Tools to Identify Technologies in Web Platforms

An extension to be installed on the web browser, which allows you to identify the technologies used on websites. It instantly reveals the web development framework, contact details of any website, CMS, e-commerce platform or payment processor.

BuiltWith covers more than 52,000 Internet technologies, including: analytics, advertising, hosting, CMS and others. It allows to visualize the usage behavior of the technologies used on the Internet with a frequency of up to one week. BuiltWith has compiled since November 2008 all the technologies that have been tested with their functionalities. In addition, it creates a technology profile that provides the following information: analytics and tracking, widgets, mobile, content delivery network (CDN), JavaScript libraries and functions, coding and document standards.

WhatRuns is a browser extension that helps you identify the technologies used in websites and/or web platforms. WhatRuns shows you virtually everything that makes a website run. The web applications they pay for, the Content Delivery Network (CDN) they are hosted on, how they track their visitors, Wordpress plugins, fonts. The extension can be used for competitor analysis, sales intelligence and website profiling. WhatRuns is not affiliated with or endorses the technology companies featured on the website or extension.

Tool that detects more than 60 types of technology stacks for any website, including databases, frameworks, programming languages, CMS, marketing tools, e-commerce solutions. Along with the technologies, used for the scanned website, you can also view the list of most popular tech stacks by types in the Top Charts section, which is updated several times per hour based on the number of new websites scanned and new stacks detected.

WhatCMS is an online tool that allows you to identify which content management system (CMS) was used to develop a website. A CMS is software designed to help users create and edit a website. They have evolved to help design the look and feel of websites, track user sessions, manage searches, collect visitor feedback, host forums and more. Content management systems have been detected on more than half of all websites, with an even higher percentage on the most popular domains.

WPTD is a free tool that allows you to find all the details about the WordPress theme and plugins currently used by a site. It also allows you to view statistical reports on themes, theme providers and plugins.