33 technologies5 categories
cars.com is built on WordPress with Cloudflare and Google Tag Manager. It ranks #6,030 globally.
The frontend relies on Phoenix LiveView. Analytics are handled by Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics. Infrastructure includes Cloudflare and Amazon Route 53.
Tech Stack Highlights
Core Platform1
WordPress
CMS
75%
1 evidence signal
HTML
<img data-src="https://images.cars.com/cldstatic/wp-content/Frameworks & Languages3
Phoenix LiveView
Web frameworks
100%
3 evidence signals
HTML
phx-HTML
data-phx-websocket
wss://www.cars.com/live/websocket?_csrf_token=ehc0BQMkHV4DAFNaZTVuJnV3JzozLTFwBgyO1tsfaFd6Wo4ED0wttUUF&visibility=visible&activityState=inactive&vsn=2.0.0Bootstrap
UI frameworks
75%
1 evidence signal
Script
https://wsv3cdn.audioeye.com/bootstrap.js?d=www.cars.comErlang
Programming languages
50%
1 evidence signal
HTML
implied by CowboyAnalytics & Marketing16
Google Tag Manager
Tag managers
100%
3 evidence signals
HTML
googletagmanager.com/gtm.jsJS Global
google_tag_manager → objectJS Global
dataLayer → objectGoogle Analytics
Analytics
100%
7 evidence signals
Cookie
_gaScript
https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=DC-4235921&cx=c>m=4e6250h2Script
https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=AW-1014904604&cx=c>m=4e6250h2Script
https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=AW-1069770364&cx=c>m=4e6250h2Script
https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=DC-5095325&cx=c>m=4e6250h2Script
https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-0SVYF8BFF1&cx=c>m=4e6250h2JS Global
gtag → functionFacebook Pixelv2.9.261
Analytics
100%
4 evidence signals
Script
https://connect.facebook.net/signals/config/1571640443377688?v=2.9.261&r=stable&domain=www.cars.com&hme=20296eac3bb30511174edf43e83f1c9e303df926d3c833283a366d6f5480f82a&ex_m=95%2C158%2C135%2C20%2C67%2C68%2C128%2C63%2C42%2C129%2C72%2C62%2C10%2C142%2C81%2C15%2C94%2C123%2C116%2C70%2C73%2C122%2C139%2C103%2C144%2C7%2C3%2C4%2C6%2C5%2C2%2C82%2C92%2C145%2C226%2C170%2C56%2C228%2C229%2C49%2C185%2C27%2C69%2C234%2C233%2C173%2C29%2C55%2C9%2C58%2C88%2C89%2C90%2C96%2C119%2C28%2C26%2C121%2C118%2C117%2C136%2C71%2C138%2C137%2C44%2C54%2C112%2C14%2C141%2C39%2C215%2C217%2C180%2C23%2C24%2C25%2C17%2C18%2C38%2C34%2C36%2C35%2C77%2C83%2C87%2C101%2C127%2C130%2C40%2C102%2C21%2C19%2C108%2C64%2C32%2C132%2C131%2C133%2C124%2C22%2C31%2C53%2C100%2C140%2C65%2C16%2C134%2C105%2C76%2C61%2C30%2C195%2C165%2C287%2C213%2C156%2C198%2C191%2C166%2C98%2C120%2C75%2C110%2C48%2C41%2C43%2C104%2C109%2C115%2C52%2C59%2C114%2C47%2C50%2C46%2C91%2C143%2C0%2C113%2C13%2C111%2C11%2C1%2C51%2C84%2C57%2C60%2C107%2C80%2C79%2C146%2C147%2C85%2C86%2C8%2C93%2C45%2C125%2C78%2C74%2C66%2C106%2C97%2C37%2C126%2C33%2C99%2C12%2C148%2C241%2C240%2C242%2C247%2C248%2C249%2C245%2C236%2C172%2C221%2C289%2C214%2C211%2C235%2C237%2C231%2C159%2C205%2C187%2C168%2C286%2C152%2C176%2C160%2C193%2C265%2C264%2C261%2C266%2C227%2C262%2C263%2C260%2C149%2C207%2C254%2C151%2C181%2C203Script
https://connect.facebook.net/signals/config/1902163596694433?v=2.9.261&r=stable&domain=www.cars.com&hme=20296eac3bb30511174edf43e83f1c9e303df926d3c833283a366d6f5480f82a&ex_m=95%2C158%2C135%2C20%2C67%2C68%2C128%2C63%2C42%2C129%2C72%2C62%2C10%2C142%2C81%2C15%2C94%2C123%2C116%2C70%2C73%2C122%2C139%2C103%2C144%2C7%2C3%2C4%2C6%2C5%2C2%2C82%2C92%2C145%2C226%2C170%2C56%2C228%2C229%2C49%2C185%2C27%2C69%2C234%2C233%2C173%2C29%2C55%2C9%2C58%2C88%2C89%2C90%2C96%2C119%2C28%2C26%2C121%2C118%2C117%2C136%2C71%2C138%2C137%2C44%2C54%2C112%2C14%2C141%2C39%2C215%2C217%2C180%2C23%2C24%2C25%2C17%2C18%2C38%2C34%2C36%2C35%2C77%2C83%2C87%2C101%2C127%2C130%2C40%2C102%2C21%2C19%2C108%2C64%2C32%2C132%2C131%2C133%2C124%2C22%2C31%2C53%2C100%2C140%2C65%2C16%2C134%2C105%2C76%2C61%2C30%2C195%2C165%2C287%2C213%2C156%2C198%2C191%2C166%2C98%2C120%2C75%2C110%2C48%2C41%2C43%2C104%2C109%2C115%2C52%2C59%2C114%2C47%2C50%2C46%2C91%2C143%2C0%2C113%2C13%2C111%2C11%2C1%2C51%2C84%2C57%2C60%2C107%2C80%2C79%2C146%2C147%2C85%2C86%2C8%2C93%2C45%2C125%2C78%2C74%2C66%2C106%2C97%2C37%2C126%2C33%2C99%2C12%2C148Script
