What powers 
sxsw.com?
Last seen Oct 2026 · 118 technologies across 38 categories
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AI Crawlers
Doesn't mention any of the 33 AI crawlers we track in its robots.txt; all are allowed by default. Checked Nov 2026. A recent check saw a policy file missing; awaiting confirmation.
- robots.txt found
- llms.txt found
- ai.txt not found
- Nov 2026 * removed from robots.txt
- Oct 2026 *: Restricted (was Allowed)
- Oct 2026 *: Allowed (was Restricted)
- Oct 2026 applebot removed from robots.txt
- Oct 2026 llms.txt appeared
- Sep 2026 applebot added to robots.txt
Top search keywords
| Keyword | Position | Est. monthly visits |
|---|---|---|
| sxsw | #1 | 15,000 |
| south x southwest | #1 | 15,000 |
| south by southwest | #1 | 8,200 |
| what is sxsw interactive | #1 | 1,100 |
| what is sxsw | #1 | 1,100 |
| when is sxsw | #1 | 880 |
| sxsw dates | #1 | 730 |
| south by southwest festival austin texas | #2 | 710 |
| sxsw tickets | #1 | 660 |
| when is south by southwest | #1 | 660 |
| south by southwest music festival | #1 | 660 |
| sxsw music | #2 | 470 |
| sxsw film | #1 | 430 |
| music and festivals | #12 | 370 |
| sxsw music festival | #2 | 350 |
| sxsw schedule | #2 | 310 |
| south by southwest dates | #2 | 310 |
| sxsw dates | #3 | 230 |
| sxsw movies | #2 | 230 |
| sxsw meaning | #1 | 220 |
| sxsw film submissions | #1 | 220 |
| sxsw conference | #1 | 220 |
| sxsw logo | #2 | 210 |
| sxsw interactive dates | #2 | 200 |
| sxsw jobs | #1 | 180 |
The site's top keywords in Google (US), with the visits each one is estimated to bring per month.
Top backlinks
Top links pointing at the site, one per source domain, strongest first. The anchor text opens the page carrying the link.
AI Crawlers
No AI crawlers blocked
Standards: llms.txt
Audience
- 50% desktop
- 49% phone
- 1% tablet
United States
Mexico
India
Japan
Brazil
United Kingdom
Where the site's Chrome visitors come from, largest estimated audience first.
Open Page Rank
8.71 / 10 · ranked #1,049 of all domains
8,670 referring domains · OpenPageRank
Search traffic
59,500 est. monthly organic visits (US)
8,602 keywords in Google's top 30
Core Web Vitals
| LCP | 1.5 s |
| INP | 50 ms |
| CLS | 0 |
| TTFB | 700 ms |
Real user p75, Chrome UX Report, Sep 2026.
Page
- Language: English (United States)
- Weight: 16.2 MB · 78 requests
- WordPress theme: sxswfse-2026 · all themes
- Structured data: JSON-LD, OpenGraph, Twitter Cards
Homepage as crawled by the HTTP Archive, Oct 2026.
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Closest technology stacks among the highest-authority sites we track; "shared" counts the distinctive technologies in common.
Organisation
- South by Southwest Film Festival
- Founded: 1987
From Wikidata (CC0).
Infrastructure
- Registered Aug 1995 (31 years) via GoDaddy.com, LLC, renews Jul 2029
- Hosted on Automattic (WordPress.com) (192.0.66.144)
- DNS: Amazon Route 53
- Email: Google Workspace
- Email security: SPF (soft fail), DMARC monitor only
- SSL: Let's Encrypt, ECDSA P256, expires Dec 2026
- Common Crawl link graph: rank 716, 83 hosts
- Verified with: Adobe, Apple Business, Google, Meta Business
DNS records as swept Oct 2026, certificate as seen Oct 2026, registration from the registry's RDAP service. How the web is hosted
Subdomains
| Host | Techs |
|---|---|
| wristbands.sxsw.com | 44 |
| dev.sxsw.com | 35 |
| sxsw.com | 35 |
| www.sxsw.com | 35 |
| volunteer.sxsw.com | 30 |
| panelpicker.sxsw.com | 29 |
| online.sxsw.com | 28 |
| books.sxsw.com | 27 |
| cart.sxsw.com | 27 |
| schedule.sxsw.com | 27 |
| social.sxsw.com | 26 |
| artist.sxsw.com | 23 |
| merch.sxsw.com | 22 |
| gaming.sxsw.com | 21 |
| evaluator.sxsw.com | 20 |
| guestpass.sxsw.com | 17 |
| id.sxsw.com | 17 |
| my.sxsw.com | 17 |
| wristband-cart.sxsw.com | 17 |
| expo.sxsw.com | 16 |
| filmlibrary.sxsw.com | 14 |
| hub.sxsw.com | 14 |
| support.sxsw.com | 14 |
| coupons.sxsw.com | 12 |
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