecaptcha.execute(siteKey, {action: 'resetPassword'}).then(function(captcha) {
+                grecaptcha.execute(captchaProvider.site_key, {action: 'resetPassword'}).then(function(captcha) {
                     params["captcha"] = captcha;
                     submitForm(btn, "user/requestPasswordReset", params, () => {
                         showAlert("success", "If the e-mail address exists and is linked to a account, you will receive a password reset token.");
@@ -146,6 +154,9 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                 });
             });
         } else {
+            if (captchaProvider?.provider === "hcaptcha") {
+                params.captcha = hcaptcha.getResponse();
+            }
             submitForm(btn, "user/requestPasswordReset", params, () => {
                 showAlert("success", "If the e-mail address exists and is linked to a account, you will receive a password reset token.");
                 $("input:not([id='siteKey'])").val("");
@@ -191,11 +202,11 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
 
         let btn = $(this);
         let email = $("#email").val();
+        let captchaProvider = jsCore.getCaptchaProvider();
         let params = { email: email };
-        if (jsCore.isRecaptchaEnabled()) {
-            let siteKey = $("#siteKey").val().trim();
+        if (captchaProvider?.provider === "recaptcha") {
             grecaptcha.ready(function() {
-                grecaptcha.execute(siteKey, {action: 'resendConfirmation'}).then(function(captcha) {
+                grecaptcha.execute(captchaProvider.site_key, {action: 'resendConfirmation'}).then(function(captcha) {
                     params["captcha"] = captcha;
                     submitForm(btn, "user/resendConfirmEmail", params, () => {
                         showAlert("success", "If the e-mail address exists and is linked to a account, you will receive a new confirmation email.");
@@ -204,6 +215,10 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
                 });
             });
         } else {
+            if (captchaProvider?.provider === "hcaptcha") {
+                params.captcha = hcaptcha.getResponse();
+            }
+
             submitForm(btn, "user/resendConfirmEmail", params, () => {
                 showAlert("success", "\"If the e-mail address exists and is linked to a account, you will receive a new confirmation email.");
                 $("input:not([id='siteKey'])").val("");
diff --git a/js/script.js b/js/script.js
index 553f83a..d1a2a4b 100644
--- a/js/script.js
+++ b/js/script.js
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ let Core = function () {
     return this.getJsonDateTime(date).split(' ')[1];
   };
 
-  this.isRecaptchaEnabled = function () {
-    return (typeof grecaptcha !== 'undefined');
+  this.getCaptchaProvider = function () {
+    return window.captchaProvider || null;
   }
 
   this.__construct();
diff --git a/react/admin-panel/src/views/settings/settings.js b/react/admin-panel/src/views/settings/settings.js
index 94e4ee8..7a6cbdc 100644
--- a/react/admin-panel/src/views/settings/settings.js
+++ b/react/admin-panel/src/views/settings/settings.js
@@ -18,13 +18,12 @@ import {Link} from "react-router-dom";
 import {
     Add,
     Delete,
-    Google,
     LibraryBooks,
     Mail,
     RestartAlt,
     Save,
     Send,
-    SettingsApplications
+    SettingsApplications, SmartToy
 } from "@mui/icons-material";
 import TIME_ZONES from "shared/time-zones";
 import ButtonBar from "../../elements/button-bar";
@@ -63,10 +62,10 @@ export default function SettingsView(props) {
           "mail_password",
           "mail_async",
       ],
-      "recaptcha": [
-          "recaptcha_enabled",
-          "recaptcha_private_key",
-          "recaptcha_public_key",
+      "captcha": [
+          "captcha_provider",
+          "captcha_secret_key",
+          "captcha_site_key",
       ],
       "hidden": ["installation_completed", "mail_last_sync"]
     };
@@ -280,11 +279,11 @@ export default function SettingsView(props) {
                     </FormControl>
                 </FormGroup>
             ];
-        } else if (selectedTab === "recaptcha") {
+        } else if (selectedTab === "captcha") {
             return [
-                renderCheckBox("recaptcha_enabled"),
-                renderTextInput("recaptcha_public_key", !parseBool(settings.recaptcha_enabled)),
-                renderPasswordInput("recaptcha_private_key", !parseBool(settings.recaptcha_enabled)),
+                renderSelection("captcha_provider", ["none", "recaptcha", "hcaptcha"]),
+                renderTextInput("captcha_site_key", settings.captcha_provider === "none"),
+                renderPasswordInput("captcha_secret_key", settings.captcha_provider === "none"),
             ];
         } else if (selectedTab === "uncategorized") {
             return <TableContainer component={Paper}>
@@ -364,8 +363,8 @@ export default function SettingsView(props) {
                      icon={<SettingsApplications />} iconPosition={"start"} />
                 <Tab value={"mail"} label={L("settings.mail")}
                      icon={<Mail />} iconPosition={"start"} />
-                <Tab value={"recaptcha"} label={L("settings.recaptcha")}
-                     icon={<Google />} iconPosition={"start"} />
+                <Tab value={"captcha"} label={L("settings.captcha")}
+                     icon={<SmartToy />} iconPosition={"start"} />
                 <Tab value={"uncategorized"} label={L("settings.uncategorized")}
                      icon={<LibraryBooks />} iconPosition={"start"} />
             </Tabs>