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Canonical's tech stack

What does Canonical use?

Canonical (canonical.com) uses at least 22 tools we can see from public records, including Google Cloud for hosting, Apple Business for email and documents, Google Analytics for analytics and Stripe for payments. Last checked .

Industry
Software
Size
1,001–5,000 employees
Based in
London, United Kingdom
Founded
2004
LinkedIn
Company page
Re-check liveVisit canonical.com
Tools found
22
Categories
13
Layers
5 of 5
Changes seen
2

Canonical'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

4 tools, what the product is built with

AI

Payments & Billing

Media & UI

Data & Observability

4 tools, what they measure and store

Monitoring

Analytics

Go-to-market

4 tools, how they find and keep customers

Marketing

Ads & Pixels

Company Ops

7 tools, what the team runs on day to day

Workspace

Collaboration

Dev Tools

Security & Compliance

What changed at Canonical

Recent starts and stops

  1. StartedGitHub Pages
  2. Startedllms.txt

Companies like Canonical also use

Tools common among companies with a similar stack that we haven't found at Canonical.

Companies with a stack like Canonical's

Ranked by shared tools, with rare tools counting more.

More Software companies

Other Software companies we've checked.

Canonical tech stack FAQ

What tools does Canonical use?

As of October 2026, runsonwhat has found 22 tools at Canonical (canonical.com) in public records. Edge & Hosting: Cloudflare, Google Cloud and GitHub Pages. Application: Anthropic, Stripe and Cloudinary. Data & Observability: Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and Microsoft Clarity. Go-to-market: Microsoft Ads, LinkedIn Insight Tag and G2. Company Ops: Apple Business, Atlassian and Let's Encrypt. Last checked October 16, 2026.

What cloud does Canonical run on?

Canonical uses Google Cloud for hosting and cloud infrastructure, alongside GitHub Pages, according to runsonwhat (October 2026). runsonwhat found Google Cloud through a subdomain that points at Google Cloud. Google Cloud is used by 75,395 companies runsonwhat tracks.

What email provider does Canonical use?

Canonical uses Apple Business for email and office software, according to runsonwhat (October 2026). runsonwhat found Apple Business through a DNS verification record for Apple Business. Apple Business is used by 110,996 companies runsonwhat tracks.

What payment provider does Canonical use?

Canonical uses Stripe for payments and billing, according to runsonwhat (October 2026). runsonwhat found Stripe through a DNS verification record for Stripe and code on canonical.com. Stripe is used by 26,961 companies runsonwhat tracks.

What analytics tools does Canonical use?

Canonical uses Google Analytics for analytics, alongside Google Tag Manager and Microsoft Clarity, according to runsonwhat (October 2026). runsonwhat found Google Analytics through Google Analytics code on canonical.com. Google Analytics is used by 864,345 companies runsonwhat tracks.

What marketing software does Canonical use?

Canonical uses G2 for marketing, according to runsonwhat (October 2026). runsonwhat found G2 through G2 code on canonical.com. G2 is used by 3,032 companies runsonwhat tracks.

Does Canonical use Cloudflare?

Yes. runsonwhat found Cloudflare at Canonical through a DNS verification record for Cloudflare. Cloudflare is a CDN & Edge tool used by 697,446 companies runsonwhat tracks.

Does Canonical use AI tools?

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

Has Canonical changed tools recently?

Yes. On runsonwhat's rechecks, Canonical started using GitHub Pages and llms.txt (latest on October 16, 2026). A change counts only between two checks of canonical.com done the same way.

Which companies have a tech stack similar to Canonical's?

The companies with the stacks most like Canonical's are Nuxeo, Mirage Computer Systems (part Of Unaric), Bonterra and Zenvia, according to runsonwhat (October 2026). Each shares 8 to 15 tools with Canonical, and rare tools count for more than common ones like Google Workspace, so the match reflects real stack choices.

How does runsonwhat know what Canonical uses?

runsonwhat reads public records only. Of the 22 tools at Canonical, 10 were found through DNS records, 7 through code on canonical.com, 4 through subdomains that point at the vendor and 1 through website configuration files. A tool is listed only when a direct record backs it up; DNS is rechecked weekly and canonical.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.