What is GitHub Pages?

Hosting

GitHub Pages is a hosting or cloud platform: Static site hosting by GitHub. Tech Stack Detector identifies GitHub Pages on any website by analysing HTTP response headers and DNS records.

GitHub Pages is a hosting or cloud platform (Hosting), detected on 9 websites in our index. See websites using GitHub Pages ↓

CategoryHosting
Official sitepages.github.com
Detection signals3 signals
In our index9 websites

How Tech Stack Detector detects GitHub Pages

GitHub Pages is matched from these signals during a single, ordinary page request. Each one contributes to the confidence score shown on a scan.

  • HeaderServer: GitHub.com
  • HeaderGitHub request ID header
  • DNSgithub.io CNAME record

Websites using GitHub Pages

Recently scanned websites where we detected GitHub Pages. Open one to see its full technology stack.

www.gordoncolegal.com7 technologies · 19 h ago trancedk.me5 technologies · 21 h ago harrisburgislamiccenter.org3 technologies · 2 d ago compleksityy.github.io5 technologies · 2 d ago github.com6 technologies · 3 d ago chumble.app2 technologies · 6 d ago dirichlet.xingyuchen.me3 technologies · 8 d ago junqiuzhu.github.io3 technologies · 8 d ago companionpainting.ca9 technologies · 9 d ago

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Often used with GitHub Pages

Technologies most frequently detected alongside GitHub Pages across scanned websites.

FastlyCDN8 sitesGoogle FontsFont4 sitesMicrosoft 365Other2 sitescdnjsCDN2 sitesGoogle AnalyticsAnalytics2 sitesNext.jsFramework1 siteTailwind CSSUI Library1 siteReactFramework1 site

Alternatives to GitHub Pages

Other Hosting technologies Tech Stack Detector detects: popular alternatives and related tools, most-detected first.

VercelHosting75 sitesNetlifyHosting25 sitesGoogle CloudHosting13 sitesRenderHosting7 sitesPleskHosting5 sitesAmazon S3Hosting4 sitesMicrosoft AzureHosting2 sitesFly.ioHosting1 sitePantheonHosting1 siteWP EngineHosting1 siteAcquiaHostingHerokuHosting

Compare GitHub Pages

Side-by-side comparisons of GitHub Pages with other Hosting technologies.

GitHub Pages vs Vercel GitHub Pages vs Netlify GitHub Pages vs Google Cloud GitHub Pages vs Render GitHub Pages vs Plesk

Popular technologies

The technologies most often detected across all websites scanned on Tech Stack Detector.

CloudflareCDN247 sitesGoogle FontsFont215 sitesTailwind CSSUI Library170 sitesReactFramework165 sitesProgressive Web AppOther147 sitesPHPLanguage139 sitesNode.jsLanguage136 sitesNext.jsFramework124 sitesBootstrapUI Library119 sitesGoogle WorkspaceOther110 sites

Frequently asked questions

What is GitHub Pages?

GitHub Pages is a hosting or cloud platform: Static site hosting by GitHub. Tech Stack Detector identifies GitHub Pages on any website by analysing HTTP response headers and DNS records. Its official website is https://pages.github.com.

How can I tell if a website uses GitHub Pages?

Enter any URL into Tech Stack Detector and it reports whether GitHub Pages is present, with a confidence score and the exact evidence it matched. Detection is based on HTTP response headers and DNS records. No login or crawling of the site is required.

How many websites use GitHub Pages?

GitHub Pages has been detected on 9 websites in the public Tech Stack Detector scan index. This reflects sites that visitors have analysed here, not global market share.

What are some alternatives to GitHub Pages?

Other Hosting technologies Tech Stack Detector detects include Vercel, Netlify, Google Cloud, Render, Plesk and Amazon S3. You can compare any of them side by side with GitHub Pages.

Data last updated October 20, 2026 · based on 618 recently scanned websites.