# What does Lifehacker use? Lifehacker (lifehacker.com) shows public evidence of 57 tools, according to runsonwhat (last checked 2026-10-20). ## Edge & Hosting | Tool | Category | Evidence | Since | |---|---|---|---| | [Cloudflare](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/cloudflare) | CDN & Edge | DNS records, Website code | | | [Amazon CloudFront](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/cloudfront) | CDN & Edge | Custom domain | 2023-09 | | [Akamai](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/akamai) | CDN & Edge | Custom domain | 2024-07 | ## Application | Tool | Category | Evidence | Since | |---|---|---|---| | [jQuery](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/jquery) | Frontend | Website code | | | [Google Fonts](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/google-fonts) | Media & UI | Website code | | | [Tailwind CSS](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/tailwind) | Frontend | Website code | | | [Firebase](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/firebase) | Backend & Database | Website code | | | [TollBit](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/tollbit) | AI | DNS verification records | | ## Data & Observability | Tool | Category | Evidence | Since | |---|---|---|---| | [Google Analytics](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/ga) | Analytics | Website code | | | [Google Tag Manager](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/gtm) | Analytics | Website code | | | [Microsoft Clarity](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/clarity) | Analytics | Website code | | | [comScore](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/comscore) | Analytics | Website code | | | [Chartbeat](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/chartbeat) | Analytics | Website code | | ## Go-to-market | Tool | Category | Evidence | Since | |---|---|---|---| | [Google Ads](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/google-ads) | Ads & Pixels | Website code | | | [Meta Pixel](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/meta-pixel) | Ads & Pixels | Website code | | | [Microsoft Ads](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/bing-ads) | Ads & Pixels | Website code | | | [LinkedIn Insight Tag](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/linkedin-insight) | Ads & Pixels | Website code | | | [Google Ad Manager](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/google-ad-manager) | Ads & Pixels | Website code, Website config | | | [Microsoft Xandr](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/xandr) | Ads & Pixels | Website code | | | [The Trade Desk](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/tradedesk) | Ads & Pixels | Website code | | | [Criteo](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/criteo) | Ads & Pixels | Website config | | | [LiveRamp](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/liveramp) | Ads & Pixels | Website code | | | [Magnite](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/magnite) | Ads & Pixels | Website config, Website code | | | [Adobe Audience Manager](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/adobe-audience-manager) | Ads & Pixels | Website code | | | [StackAdapt](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/stackadapt) | Ads & Pixels | Website code | | | [PubMatic](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/pubmatic) | Ads & Pixels | Website config, Website code | | | [OpenX](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/openx) | Ads & Pixels | Website config, Website code | | | [Amazon Publisher Services](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/amazon-publisher-services) | Ads & Pixels | Website config, Website code | | | [Media.net](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/media-net) | Ads & Pixels | Website config | | | [Index Exchange](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/index-exchange) | Ads & Pixels | Website config | | | [Amazon Advertising](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/amazon-advertising) | Ads & Pixels | Website code | | | [Sovrn](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/sovrn) | Ads & Pixels | Website config | | | [TripleLift](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/triplelift) | Ads & Pixels | Website config, Website code | | | [Sharethrough](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/sharethrough) | Ads & Pixels | Website config | | | [RTB House](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/rtb-house) | Ads & Pixels | Website code | | | [Quantcast](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/quantcast) | Ads & Pixels | Website code | | | [Demandbase](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/demandbase) | Sales & CRM | Website code | | | [Adobe Advertising](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/adobe-advertising) | Ads & Pixels | Website code | | | [Bombora](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/bombora) | Sales & CRM | Website code | | | [LiveIntent](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/liveintent) | Ads & Pixels | Website code | | | [ID5](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/id5) | Ads & Pixels | Website code | | | [MediaMath](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/mediamath) | Ads & Pixels | Website code | | | [33Across](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/33across) | Ads & Pixels | Website code | | | [Nativo](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/nativo) | Ads & Pixels | Website code | | | [Lotame](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/lotame) | Ads & Pixels | Website code | | | [MGID](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/mgid) | Ads & Pixels | Website code | | | [Wunderkind](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/wunderkind) | Marketing | Website code | | | [Digioh](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/digioh) | Marketing | Custom domain, Website code | 2026-03 | ## Company Ops | Tool | Category | Evidence | Since | |---|---|---|---| | [Google Workspace](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/google-workspace) | Workspace | Email records, Website code | | | [reCAPTCHA](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/recaptcha) | Security & Compliance | Website code | | | [GlobalSign](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/globalsign) | Security & Compliance | DNS verification records | | | [OneTrust](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/onetrust) | Security & Compliance | DNS verification records, Website code | | | [DocuSign](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/docusign) | Finance & Legal | DNS verification records, Website code | | | [EasyDMARC](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/easydmarc) | Security & Compliance | Email records | | | [Figma](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/figma) | Collaboration | DNS verification records | | | [Crownpeak Evidon](https://www.runsonwhat.com/reverse/evidon) | Security & Compliance | Website code | | ## FAQ ### What tools does Lifehacker use? As of October 2026, runsonwhat has found 57 tools at Lifehacker (lifehacker.com) in public records. Edge & Hosting: Cloudflare, Amazon CloudFront and Akamai. Application: jQuery, Google Fonts and Tailwind CSS. Data & Observability: Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and Microsoft Clarity. Go-to-market: Google Ads, Meta Pixel and Microsoft Ads. Company Ops: Google Workspace, reCAPTCHA and GlobalSign. Last checked October 20, 2026. ### What sales tools does Lifehacker use? The sales tools runsonwhat has found at Lifehacker are Demandbase and Bombora (October 2026); no CRM shows up in Lifehacker's public records. runsonwhat found Demandbase through Demandbase code on lifehacker.com. ### What email provider does Lifehacker use? Lifehacker uses Google Workspace for email and office software, according to runsonwhat (October 2026). runsonwhat found Google Workspace through email records that authorize Google Workspace and code on lifehacker.com. Google Workspace is used by 402,327 companies runsonwhat tracks. ### What analytics tools does Lifehacker use? Lifehacker uses Google Analytics for analytics, alongside Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity and comScore, according to runsonwhat (October 2026). runsonwhat found Google Analytics through Google Analytics code on lifehacker.com. Google Analytics is used by 878,897 companies runsonwhat tracks. ### What marketing software does Lifehacker use? Lifehacker uses Wunderkind for marketing, alongside Digioh, according to runsonwhat (October 2026). runsonwhat found Wunderkind through Wunderkind code on lifehacker.com. Wunderkind is used by 650 companies runsonwhat tracks. ### How long has Lifehacker used Amazon CloudFront? Lifehacker has used Amazon CloudFront since at least September 2023, going by the first public certificate of the lifehacker.com subdomain that points at Amazon CloudFront. Other long-running tools at Lifehacker include Akamai (since July 2024) and Digioh (since March 2026). ### Does Lifehacker use jQuery? Yes. runsonwhat found jQuery at Lifehacker through jQuery code on lifehacker.com. jQuery is a Frontend tool used by 914,974 companies runsonwhat tracks. ### Does Lifehacker use AI tools? Yes. runsonwhat has found TollBit at Lifehacker; TollBit, for example, through a DNS verification record for TollBit. AI services called only from servers leave no public trace, so Lifehacker may use more AI tools than these. ### Which companies have a tech stack similar to Lifehacker's? The companies with the stacks most like Lifehacker's are Mashable, MedPage Today, PCMag and AfroTech, according to runsonwhat (October 2026). Each shares 32 to 55 tools with Lifehacker, and rare tools count for more than common ones like Google Workspace, so the match reflects real stack choices. ### How does runsonwhat know what Lifehacker uses? runsonwhat reads public records only. Of the 57 tools at Lifehacker, 35 were found through code on lifehacker.com, 10 through website configuration files, 7 through DNS records, 3 through subdomains that point at the vendor and 2 through email records. A tool is listed only when a direct record backs it up; DNS is rechecked weekly and lifehacker.com about monthly. --- Source: runsonwhat, https://www.runsonwhat.com/company/lifehacker.com (updated October 2026). Counts are companies with direct public evidence of the tool (DNS records, certificates, website code, a real-browser crawl, subprocessor lists), so they are lower bounds. Methodology: https://www.runsonwhat.com/methodology.