Alibaba's tech stack
What does Alibaba use?
Alibaba (alibaba.com) uses at least 17 tools we can see from public records, including Alibaba Cloud for hosting, Microsoft Clarity for analytics, PayPal for payments and Yandex Webmaster for marketing. Last checked .
- Industry
- E-commerce
- Size
- 10,000+ employees
- Based in
- Hangzhou, China
- Founded
- 1958
- Legal name
- Alibaba (China) Technology Co., Ltd.
- Company page
- Tools found
- 17
- Categories
- 9
- Layers
- 5 of 5
- Last checked
- Oct 2026
Alibaba's stack, layer by layer
Each tool links to the other companies we've found using it. The label says what kind of public trace gave it away.
Edge & Hosting
3 tools, where the bytes are served from
Hosting & Cloud
CDN & Edge
Application
2 tools, what the product is built with
Frontend
Payments & Billing
Data & Observability
1 tool, what they measure and store
Analytics
Go-to-market
9 tools, how they find and keep customers
Company Ops
2 tools, what the team runs on day to day
Collaboration
Security & Compliance
Alibaba tech stack FAQ
What tools does Alibaba use?
As of October 2026, runsonwhat has found 17 tools at Alibaba (alibaba.com) in public records. Edge & Hosting: Amazon CloudFront, Akamai and Alibaba Cloud. Application: React and PayPal. Data & Observability: Microsoft Clarity. Go-to-market: Meta Pixel, Microsoft Ads and TikTok Pixel. Company Ops: GlobalSign and Zoom. Last checked October 20, 2026.
What cloud does Alibaba run on?
Alibaba uses Alibaba Cloud for hosting and cloud infrastructure, according to runsonwhat (October 2026). runsonwhat found Alibaba Cloud through a subdomain that points at Alibaba Cloud and code on alibaba.com. Alibaba Cloud is used by 6,786 companies runsonwhat tracks.
What payment provider does Alibaba use?
Alibaba uses PayPal for payments and billing, according to runsonwhat (October 2026). runsonwhat found PayPal through PayPal code on alibaba.com. PayPal is used by 34,270 companies runsonwhat tracks.
What analytics tools does Alibaba use?
Alibaba uses Microsoft Clarity for analytics, according to runsonwhat (October 2026). runsonwhat found Microsoft Clarity through Microsoft Clarity code on alibaba.com. Microsoft Clarity is used by 131,411 companies runsonwhat tracks.
What marketing software does Alibaba use?
Alibaba uses Yandex Webmaster for marketing, according to runsonwhat (October 2026). runsonwhat found Yandex Webmaster through a DNS verification record for Yandex Webmaster and code on alibaba.com. Yandex Webmaster is used by 17,338 companies runsonwhat tracks.
Does Alibaba use Meta Pixel?
Yes. runsonwhat found Meta Pixel at Alibaba through Meta Pixel code on alibaba.com. Meta Pixel is a Ads & Pixels tool used by 398,086 companies runsonwhat tracks.
How does runsonwhat know what Alibaba uses?
runsonwhat reads public records only. Of the 17 tools at Alibaba, 9 were found through code on alibaba.com, 5 through DNS records and 3 through subdomains that point at the vendor. A tool is listed only when a direct record backs it up; DNS is rechecked weekly and alibaba.com about monthly.
We read public traces only: DNS and email records, certificate logs, website code and published subprocessor lists. A tool is listed when a direct record backs it up, and dropped when a recheck no longer finds it. Is this your company? See how to opt out.