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alison.com

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In its own wordsLooks like: Online coursesFree Online Courses & Online Learning | AlisonFree online courses with certificates. Join 15 million graduates and empower your career. Study, learn, certify, upskill with free online learning and training
PopularityTop 10KBuilt withFirebase, Sign in with Google, jQuery19 technologies foundTrust signals5 of 7 foundDomain registered 30 years agoBuilt with AI? None foundNo traces found

Alison (alison.com) looks like an online course site, is ranked in the top 10,000 sites and was registered in 1996. It is built with Firebase, Sign in with Google and jQuery; we found no traces of an AI site builder.

Popularity

Website Traffic Checker

Among the top 10K sites.

A popularity band, not a visit count.

Tranco: #13,867 · Chrome UX Report: Top 10,000 · Majestic Million: #10,222

Each list, with its date
SourceSaysAs of
TrancoA research ranking that combines several traffic and link sources, published daily.#13,867list of 7 Oct 2026
Chrome UX ReportRank buckets from Google’s real Chrome traffic, published monthly.Top 10,000Aug 2026
Majestic MillionRanks sites by how many separate networks link to them (links, not visits), published daily. CC BY 3.0#10,222list of 8 Oct 2026

Technology

Tech Stack Checker

Built with jQuery, Slick and lazysizes and 2 more.

  • jQueryJavaScript libraryShow evidenceHide evidence
    Evidence · page source, line 6
    <script src="/html/vendor/js/jquery-3.6.4.min.js">
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  • SlickJavaScript libraryShow evidenceHide evidence
    Evidence · page source, line 7
    <script src="https://cdn01.alison-static.net/public/html/vendor/js/slick.js">
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  • lazysizesJavaScript libraryShow evidenceHide evidence
    Evidence · page source, line 6
    <script src="https://cdn01.alison-static.net/public/html/vendor/js/lazysizes.min.js?v=2.1">
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  • FirebaseBackendShow evidenceHide evidence
    Evidence · page source, line 6
    <script src="https://www.gstatic.com/firebasejs/9.0.0/firebase-app-compat.js">
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  • Sign in with GoogleBackendShow evidenceHide evidence
    Evidence · page source, line 7
    <script src="https://accounts.google.com/gsi/client">
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Everything else it uses (14)

Around it: CDN, Security, DNS, Email and more.

Business tools can stay listed after a site stops using them.

Trust signals

Website Trust Checker

5 of 7 trust signals found on the home page.

Signals, not a judgement: missing details are common on small, honest sites.

  • Domain registered18 Apr 1996, 30 years agoNoted
  • HTTPSLoads over HTTPS with a valid certificateFound
  • Contact detailsNo email or phone on the home pageNot found
  • Privacy policyLinked from the home page, and the page opensFound
  • TermsLinked from the home page, and the page opensFound
  • Security filterNot blocked by Cloudflare’s security filter and Quad9’s security filterNoted
Every signal we looked at

On the site

  • Contact pageLinked from the home page, and the page opensFound
  • About pageLinked from the home page, and the page opensFound
  • Privacy policyLinked from the home page, and the page opensFound
  • TermsLinked from the home page, and the page opensFound
  • Refund or returns policyNo link found on the home pageNot found
  • Contact detailsNo email or phone on the home pageNot found
  • Company detailsName: Alison, address givenFound
  • Payment providersNone on the home pageNoted
  • Trackers1 analytics and advertising tool: SmartlookNoted

Behind the site

  • Security filterNot blocked by Cloudflare’s security filter and Quad9’s security filterNotedCloudflare’s security filter and Quad9’s security filter
  • Domain registered18 Apr 1996, 30 years agoNoteddomain registry
  • HTTPSLoads over HTTPS with a valid certificateFound
  • Protective settings4 of 6 in placeFound
  • Email protectionPartly protected against forged emailPartlyDNS records

A second opinion on its security setup: Mozilla’s HTTP Observatory grades the site when you open it. Ten checks before you buy · A signal looks wrong? Report it

What it is

Website Summary

Looks like: Online courses.

