At work I was asked by a different team how we can deal with bots, because someone in my team remembered that I knew how to do it.

I reluctantly suggested Anubis because I got shit for it last time, This is the URL https://anubis.techaro.lol/

This is the 2nd and last time I will ever recommend Anubis anywhere at work to deal with bots because of how unprofessional, un-serious and weird others perceive it.

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The mascot being a ~10 year old “cutsie” anime cat girl is weird in a work setting.
I will never put myself in a situation again where I have to explain that it’s not weird to anyone again, same for that URL.

What is a professional looking open-source alternative to Anubis?

Edit: No I can’t just send my colleges here https://anubis.techaro.lol/docs/admin/botstopper The issue is they find the Mascot and domain weird, they will still run into both.

My Goal: Recommend a Open-Source bot protection tool

The Issue: When I send my coworkers to https://anubis.techaro.lol/docs/admin/botstopper they find the mascot and URL weird.

Result: They don’t see Anubis as a serious tool and turn away from it

What is a professional looking open-source alternative to Anubis?

  • Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.socialOPEnglish
    1012·
    2 days ago

    I have tried twice to push it, and both times I’ve gotten weird reactions because of the branding.

    It’s not worth it for me to do that again, I wish Anubis had a paid version with a different domain and no cutsie anime girl branding. That would make it significantly easier to sell to me colleagues

    • unskilled5117@feddit.orgEnglish
      7·
      2 days ago

      I think the developer might benefit hearing that point of view. A separate website that only lists the paid tier without displaying the anime branding seems beneficial for them. You could suggest it to them.

        • lightrain@forum.storstad.netEnglish
          81·
          2 days ago

          Then point out that their way of thinking is unprofessional without saying so directly. That’s what I would do, at least.

          There is a way to use something like Anubis without having to deal with the image. But you need to handle it professionally.

            • lightrain@forum.storstad.netEnglish
              7·
              2 days ago

              Then let happen what needs to happen. The company does not have a simple and cheap solution for fighting bots. Maybe it is better they don’t have such protection.

    • basiclemmon98@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      You say you have tried to convince them twice. How have you tried to pitch it so far? Like, give us a word for word and we may be able to help you workshop it.

      • Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.socialOPEnglish
        415·
        2 days ago

        I am not jumping thought hoops at work to fight this battle at work.

        IMO, Anubis is no longer a tool I will recommend at work until there is a URL I can point people to without that branding, it being paid is not a issue, work will throw thousands of Euro’s at the issue if they have to. But I will never risk that mascot coming up in a meeting again.

        • basiclemmon98@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          11·
          2 days ago

          It sounds like you are still just throwing a fit over the fact that the Anubis team has set the logo as what it is.

          New suggestion:
          Write your own damn anti-bot code.

        • lightrain@forum.storstad.netEnglish
          121·
          2 days ago

          Then don’t recommend it to others. Keep being ashamed of the cute, anime-style picture just because everyone else is embarrassed by it. But that’s not how the world’s problems get solved.