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W3Techs - extensive and reliable web technology surveys - w3techs.com

· 1 week ago

Use W3Techs' free surveys when you need to cite web technology market share — they are the industry default citation. Pay only if a custom market report genuinely matters; for per-site tech lookups or real-time analytics, use BuiltWith-style tools instead.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 40+ public sources; direct user reviews are scarce and snippets truncated.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo direct user evidence
  • Feature depthNo direct user evidence
  • Support qualityNo direct user evidence
  • Security posture

Pricing

Free

Public technology surveys

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Market reportsCustom (order form)

Best for

  • Analysts citing web tech market share
  • Journalists and bloggers needing stats
  • Vendors sizing competitor markets
  • Marketers choosing platforms

Not for

  • Teams needing per-site tech lookups
  • Anyone wanting real-time or own-site analytics
  • Buyers needing audited, transparent methodology
  • Enterprises wanting SLA-backed data feeds

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

No published pricing; market reports require a quote via order form

medium

Ranking methodology is publicly debated; verify figures before big decisions

low

Users report ranking bugs on the site's own forum

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free, ad-supported usage stats for CMSs, servers, languages, TLDs
  • Its WordPress 43% market share figure is cited industry-wide
  • Historical trend data on technology adoption included
  • Cross-breakdowns (CMS by OS, servers by hosting) free

Cons

  • Methodology reliability publicly questioned
  • Forum reports bugs in rankings
  • No self-serve pricing; paid data goes through custom report orders
  • Small operation (~$570K estimated revenue); thin product surface

Sources & method

- 9 sources - Alleged sale of database access reported by a dark-web tracker (Oct 2024); unconfirmed — no confirmed breach details in sources reviewed.

official x2review x4security x1news x2
  • Alleged sale of W3Techs database access, A dark-web tracker reported threat actor 0xy0um0m allegedly selling access to the W3Techs database (Oct 2024). Unconfirmed; treat account credentials cautiously.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • Free

    Starting price

  • 9

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Core stats free; paid reports opaque
  • Ease of use. No direct user evidence
  • Feature depth. No direct user evidence
  • Support quality. No direct user evidence
  • Security posture: 3/5. Alleged 2024 database access sale, unconfirmed
  • $570.9K Estimated annual revenue Crunchbase estimate
  • None reported External funding No funding rounds listed
  • Yes Free public stats Ad-supported surveys
  • Available Paid market reports Order-form pricing

Pricing

Public technology surveys

Free

  • Usage stats for CMSs, servers, languages
  • Cross-breakdowns and historical trends
  • Ad-supported

Market reports

Not disclosed

  • e.g., CMS market report
  • Contact for quote

Security

Alleged sale of database access reported by a dark-web tracker (Oct 2024); unconfirmed — no confirmed breach details in sources reviewed.

  • Alleged sale of W3Techs database accessA dark-web tracker reported threat actor 0xy0um0m allegedly selling access to the W3Techs database (Oct 2024). Unconfirmed; treat account credentials cautiously.⁸

What users say

Third-party sources treat W3Techs as the default citation for web technology market share; direct user reviews are scarce.

Full analysis

Based on 40+ public sources; direct user reviews are scarce and snippets truncated.

Free, widely cited web tech usage stats. Wrong tool for per-site lookups or real-time analytics.

Methodology

Based on 40+ public sources; direct user reviews are scarce and snippets truncated.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. W3Techs - extensive and reliable web technology surveysw3techs.com
    official
  2. Content Management Systems Market Report Order Formw3techs.com
    official
  3. W3Techs - Crunchbase Company Profile & Fundingcrunchbase.com
    news
  4. W3Techs Review: Features, Pricing & Alternatives (2026)coldiq.com
    review
  5. How reliable is W3Techs' server-side language ranking?quora.com
    review
  6. Rankings bug - W3Techs Forumw3techs.com
    review
  7. W3Techs Provides Extensive, Reliable Technology Datahostingadvice.com
    review
  8. 0xy0um0m is Allegedly Selling Access to W3Techs Databasedarkwebinformer.com
    security
  9. 10 Best WordPress Web Design Agencies in 2026designity.com
    news

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