In its own wordsFree Online Courses & Online Learning | AlisonFree online courses with certificates. Join 15 million graduates and empower your career. Study, learn, certify, upskill with free online learning and training

Our reading of the page, medium confidence.

Also has signs of: School or university, Software or app.

Show evidence (3)Hide evidence
Exhibit 1 · its own title or description
Free Online Courses & Online Learning | Alison · Free online courses with certificates. Join 15 million graduates and empower your career. Study, learn, certify
Exhibit 2 · visible text
…vel English speakers through structured lessons. Explore Now Psychometric Test Discover…
Exhibit 3 · visible text
…Free Online Courses & Online Learning | Alison Join millio…
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Who is behind it

  • structured dataAlison
  • copyright lineAlison
  • WikidataALISON

Confirmed by 3 independent sources: structured data, copyright line and Wikidata.

Wikidata: Based in Galway; founded by Mike Feerick.

Its Facebook account is the one Wikidata lists.

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Exhibit 1 · page source, line 7
"name": "Alison"
Exhibit 2 · page source, line 7
© Alison 2026
Exhibit 3 · Wikidata
Q15272192: ALISON
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Each name is quoted from its source. A brand and the company that owns it often go by different names.

More about it: Wikidata, profiles, AI use, page facts

In Wikidata

  • ALISON: free online education platform · organization, website · since 2007

Wikidata, the free knowledge base behind Wikipedia, lists this domain as the official website of this item. Volunteers write it; each item shows its sources.

Its summary for AI assistantsAlison is a leading online learning platform dedicated to providing free courses and certifications that empower individuals to enhance their careers through accessible education. With a diverse library of over 6,000 courses across various fields such as Information Technology, Health, Business, and Personal Development, Alison enables learners to upskill and earn recognized diplomas and…Read it in full

Find them on

The profiles its home page links. We haven’t checked who runs them.

AI use

  • AI training: names CCBot, GPTBot, ClaudeBot and Google-Extended with rules for some pages.
  • AI assistants: may read it for the people who ask them.
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Exhibit 1 · robots.txt, line 2
User-agent: CCBot
Exhibit 2 · robots.txt, line 3
User-agent: GPTBot
Exhibit 3 · robots.txt, line 4
User-agent: ClaudeBot
Exhibit 4 · robots.txt, line 6
User-agent: Google-Extended
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What its robots.txt and robots tags ask of AI crawlers. Each crawler chooses whether to follow it.

Site name
Alison
Language
English (en)
What it tells search engines
EducationalOrganization

Named in its structured data

  • Educational OrganizationAlisonGalway, Ireland

Read from what the page says about itself; we haven’t checked whether it’s true.

Built with AI?

AI Website Detector

No AI builder traces found.

Coding tools such as Cursor leave no traces, so this doesn’t mean a person made it.

AI traces: None found

How we know

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Score breakdown

Site Score

96 of 100: strong trust signals.

How established and checkable it is; AI traces carry no weight.

96OF 100
TransparencyContact, policies and about page26 / 30
Track recordHow long the domain has existed25 / 25
PopularityIts place in public rankings20 / 20
Security and setupHTTPS and standard protections15 / 15
ConsistencyName, description and what it tells search engines10 / 10
Why each part scored what it did
TransparencyContact, policies and about page26 / 30contact page linked · email and phone not both given · privacy policy linked · terms linked · no payments seen, so no refund policy needed · about page linked
Track recordHow long the domain has existed25 / 25domain registered 30 years ago
PopularityIts place in public rankings20 / 20Top 10K in a popularity list
Security and setupHTTPS and standard protections15 / 15loads over HTTPS · sends visitors to HTTPS · always uses HTTPS · protective settings
ConsistencyName, description and what it tells search engines10 / 10site name matches the domain · describes itself · tells search engines what it is

A high score isn’t a promise that a business is honest. How the score works.

Domain history

Domain History

Registered in 1996; first archived in 1996.

