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searchcode.ai is known for searching the source of public websites, with technology pages and an MCP server for AI agents. StackGrep searches the HTML of websites directly, so you can find sites by anything in their code, then turn them into lists and alerts.
| Feature | StackGrep | searchcode.ai | BuiltWith | Wappalyzer | PublicWWW | NerdyData | SearchWebCode | Store Leads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paid plans from | $19/mo | $19/mo | $295/mo | $250/mo | $109/mo | $200/mo | $10/mo (yearly) | $75/mo |
| Free plan | Yes500 credits a month | Yes200 credits a month | Partlysingle-site lookups only | Yes50 lookups a month | Yestop 3M sites, 20-row exports | Yes100 rows per report | Partlypreviews show 2 results | Partlylimited preview |
| Seats | Unlimited on paid plans | Not listed | 1 login; unlimited on Team ($995/mo) | 1; 5 on Business ($450/mo) | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | 1 to 10 by plan, then $35/user/mo |
| Search the raw HTML | Yes | YesHTML, inline JS and CSS | Partlykeyword reports | Partlykeyword filter on lists | Yes | YesHTML, JS, CSS, headers | Yeshomepages | Not listed |
| Regex search | YesRE2 syntax | Partlyfrom Solo ($19/mo); needs 3+ plain characters | Not listed | Not listed | Yessnipexp: queries | Not listed | Yes | Not listed |
| Built-in technology detection | Partlyabout 50 ecommerce tools, plus any you define | Yes3,255 technologies | Yes127,700 technologies | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Partly81 technologies | Yesecommerce platforms and apps |
| AND / OR / NOT stack filters | Yesnested groups | Partlyup to 5 technologies, all required | Not listed | Partlyany combination on Business | Yesimplicit AND, | and - | Yes | Not listed | Not listed |
| Country filter | Yesby domain ending | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Yesby domain ending | Yes | Not listed | Yes |
| Download lists (CSV) | Yes | PartlyEnterprise ($899+/mo) | YesExcel and CSV | Yes | Yes1,000+ rows on paid plans | Yes5,000+ rows on paid plans | Yes | Partlyfrom Pro ($250/mo) |
| Alerts for new sites | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Noalerts watch sites you add | Not listed | Not listed | Yeswatched searches | Not listed |
| API | Yeson every plan | Yes | YesAPI credits, sold separately | Yescredits expire after 60 days | Yes | Partlypay-as-you-go, outside plans | Yes | Partlyfrom Pro ($250/mo) |
| MCP server for AI agents | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partlyhosted server needs Business | Not listed | Partlyworks with AI assistants | No | Not listed |
| Browser extension | No | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Yesfree | Not listed | YesChrome |
| History of when sites added a tool | No | Not listed | Yes18+ years | Yesfirst and last detected | Not listed | Partlydate added or removed filter | Not listed | PartlyEnterprise only |
| Contact details (emails, phones) | No | Partlyemails on Scale ($199/mo) | Yesnames, emails, titles | Yesemails and phones | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Yescompany emails and phones |
Read off each tool's own site in October 2026: searchcode.ai, BuiltWith, Wappalyzer, PublicWWW, NerdyData, SearchWebCode, Store Leads. Prices change, so check theirs before you buy, and tell us if we've got something wrong.
Unlimited seats on every paid plan. Full pricing
From their pricing page, October 2026.
If you need its larger index today (it reports 18.2 million domains, measured on 2026-09-07), its graph of sites that share an analytics ID, or its catalogue of online shops and products.
Yes. Both search the source code of websites; StackGrep adds regex on every plan, exact counts, live page reads and CSV lists on every plan.
Yes, with four tools (search, count, stack filters and live page reads). Claude, ChatGPT, Codex and Cursor connect with a sign-in, or an API key.
Yes. Plain words are matched literally, and regex (RE2 syntax) works on every plan, free included.
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