Head to head · Updated July 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 revenue estimates, ad data and inventory signals BuiltWith does not 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 target market is Shopify and you want commerce-specific intelligence — confidence-scored revenue, ad presence, live catalog and inventory — delivered through a Chrome extension and an API/MCP for agents.

At a glance

Undercart vs BuiltWith, side by side

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

Undercart compared to BuiltWith
UndercartBuiltWith
ScopeShopify commerce intelligenceWeb-wide tech lookup
Domains / stores covered~2M Shopify stores400M+ domains
Technologies trackedShopify apps, pixels, themes, payments~114,000 technologies
Revenue estimate + confidenceSpend/revenue attributes
Ad presence data
Live catalog + inventory signals
Nightly re-crawlPeriodic index
Free single-site lookupFree tier: 25/mo
REST APIPaid tiers
MCP endpoint for agents
Chrome extension
Entry paid price$29/mo (100 lookups)~$295/mo
Unlimited plan$99/moHigher tiers
Filter-technology limitsNo per-tech limitCapped on lower tiers

Sources: Undercart product data; BuiltWith pricing and knowledge base, mid-2026.

The honest verdict

Which one should you choose?

BuiltWith wins when…

  • You research technologies across every platform, not just Shopify.
  • You want the largest technology taxonomy — ~114,000 technologies tracked.
  • You need a free, no-signup lookup of one site's full stack.
  • You are matching prospects by a specific non-commerce technology anywhere on the web.

Undercart wins when…

  • Your market is Shopify and you want commerce-specific depth.
  • You need revenue estimates that carry a confidence score.
  • You want ad-presence data across Meta, Google, TikTok and LinkedIn.
  • You want live catalog size, product pricing and inventory signals.
  • You want to query it from an API or MCP endpoint without per-technology limits.
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 resolves revenue with a confidence score, aggregates ad presence, reads the live catalog and inventory, and re-scores nightly. For Shopify go-to-market that depth matters more than raw domain count — but it will not tell you about a WooCommerce or custom site, where BuiltWith will.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Undercart and BuiltWith?

BuiltWith is a web-wide technology profiler that detects ~114,000 technologies across 400M+ domains on every platform. Undercart is a Shopify-specific intelligence tool that adds revenue estimates with confidence scores, ad-presence data, inventory signals and an API/MCP for agents. BuiltWith is broader; Undercart is deeper on Shopify commerce signals.

Is BuiltWith free?

BuiltWith has a free single-site lookup you can run from its website or Chrome extension with no signup — useful for checking one prospect's stack before a call. List-building and export plans are paid, and 2026 pricing starts around $295/month with per-technology filter limits on lower tiers.

Is Undercart or BuiltWith better for Shopify research?

For Shopify specifically, Undercart is purpose-built: it estimates revenue, tracks ad presence, reads the live catalog and probes inventory, and re-crawls nightly. BuiltWith will tell you the technologies on a Shopify store but is not focused on commerce-specific signals like revenue confidence or ad libraries. For non-Shopify or cross-platform technology research, BuiltWith is the stronger choice.

Does BuiltWith estimate revenue?

BuiltWith exposes attributes like estimated spend and revenue on its paid list-building plans. Undercart makes revenue a first-class output: a composite estimate from catalog, pricing, ad spend, tech and social signals, weighted by confidence and benchmarked against a truth set, with an LLM plausibility check on very large numbers.

Which one has an API for agents?

Both offer APIs. BuiltWith provides technology-lookup and lists APIs on paid tiers. Undercart provides a REST API plus an MCP endpoint on every paid plan — $29/month for 100 lookups or $99/month unlimited — so AI agents can query Shopify store intelligence directly with one API key.

GO DEEP ON SHOPIFY.

Get 25 free store lookups with revenue, ad and catalog signals BuiltWith does not surface.