  1. Domain registeredRDAP
  2. First captured by the web archiveInternet Archive
  3. First certificate issuedCertificate Transparency
  4. This scanCheckAnySite

In the web archive: captured in 31 of 31 years · see the first capture

  1. 1996: captured
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  27. 2022: captured
  28. 2023: captured
  29. 2024: captured
  30. 2025: captured
  31. 2026: captured
Changes, earlier scans and alerts
Since our previous scan
This is our first scan of the site.

How we scanned it

Only from what anyone can see: the site’s public pages and public records.

  • Politely. Our scanner, CheckAnySiteBot, says who it is and follows the site’s robots.txt.
  • With sources. Every fact above says where it came from and when.
  • Without guessing. When we couldn’t check something, we say so.
This scan, in numbers

929 checks on 27 Oct 2026, with version 0.5.0 of our checks and version 1.1 of the score.

How we work · What each version changed · About our scanner

Quick look

Built with AI?

None foundWe found no AI builder traces.

“None found” never means “made by a person”: coding assistants leave no traces.

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How popular is it?

Top 10KBy the best of 3 public lists.

  • Tranco#13,867list of 7 Oct 2026
  • Chrome UX ReportTop 10,000Aug 2026
  • Majestic Million#10,222list of 8 Oct 2026

A popularity band, never a visit count.

The popularity section →

Related

Quick look

What is it built with?

JavaScript library
jQuery, Slick, lazysizes
Backend
Firebase, Sign in with Google

And 14 more around it (CDN, Security, DNS, Email), in the section.

Each with its evidence →

Related

Quick look

Which trust signals does it show?

On the site

  • Contact pageFound
  • About pageFound
  • Privacy policyFound
  • TermsFound
  • Refund or returns policyNot found
  • Contact detailsNot found
  • Company detailsFound
  • Payment providersNoted
  • TrackersNoted

Behind the site

  • Security filterNoted
  • Domain registeredNoted
  • HTTPSFound
  • Security headersFound
  • Software versionsNoted
  • NetworkNoted
  • Email setupPartly
  • First certificateNoted
  • DNSSECNot found
  • Certificate authoritiesNot found
  • Security contactNot found

Signals, not a judgement: missing details are common on small, honest sites.

Every signal with its source →

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How has it changed? →
Quick look

How does it add up?

96OF 100

Strong trust signals. An open formula (v1.1): every point comes from a finding above. AI traces carry no weight.

TransparencyContact, policies and about page26 / 30
Track recordHow long the domain has existed25 / 25
PopularityIts place in public rankings20 / 20
Security and setupHTTPS and standard protections15 / 15
ConsistencyName, description and what it tells search engines10 / 10
Why each part scored what it did →

Related

Questions about alison.com

What is alison.com?

Alison describes itself: “Free online courses with certificates. Join 15 million graduates and empower your career. Study, learn, certify, upskill with free online learning and training” It looks like an online course site. See the evidence

How old is alison.com?

Its domain was registered on 18 Apr 1996, 30 years ago. See the evidence

What is alison.com built with?

It is built with Firebase, Sign in with Google and jQuery; we found 19 technologies in all. See the evidence

How popular is alison.com?

It is among the top 10,000 sites, by Tranco, Chrome UX Report and Majestic Million. See the evidence

Was alison.com made with AI?

We found no traces of an AI site builder. That doesn’t prove a person built it: AI coding assistants leave no traces. See the evidence

Who is behind alison.com?

Alison, named by its structured data, its copyright line and Wikidata. See the evidence

More sites like this: online courses

Automated findings from the site’s public home page and public records, as of 27 Oct 2026. They describe what we found, not the people or business behind the site, and they may be incomplete or out of date. This is information, not advice. Terms · Report an error

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  • Whether a site was made with AI when no traces were left: coding assistants and hand edits leave none.
  • How many people visit: we show popularity bands from public lists, not visits.
  • Anything beyond the home page as it was at the time of the scan.

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