bellingcat.com Tech Stack

Live first-party scan of bellingcat.com's tech stack. 10 technologies detected across 11 categories, via Wappalyzer fingerprinting + DNS CNAME + TLS certificate inspection. Scan timestamp: May 29, 2026.

HTTP 200 Last analyzed: May 29, 2026

Infrastructure Layer

Invisible to browser extensions — detected via DNS & TLS

Google Cloud

Cloud hosting
TLS

Blogs

WordPress

CMS, Blogs
HTTP
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CDN

CMS

WordPress

CMS, Blogs
HTTP
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Caching

W3 Total Cache

Caching, WordPress plugins
HTTP

Cloud hosting

Google Cloud

Cloud hosting
TLS

Databases

MySQL

Databases
HTTP
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

JavaScript libraries

jQuery

JavaScript libraries
HTTP
cpe:2.3:a:jquery:jquery:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Programming languages

PHP

Programming languages
HTTP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

SEO

Yoast SEO

SEO, WordPress plugins
HTTP

Video players

YouTube

Video players
HTTP

WordPress plugins

W3 Total Cache

Caching, WordPress plugins
HTTP

Yoast SEO

SEO, WordPress plugins
HTTP

Compare bellingcat.com's Stack

How was this detected?

For bellingcat.com, DetectZeStack identified 10 technologies: 9 via HTTP fingerprinting and 1 via TLS handshake.

Detection runs four independent layers in parallel: HTTP response headers, TLS handshake metadata, certificate issuer inspection, and DNS record lookups. The breakdown above shows which layers fired for this specific domain — some sites carry most of their fingerprint in HTTP, others rely heavily on infrastructure (DNS/TLS).

How bellingcat.com compares

Symmetric diff between bellingcat.com and similar sites detected on DetectZeStack.

vs www.edinburghconsultantsgroup.com — 6 shared, 4 unique here, 4 unique there

Only on bellingcat.com: Cloudflare, Google Cloud, W3 Total Cache, YouTube

Only on www.edinburghconsultantsgroup.com: FitVids.JS, CookieYes, Jetpack, Sectigo

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vs genoablack.com — 6 shared, 4 unique here, 4 unique there

Only on bellingcat.com: Cloudflare, Google Cloud, W3 Total Cache, YouTube

Only on genoablack.com: Complianz, Nginx, Linkedin Ads, Mailcheck

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vs newtyne.com — 6 shared, 4 unique here, 4 unique there

Only on bellingcat.com: Cloudflare, Google Cloud, W3 Total Cache, YouTube

Only on newtyne.com: LiteSpeed, LottieFiles, HTTP/3, LiteSpeed Cache

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What technologies does bellingcat.com use?

bellingcat.com uses 10 technologies across 11 categories. The full breakdown is listed above, organized by function. Each technology was identified through analysis of HTTP headers, DNS records, TLS certificates, and HTML content.

What CMS does bellingcat.com use?

bellingcat.com uses WordPress for content management. This was detected by analyzing HTTP response headers and HTML markup patterns.

What CDN does bellingcat.com use?

bellingcat.com uses Cloudflare for content delivery. CDN providers are identified through DNS CNAME records and HTTP response headers.

How is bellingcat.com's tech stack detected?

DetectZeStack identifies technologies on bellingcat.com through multiple detection methods: HTTP response header analysis, HTML and JavaScript content scanning, DNS record lookups, and TLS certificate inspection. This multi-layered approach catches technologies that single-method tools miss.

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