Detect Ahoy
Ahoy is a Ruby gem that provides simple and powerful analytics for Ruby on Rails applications.
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Websites using Ahoy
15 hostnames in the PluginView corpus for this technology.
| Hostname | Last seen |
|---|---|
| locable.com | 8/3/2026 |
| reverbnation.com | 8/3/2026 |
| rescuetime.com | 8/3/2026 |
| wefunder.com | 8/3/2026 |
| experiment.com | 8/3/2026 |
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What a detection means
- Establishes
- One or more public signals on the scanned page matched a known Ahoy signature at the time of the scan.
- Does not establish
- A sitewide install of Ahoy, an active vendor contract, exclusive use, or that Ahoy is still in place today.
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How to check a site for Ahoy
- 1. Enter the website URL in the scan form — homepage, pricing, checkout, or login pages usually expose the strongest Ahoy signals.
- 2. PluginView reads only public responses and scores them against proprietary Ahoy fingerprints. Rule bodies and identifiers are not published.
- 3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for Ahoy on the results page.
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Commonly implies
A confirmed Ahoy match also implies these technologies are present.
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FAQ: detecting Ahoy
- Can PluginView detect Ahoy without logging in?
- Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for Ahoy. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.
- What category is Ahoy?
- Ahoy is classified under Analytics in the PluginView directory.
- Does PluginView publish Ahoy fingerprint rules?
- No. Detection uses proprietary fingerprint rules that are not published. Scan results explain matches in plain language without disclosing rule bodies or identifiers.
