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.
Infrastructure Layer
Google Cloud
Blogs
WordPress
CDN
Cloudflare
CMS
WordPress
Caching
W3 Total Cache
Cloud hosting
Google Cloud
Databases
MySQL
JavaScript libraries
jQuery
jQuery Migrate
Programming languages
PHP
SEO
Yoast SEO
Video players
YouTube
WordPress plugins
W3 Total Cache
Yoast SEO
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
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
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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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.