BuiltWith

Technology profiling and competitive intelligence platform that identifies technologies used by websites, provides market share statistics, and offers lead generation datasets for sales and marketing teams.

The problem it solves: Discover exactly which technologies, analytics, and ad platforms any competitor's website runs on before you pitch or build.

Freemium
4.3on G2 (62 reviews)
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lead-generation
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Our verdict: BuiltWith instead of SimilarWeb?

Switch if: Sales, lead-generation, and technology-vendor teams who need to know exactly what technology stack any website runs and to build prospect lists filtered by technology usage.

Don’t switch if: Anyone wanting traffic estimates, keyword, ad, or audience data — BuiltWith answers 'what is this site built with,' not 'how popular is it or where does its traffic come from,' so it is a complement to SimilarWeb rather than a replacement.

Biggest caveat: Paid plans jump straight from a limited free lookup to $295/month (billed annually for the listed rates), and users report technology-detection accuracy around 80% with large CSV exports that need heavy manual cleanup and no bundled contact data.

Pricing Facts

Starting Price$295/mo

Monthly (Basic), cancel anytime

Free PlanYes

Single-site technology lookups free forever, unlimited; exports & lead lists paid

Free TrialNone

Price verified against official pricing page, 2026-07-11

Ratings Across the Web

G24.3(62)
Capterra4.2(29)
Trustpilot3.8(11)

Scores from public review platforms, checked 2026-07-12. We don't rate tools ourselves.

Does it replace SimilarWeb?

BuiltWith measured against the six things people actually use SimilarWeb for.

Traffic estimates for any website
Channel breakdown (direct / referral / social / paid)
Keyword & search intelligence
Ad & creative intelligence
Mobile app intelligence
Audience demographics & interests
Fill the gaps: pair it with Semrush or Ahrefs or BigSpy

Features & Capabilities

Available Features

Technology Detection
Identify website technologies
Market Share Analytics
Track technology adoption trends
Lead Generation
Filter prospects by technology
Historical Data
Technology evolution tracking
API Access
Programmatic access

Pros & Cons

Pros

Largest technology database
Historical tracking
Effective for sales prospecting
API available

Cons

Dated UI
Expensive
Export quota limitations

Best Use Cases

Sales lead qualification
Technology comparison
Market research
Competitive analysis

Target Audience

sales teams
marketers
analysts
developers

What Real Users Complain About

Negative feedback found on public platforms — because every tool has trade-offs, and vendors won't show you these.

BuiltWith was terrible. Out of 40,000 leads, I ended up being routed through Apollo and only got 400 verified.

Reddit r/coldemail

I've been trying to create and pay for an account on builtwith for weeks and it's impossible - there is an ID verification that never got through and support is unresponsive.

Reddit r/coldemail

BuiltWith gives you lists of companies using specific tech, but it doesn't give you contact data.

Reddit r/coldemail

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