What does Alation use?

As of October 2026, runsonwhat has found 55 tools at Alation (alation.com) in public records. Edge & Hosting: Amazon Web Services, Amazon Route 53 and Vercel. Application: YouTube, React and Tailwind CSS. Data & Observability: Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and Microsoft Clarity. Go-to-market: Google Ads, Microsoft Ads and LinkedIn Insight Tag. Company Ops: Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and Apple Business. Last checked October 19, 2026.

Alation uses Amazon Web Services for hosting and cloud infrastructure, alongside Vercel, according to runsonwhat (October 2026). runsonwhat found Amazon Web Services through Amazon Web Services code on alation.com. Amazon Web Services is used by 145,450 companies runsonwhat tracks.

Alation uses HubSpot for its CRM, alongside Salesforce, 6sense and Qualified, according to runsonwhat (October 2026). runsonwhat found HubSpot through email records that authorize HubSpot. HubSpot is used by 93,559 companies runsonwhat tracks.

Alation uses Microsoft 365 for email and office software, alongside Google Workspace and Apple Business, according to runsonwhat (October 2026). runsonwhat found Microsoft 365 through a DNS verification record for Microsoft 365. Microsoft 365 is used by 709,013 companies runsonwhat tracks.

Alation uses Higher Logic for customer support and documentation, alongside Read the Docs, according to runsonwhat (October 2026). runsonwhat found Higher Logic through a subdomain that points at Higher Logic, and Alation has used it since at least July 2019. Higher Logic is used by 248 companies runsonwhat tracks.

Alation uses Google Analytics for analytics, alongside Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity and Vercel Analytics, according to runsonwhat (October 2026). runsonwhat found Google Analytics through Google Analytics code on alation.com. Google Analytics is used by 872,707 companies runsonwhat tracks.

Alation has used Higher Logic since at least July 2019, going by the first public certificate of the alation.com subdomain that points at Higher Logic. Other long-running tools at Alation include UptimeRobot (since February 2022), Marketo (since September 2022) and Salesforce (since June 2023).

Yes. runsonwhat found Google Ads at Alation through Google Ads code on alation.com. Google Ads is a Ads & Pixels tool used by 490,011 companies runsonwhat tracks.

Yes. runsonwhat has found Anthropic and OpenAI at Alation; Anthropic, for example, through a DNS verification record for Anthropic. AI services called only from servers leave no public trace, so Alation may use more AI tools than these.

The companies with the stacks most like Alation's are QGenda, Akasa, Plaud and Temporal, according to runsonwhat (October 2026). Each shares 20 to 30 tools with Alation, and rare tools count for more than common ones like Google Workspace, so the match reflects real stack choices.

runsonwhat reads public records only. Of the 55 tools at Alation, 26 were found through DNS records, 19 through code on alation.com, 5 through email records and 5 through subdomains that point at the vendor. A tool is listed only when a direct record backs it up; DNS is rechecked weekly and alation.com about monthly.