Head to head · Updated October 2026

Undercart vs BuiltWith

BuiltWith is the reference tool for detecting technologies across the entire web. Undercart is narrower on purpose — it goes deep on Shopify, adding ad creatives, captured marketing emails, revenue estimates, best sellers, discounts and product reviews that BuiltWith doesn't focus on.

The short answer

Choose BuiltWith if you need technology detection across every platform on the web, or a free one-off lookup of a single site’s stack. Choose Undercart if your market is Shopify and you want commerce-specific intelligence — the ads and emails a store runs, a confidence-scored revenue estimate, its best sellers, discounts and reviews — through a web app, a Chrome extension, and an API/MCP for agents.

Last updated · Competitor facts checked against each vendor’s own site · Written by the Undercart team

At a glance

Undercart vs BuiltWith, side by side

A feature and pricing snapshot as of October 2026. Vendor pricing changes; confirm current numbers before buying.

Undercart compared to BuiltWith
UndercartBuiltWith
ScopeShopify commerce intelligenceWeb-wide technology lookup
Domains / stores covered1M+ Shopify stores491.9M domains
Technologies trackedShopify apps, pixels, theme app extensions, themes, payments127,700 technologies
Revenue estimateAnnual + monthly, confidence score, signal breakdownSpend/revenue data on paid plans
Ad library data + creativesMeta, Google, TikTokNot a focus
Marketing email capture✓Not a focus
Catalog, best sellers, price history✓Not a focus
Traffic rank, trend, top markets✓Not a focus
Free single-site lookupFree revenue checker; 25 full profiles/mo✓
REST APIEvery planSold separately (credits)
MCP server for agentsEvery planHosted MCP (API credits)
Chrome extension✓✓
Entry paid price$29/mo (unlimited stores)$295/mo (Basic: 2 reports)
Unlimited plan$29/mo (unlimited stores)Pro $495/mo (unlimited reports)

Sources: Undercart product; builtwith.com/plans and BuiltWith’s API docs, checked October 2026.

The honest verdict

When to choose BuiltWith, and when to choose Undercart

Choose BuiltWith when…

  • ✓You research technologies across every platform, not just Shopify.
  • ✓You want the largest technology taxonomy — 127,700 technologies across 491.9M domains.
  • ✓You need a free, no-signup lookup of one site's full stack.
  • ✓You want 18+ years of technology history, or contact data exported with your lists.

Choose Undercart when…

  • ✓Your market is Shopify and you want commerce-specific depth.
  • ✓You want to see the actual ads a store runs on Meta, Google and TikTok, and its marketing emails.
  • ✓You want a revenue estimate that explains itself — annual first, with a confidence score and a “why this number” breakdown.
  • ✓You want best sellers, discounts, product reviews, pricing and price history.
  • ✓You want an API and MCP server on every plan, from free to $29/mo unlimited.
Different jobs

Technology lookup vs commerce intelligence

BuiltWith answers one question extremely well across the whole internet: what is this site built with? If you sell developer tooling, infrastructure, or anything that maps to a specific technology fingerprint on any platform, its breadth is unmatched, and the free single-site lookup is genuinely useful.

Undercart answers a different question about Shopify merchants: how big is this store, what is it spending on, and is it growing?It pulls the store’s ads and marketing emails, estimates its revenue with a confidence score, shows its best sellers, discounts and product reviews, and tracks its social following and traffic trend. Its app detection is built for Shopify, so it catches apps that generic profilers miss — including ones that run as web pixels or theme app extensions. It will not tell you about a WooCommerce or custom site, where BuiltWith will.

See what Shopify stores actually run in the free Shopify Tech Stacks 2026 report, or check one store’s revenue range with the Shopify revenue checker.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Undercart and BuiltWith?

BuiltWith is a web-wide technology profiler: it reports 127,700 technologies tracked across 491.9M domains, on every platform. Undercart is Shopify-only and goes deeper on commerce: the ads a store runs on Meta, Google and TikTok, the marketing emails it sends, a revenue estimate with a confidence score, its best sellers, discounts and product reviews, its social following, and an API/MCP for agents. BuiltWith is broader; Undercart is deeper on Shopify.

Is BuiltWith free?

BuiltWith is free for individual site lookups — the quickest way to check one site's stack with no account. Lists, exports and reports are paid: Basic is $295/month for 2 technology reports, Pro $495/month for unlimited reports, and Team $995/month for unlimited reports and logins; the API is sold separately.

Is Undercart or BuiltWith better for Shopify research?

For Shopify specifically, Undercart is purpose-built: it shows the ads and emails a store runs, estimates revenue (annual first, with a confidence score), shows its best sellers, discounts and product reviews, and detects Shopify apps that generic profilers miss — including ones that run as web pixels or theme app extensions. For non-Shopify or cross-platform technology research, BuiltWith is the stronger choice.

Does BuiltWith estimate revenue?

BuiltWith includes website spend and revenue data on its paid plans. Undercart makes revenue a first-class output: an annual and monthly estimate with a confidence score and a “why this number” breakdown on every full profile, plus a free revenue checker that shows any tracked store's range with no account.

Which one has an API and MCP server for agents?

Both. BuiltWith sells its API separately from the web plans, priced in credits, and offers a hosted MCP endpoint that uses those credits. Undercart's REST API and hosted MCP server work on every plan, including the free one (25 stores a month); $29/month covers 100 stores and $99/month is unlimited.

GO DEEP ON SHOPIFY.

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