Free
$0
- 5 analyses a day without an account
- 20 a day when signed in
- 8 brief sections
Free Chrome extension · Chrome, Brave, Edge, Arc
As you browse, one click tells you who’s behind the website.
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Who are the founders of the website?
The people who started it: their names, their roles and a line or two of background.
Source · Wikidata and the site itself, compiled by AI
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When was the website created?
The date its domain was registered, read straight from public domain records.
Source · RDAP domain records
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How much money did they raise?
The total raised so far, with the latest round and the year it closed.
Source · Public records, compiled by AI
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Who are their investors?
Up to five key investors behind the company.
Source · Public records, compiled by AI
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How much web traffic do they get?
Where the site sits in the Tranco popularity ranking, plus a traffic tier: Low, Medium, High or Ultra-high.
Source · Tranco rankings
It’s a rank and a tier. Visitor counts aren’t shown.
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How many employees do they have?
The size of the team, given as a range.
Source · Wikidata and public records
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What technology powers their website?
The languages, frameworks, cloud and key services the site runs on. Tech stack is part of Pro.
Source · The site’s own markup, plus AI
The full brief
Seven answers in one panel, right next to the page.
A fresh brief takes a few seconds. A site you’ve already seen opens instantly. You never leave the page you’re reading.
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See it in action
One click, one minute, the whole story.
Why aboutweb
Knowledge wins deals. Time wins everything.
Knowledge is power
Knowing who’s behind a company helps you close more deals and win more business.
Time is everything
For entrepreneurs, time is the one thing you can’t get back. Saving it matters more than almost anything.
60 hours a month
aboutweb cuts research time by an average of 60 hours per month.
Built for
Startup founders solopreneurs vibe coders small business owners and anyone who needs to know who they’re dealing with
What people say
One click instead of ten tabs.
How people use the panel while they browse. These are sample quotes for now.
Startup recruiterSample postSample I open the panel before every cold email. Founders, when the site went up, who invested, with a source on every row.
Angel investorSample postSample It shows a traffic tier instead of pretending to know visitor counts. I trust it more for that.
Procurement leadSample postSample One click beside the page beats ten tabs of searching. First thing I check on an unfamiliar vendor.
JournalistSample postSample Every answer says where it came from: RDAP, Wikidata, Hacker News. That’s the part I need.
Sales repSample postSample Before a discovery call I know who founded the company and roughly how big the team is.
Product designerSample postSample The side panel stays out of the way. It opens beside the page and I keep reading.
FounderSample postSample I look up competitors with it. Created date, investors and tech stack in one place.
DeveloperSample postSample Tech stack on Pro is the reason I upgraded. I stopped digging through page source.
MarketerSample postSample The tracker scanner shows every analytics tool a site runs. Handy for teardown posts.
AnalystSample postSample Hiring signals and Prognosis give me a read on a company before I write anything up.
FreelancerSample postSample When a new client emails me, I check who’s behind their website before I reply.
VC associateSample postSample Money raised and investors next to the site I’m on. It saves the first round of searching.
Security researcherSample postSample Domain registration date from RDAP, right there. Brand-new sites stand out fast.
RecruiterSample postSample Employee count and founders tell me if a startup is the size my candidate wants.
Brave userSample postSample Works in Brave the same as Chrome. Install, pin the icon, click.
ShopperSample postSample Before I buy from a store I’ve never heard of, I check when the site was created.
ConsultantSample postSample Revenue & model on Pro gives me a starting point before a pitch.
Arc userSample postSample Lives in my Arc sidebar. A quick click while I browse.
WriterSample postSample I like that AI only compiles the signals. It doesn’t make the answers up.
Partnerships leadSample postSample Seven questions, answered in one panel. That’s the whole pitch and it delivers.
Edge userSample postSample Runs fine in Edge. No account needed to try it.
Indie hackerSample postSample I check the Tranco rank on sites I want to partner with. Low, Medium, High, done.
StudentSample postSample Free covers what I need for research. The daily limit has been plenty.
OperatorSample postSample Every row cites a public source, so I can click through and check it myself.
Free to start. Pro when you need more.
No account and no card needed to begin. Tech stack is part of Pro.
Pro
$99 / year
Billed once a year
- No daily cap
- All 12 sections, including the deeper dive
- Secure checkout with Stripe
Frequently asked questions
What is aboutweb?
A free Chrome extension that opens a side panel beside the page you’re reading and answers who’s behind the website: founders, when it was created, money raised, investors, traffic, employees and tech stack.
Which browsers does it work in?
Chrome, Brave, Edge and Arc.
Does it show how many people visit a site?
No. Traffic is shown as the site’s Tranco popularity rank and a tier: Low, Medium, High or Ultra-high. It doesn’t show visitor counts.
Where does the information come from?
Public sources: domain records (RDAP), Wikidata, Hacker News, Tranco traffic rankings and the site itself. AI compiles those signals into the brief; it doesn’t invent them.
How much does it cost?
It’s free for 5 analyses a day without an account, or 20 when signed in. Pro is $99 a year, removes the daily cap and unlocks Tech stack, Revenue & model, Hiring signals and Prognosis. Checkout runs through Stripe. Upgrade
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