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Alternatives to Wappalyzer
20 browser extensions tools sit alongside Wappalyzer in this directory. Below is what separates each from Wappalyzer on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 20
- Cheaper to start
- 11
- Wappalyzer starts at
- Free, then $250/month
Why people look past Wappalyzer
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. Wappalyzer has a free tier. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
See what websites are built with
Priced and rated the same as Wappalyzer on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Personal dashboard for focus and inspiration
Priced and rated the same as Wappalyzer on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Make your writing bold and clear
- Starts $241.67 a month cheaper, at $8.33/month.
Advanced color picker and eyedropper
- Starts $250 a month cheaper, at Free.
Grammar and spell checker for 25+ languages
Priced and rated the same as Wappalyzer on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Encrypt the web automatically
- Starts $250 a month cheaper, at Free.
Every Wappalyzer alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wappalyzer (this page) | Free, then $250/month | - | - | |
| BuiltWithTechnology detection tool with large index tracking 700K+ technologies and historical adoption data since 2007 | Free | - | - | vs Wappalyzer |
| Momentum | Free | - | 2 | vs Wappalyzer |
| Hemingway Editor | Free, then $8.33/month | - | 4 | vs Wappalyzer |
| ColorZilla | Free | Free | 1 | vs Wappalyzer |
| LanguageTool | Free | - | - | vs Wappalyzer |
| HTTPS Everywhere | Free | Free | 1 | vs Wappalyzer |
| Ghostery | Free | - | - | vs Wappalyzer |
| Night Eye | Free | - | 4 | vs Wappalyzer |
| Awesome Screenshot | Free | Freemium | 1 | vs Wappalyzer |
| Honey | Free | - | - | vs Wappalyzer |
| Dark Reader | Free | - | - | vs Wappalyzer |
| Keeper | Free, then $1.79/month | - | 3 | vs Wappalyzer |
| Instapaper | Free | - | - | vs Wappalyzer |
| Fireshot | Free | Freemium | 1 | vs Wappalyzer |
| Mercury Reader | Free | Free | 1 | vs Wappalyzer |
| Capital One Shopping | Free | - | - | vs Wappalyzer |
| GoFullPage | Free | Freemium | 1 | vs Wappalyzer |
| AdBlock Plus | Free | Free | 1 | vs Wappalyzer |
| Evernote Web Clipper | Free | - | - | vs Wappalyzer |
| JSON Viewer | Free | Free | 1 | vs Wappalyzer |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Wappalyzer badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (20)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- BuiltWith , Free
- Momentum , Free
- Hemingway Editor , Free, then $8.33/month
- ColorZilla , Free
- LanguageTool , Free
- HTTPS Everywhere , Free
- Ghostery , Free
- Night Eye , Free
Cheaper than Wappalyzer (11)
Entry price under Wappalyzer's $250/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Hemingway Editor , Free, then $8.33/month
- ColorZilla , Free
- HTTPS Everywhere , Free
- Night Eye , Free
- Awesome Screenshot , Free
- Keeper , Free, then $1.79/month
- Fireshot , Free
- Mercury Reader , Free
What you would be giving up
The record we hold does not list what Wappalyzer is typically used for, so there is no honest way to enumerate what a switch would cost you from this page alone.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Wappalyzer is broadly right and the question is cost, the Wappalyzer pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Browser Extensions category lists everything the directory holds, and best browser extensions tools ranks them.
Wappalyzer runs on chrome, firefox, edge, web. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Wappalyzer alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Wappalyzer?
- 20 other browser extensions tools are listed in this directory, led by BuiltWith, Momentum, Hemingway Editor, ColorZilla. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Wappalyzer?
- 20 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: BuiltWith, Momentum, Hemingway Editor, ColorZilla, LanguageTool.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Wappalyzer?
- Yes. 11 of the alternatives below start under Wappalyzer's $250/month: Hemingway Editor at Free, then $8.33/month, ColorZilla at Free, HTTPS Everywhere at Free, Night Eye at Free.
- Is there a reason to switch away from Wappalyzer?
- Nothing in the data flags one. Wappalyzer has a free tier. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from Wappalyzer?
- The record we hold does not list what Wappalyzer is typically used for, so the honest answer is to check the side-by-side comparison for whichever alternative you are considering. Each one puts the two full feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Wappalyzer?
- None of the browser extensions tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Wappalyzer alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Browser Extensions, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Wappalyzer against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Wappalyzer covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every browser extensions tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Browser Extensions category, 20 tools beside Wappalyzer. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.