# Replit, what it is and how websites use it.

An online development environment with an AI agent that codes and deploys an app from a prompt to a replit.app domain.

- **Status:** Modern. An established platform (since 2016), with Replit Agent since 2024; apps run on Replit's infrastructure.
- **Category:** [CMS and site builders](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms)
- **First release:** 2016
- **License:** Proprietary
- **Official website:** https://replit.com
- **Documentation:** https://docs.replit.com
- **Page:** https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/replit

## Replit on audited websites

None of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st runs Replit so far. Tech Stack looks for it in every audit, so it shows up here as soon as a website with it is audited.

### Most used in CMS and site builders

1. [WordPress](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/wordpress): 8.4% (1,417)
2. [Lovable](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/lovable): 1.8% (310)
3. [Framer](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/framer): 1.6% (266)
4. [Webflow](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/webflow): 1.5% (260)
5. [Wix](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/wix): 1.4% (232)
6. [Sanity](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/sanity): 1.2% (197)
7. [Joomla](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/joomla): 1.2% (196)
8. [Squarespace](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/squarespace): 1.2% (196)
9. [Webnode](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/webnode): 1.0% (171)
10. [Drupal](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/drupal): 1.0% (170)

## Google searches for “replit”

About 1,500,000 searches a month worldwide (Google Ads estimate). The bars show the 12 months from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.

- 2025-10: 1,220,000
- 2025-11: 1,220,000
- 2025-12: 1,220,000
- 2026-01: 1,500,000
- 2026-02: 1,500,000
- 2026-03: 1,830,000
- 2026-04: 1,830,000
- 2026-05: 1,830,000
- 2026-06: 1,500,000
- 2026-07: 1,500,000
- 2026-08: 1,500,000
- 2026-09: 1,500,000

Open in search trends: https://be1st.ai/analytics/trends?kw=replit&direction=all

## Other technologies in CMS and site builders

- [TYPO3](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/typo3): <1% of websites
- [Contao](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/contao): <1% of websites
- [Storyblok](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/storyblok): <1% of websites
- [Contentful](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/contentful): <1% of websites
- [Base44](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/base44): <1% of websites
- [HubSpot CMS](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/hubspot-cms): <1% of websites
- [Ghost](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/ghost): <1% of websites
- [Blogger](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/blogger): <1% of websites
- [Payload CMS](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/payload-cms): <1% of websites
- [Directus](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/directus): <1% of websites
- [Bolt](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/bolt): <1% of websites
- [Strapi](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms/strapi)

[All 24 in CMS and site builders](https://be1st.ai/technologies/cms)

## Questions about Replit

### What is Replit?

An online development environment with an AI agent that codes and deploys an app from a prompt to a replit.app domain. The be1st catalog lists Replit under CMS and site builders. License of Replit: Proprietary.

### How many websites use Replit?

None of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st runs Replit yet, as of 8 Nov 2026.

### When was Replit first released?

Replit was first released in 2016.

### Is Replit still a modern choice?

Yes. Replit counts as a modern technology. An established platform (since 2016), with Replit Agent since 2024; apps run on Replit's infrastructure.

### What are the alternatives to Replit?

Technologies that do the same job as Replit include Lovable, Base44, Bolt, and v0.

Numbers: latest audit of each of 16,845 websites audited by be1st, as of 8 Nov 2026.