Hypothesis
Hypothesis is an open-source social annotation tool widely used in education that allows users to highlight, comment on, and annotate web pages, PDFs, and other digital content collaboratively.
It supports threaded discussions, public and private groups, tagging and replies, instructor moderation, and deep integration with learning management systems such as Canvas, Blackboard, 
Moodle, and 
D2L Brightspace to embed annotation activities into courses and assignments.
According to our data, Hypothesis ranks 65th among the customer feedback tools we track.
It has 0.02% of the feedback market share and is present on 0.004% of all websites.
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GitHub💸 Pricing
Hypothesis is available in both free and paid versions.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Feedback
- Rank: 65
- Market share: 0.02%
🏆 Hypothesis Awards
- ⭐ 6th most popular in Vietnam in the Feedback category.
⚡ Sites Using Hypothesis
We have data on 159 websites that use the Hypothesis feedback tool. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Hypothesis is microbiologyresearch.org.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #23,003 | United Kingdom | English | |
| 2 | #35,688 | United States | American English | |
| 3 | #82,173 | United States | American English | |
| 4 | #93,733 | Malaysia | English | |
| 5 | United States | English | ||
| 6 | #141,244 | English | ||
| 7 | #185,993 | United States | American English | |
| 8 | #212,617 | United States | English | |
| 9 | #276,209 | United States | American English | |
| 10 | #292,939 | English | ||
| 11 | #351,124 | United States | Spanish | |
| 12 | #464,807 | English | ||
| 13 | #474,145 | Vietnam | Vietnamese | |
| 14 | #479,000 | United States | American English | |
| 15 | #481,822 | United States | English | |
| 16 | #650,387 | United States | American English | |
| 17 | #665,398 | Belgium | English | |
| 18 | #737,985 | English | ||
| 19 | #747,619 | Turkey | Turkish | |
| 20 | #748,490 | English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Hypothesis:
- are located in Vietnam
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Education/Reference category.
Most of the sites using Hypothesis are from Vietnam, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
- Vietnam 46.2%
- United Kingdom 18.5%
- United States 16.9%
- Malaysia 3.8%
- Turkey 3.1%
- Philippines 2.3%
- France 1.5%
- Germany 1.5%
- Belgium 0.8%
- Other 5.4%
Most Hypothesis users speak English or Vietnamese.
- English 53.2%
- Vietnamese 41.1%
- Turkish 2.5%
- German 0.6%
- Spanish 0.6%
- French 0.6%
- Korean 0.6%
- Tamil 0.6%
- Other 0.2%
The Hypothesis feedback tool is especially popular on .com, .org, and .vn top-level domains.
- .com 39.6%
- .org 28.9%
- .vn 7.5%
- .net 5.7%
- .io 2.5%
- .co 1.3%
- .is 1.3%
- .com.vn 1.3%
- .ink 1.3%
- Other 10.6%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Hypothesis include education and reference, blogs and wiki, and health.
- Education/Reference 25%
- Blogs/Wiki 25%
- Health 12.5%
- Business 8.3%
- Games 4.2%
- Real Estate 4.2%
- Motor Vehicles 4.2%
- Travel 4.2%
- Personal Pages 4.2%
- Other 8.2%
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Hypothesis from?
Hypothesis is from San Francisco, California, United States.
Does Hypothesis offer a free plan?
Yes, there is a free version with limited functionality.
What is the price of Hypothesis?
The pricing for Hypothesis starts at $6,800 per year.
Which country uses Hypothesis the most?
The majority of Hypothesis users are from Vietnam.
Who uses Hypothesis?
According to our data, Hypothesis is used on over a hundred sites, including such established ones as microbiologyresearch.org,
zinmanga.net, and
hypothes.is.
👉 See Also
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Canvas LMS🗃️ About This Data
- We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
- Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
- This report is based on the analysis of 3,814,833 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.