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Freakonomics's tech stack

What does Freakonomics use?

Freakonomics (freakonomics.com) uses at least 13 tools we can see from public records, including Stripe for payments, Substack for its website, Datadog for monitoring and Google Workspace for email and documents. Last checked .

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Tools found
13
Categories
11
Layers
5 of 5
Last checked
Nov 2026

Freakonomics's stack, layer by layer

Of 13 tools, 10 came from website code, 1 from DNS verification records, 1 from DNS records and 1 from other records. 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

1 tool, where the bytes are served from

CDN & Edge

Application

3 tools, what the product is built with

Frontend

Payments & Billing

Media & UI

Data & Observability

2 tools, what they measure and store

Monitoring

Analytics

Go-to-market

5 tools, how they find and keep customers

Website & CMS

Marketing

Ads & Pixels

Company Ops

2 tools, what the team runs on day to day

Workspace

Security & Compliance

Companies like Freakonomics also use

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

Companies with a stack like Freakonomics's

Ranked by shared tools, with rare tools counting more.

Freakonomics tech stack FAQ

What tools does Freakonomics use?

As of November 2026, runsonwhat has found 13 tools at Freakonomics (freakonomics.com) in public records. Edge & Hosting: Cloudflare. Application: jQuery, Google Fonts and Stripe. Data & Observability: Google Analytics and Datadog. Go-to-market: WordPress, Google Ads and Yoast SEO. Company Ops: Google Workspace and reCAPTCHA. Last checked November 8, 2026.

What email provider does Freakonomics use?

Freakonomics uses Google Workspace for email and office software, according to runsonwhat (November 2026). runsonwhat found Google Workspace through email records that authorize Google Workspace and code on freakonomics.com. Google Workspace is used by 421,029 companies runsonwhat tracks.

What payment provider does Freakonomics use?

Freakonomics uses Stripe for payments and billing, according to runsonwhat (November 2026). runsonwhat found Stripe through Stripe code on freakonomics.com. Stripe is used by 31,464 companies runsonwhat tracks.

What analytics tools does Freakonomics use?

Freakonomics uses Google Analytics for analytics, according to runsonwhat (November 2026). runsonwhat found Google Analytics through Google Analytics code on freakonomics.com. Google Analytics is used by 904,002 companies runsonwhat tracks.

What is Freakonomics's website built with?

Freakonomics uses WordPress for its website, alongside Yoast SEO and Substack, according to runsonwhat (November 2026). runsonwhat found WordPress through WordPress code on freakonomics.com. WordPress is used by 606,857 companies runsonwhat tracks.

What monitoring tools does Freakonomics use?

Freakonomics uses Datadog for monitoring, according to runsonwhat (November 2026). runsonwhat found Datadog through Datadog code on freakonomics.com. Datadog is used by 11,763 companies runsonwhat tracks.

Does Freakonomics use jQuery?

Yes. runsonwhat found jQuery at Freakonomics through jQuery code on freakonomics.com. jQuery is a Frontend tool used by 927,246 companies runsonwhat tracks.

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

The companies with the stacks most like Freakonomics' are ATM Holdings, PoliticusUSA, CBS News and The Orwell Foundation, according to runsonwhat (November 2026). Each shares 5 to 10 tools with Freakonomics, and rare tools count for more than common ones like Google Workspace, so the match reflects real stack choices.

How does runsonwhat know what Freakonomics uses?

runsonwhat reads public records only. Of the 13 tools at Freakonomics, 10 were found through code on freakonomics.com, 2 through DNS records and 1 through email records. A tool is listed only when a direct record backs it up; DNS is rechecked weekly and freakonomics.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.