https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.jsJS Global
_fbq → function(v2.9.261)theTradeDesk
Advertising
100%
3 evidence signals
Script
https://js.adsrvr.org/up_loader.1.1.0.jsJS Global
TTDUniversalPixelApi → functionJS Global
ttd_dom_ready → functionCriteo
Advertising
100%
3 evidence signals
Script
https://static.criteo.net/js/ld/ld.jsScript
https://static.criteo.net/js/ld/ld.jsJS Global
criteo_q → objectG
Google Workspace
Email
100%
1 evidence signal
dns
MX: aspmx.l.google.comS
SendGrid
Email
100%
1 evidence signal
dns
DKIM selector: s1Microsoft Clarity
Analytics
75%
1 evidence signal
JS Global
clarity → functionReddit Ads
Advertising
75%
1 evidence signal
Script
https://www.redditstatic.com/ads/pixel.jsDatadogv6.23.0
RUM
75%
2 evidence signals
JS Global
DD_LOGS → object(v6.23.0)JS Global
DD_RUM → object(v6.23.0)Google Publisher Tag
Advertising
75%
1 evidence signal
Script
https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/tag/js/gpt.jsPrebidvv9.53.2
Advertising
75%
1 evidence signal
JS Global
pbjs → object(vv9.53.2)Rubicon Project
Advertising
75%
1 evidence signal
XHR
https://fastlane.rubiconproject.com/a/api/fastlane.json?account_id=22592&site_id=340408&zone_id=1793856&size_id=2%3B15&alt_size_ids=43%2C57%3B2%2C55&rf=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cars.com%2F&tg_v.ucat=new&tg_iQualtrics
Surveys
75%
7 evidence signals
Script
https://siteintercept.qualtrics.com/dxjsmodule/11.2ab9dc65a5d29ec96d39.chunk.js?Q_CLIENTVERSION=2.42.0&Q_CLIENTTYPE=web&Q_BRANDID=www.cars.comScript
https://siteintercept.qualtrics.com/dxjsmodule/7.50480dd86d8845f011b6.chunk.js?Q_CLIENTVERSION=2.42.0&Q_CLIENTTYPE=web&Q_BRANDID=www.cars.comScript
https://siteintercept.qualtrics.com/dxjsmodule/5.f5f2411a93fcbab7a50c.chunk.js?Q_CLIENTVERSION=2.42.0&Q_CLIENTTYPE=web&Q_BRANDID=carsScript
https://siteintercept.qualtrics.com/dxjsmodule/1.73a0f93520cd5dac6c1c.chunk.js?Q_CLIENTVERSION=2.42.0&Q_CLIENTTYPE=web&Q_BRANDID=carsScript
https://zne5szqpbkez95p8v-cars.siteintercept.qualtrics.com/SIE/?Q_ZID=ZN_e5sZQpBKez95p8VScript
https://siteintercept.qualtrics.com/dxjsmodule/CoreModule.js?Q_CLIENTVERSION=2.42.0&Q_CLIENTTYPE=web&Q_BRANDID=carsScript
https://siteintercept.qualtrics.com/dxjsmodule/SliderModule.js?Q_CLIENTVERSION=2.42.0&Q_CLIENTTYPE=web&Q_BRANDID=carsTikTok Pixel
Analytics
75%
1 evidence signal
JS Global
TiktokAnalyticsObject → stringTeads
Advertising
75%
2 evidence signals
Script
https://p.teads.tv/teads-fellow.jsScript
https://a.teads.tv/analytics/tag.jsInfrastructure & Security10
Cloudflare
CDN
100%
1 evidence signal
dns
CNAME: cf-platform-prod.cars.com.cdn.cloudflare.netA
Amazon Route 53
PaaS
100%
1 evidence signal
dns
NS: ns-1879.awsdns-42.co.ukOneTrust
Cookie compliance
75%
3 evidence signals
Script
https://cdn.cookielaw.org/scripttemplates/otSDKStub.jsScript
https://cdn.cookielaw.org/scripttemplates/otSDKStub.jsScript
https://cdn.cookielaw.org/scripttemplates/otSDKStub.jsreCAPTCHA
Security
75%
1 evidence signal
DOM
recaptcha-iframeHSTS
Security
75%
1 evidence signal
Header
max-age=60; includeSubDomainsGoogle Sign-in
Authentication
75%
1 evidence signal
Script
https://accounts.google.com/gsi/clientAkamai
CDN
75%
1 evidence signal
Header
0 - 0 -jsDelivr
CDN
75%
1 evidence signal
Script
https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/prebid/shared-id/pubcid.js/docs/pubcid.min.jsAkamai Bot Manager
Security
75%
2 evidence signals
Cookie
ak_bmscCookie
bm_szCowboy
Web servers
75%
1 evidence signal
Header
^Cowboy$: CowboyLibraries & Utilities3
Webpack
Miscellaneous
75%
1 evidence signal
JS Global
webpackChunk → objectcore-js
JavaScript libraries
75%
1 evidence signal
JS Global
__core-js_shared__ → objectAudioEye
Accessibility
75%
3 evidence signals
Script
https://ws.audioeye.com/ae.jsScript
https://wsv3cdn.audioeye.com/bootstrap.js?d=www.cars.comScript
https://wsv3cdn.audioeye.com/v2/scripts/loader.js?h=9f0b3345580a5403a6954d3c4474ac10&lang=en&cb=2026-01-28