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Unwall

Ranked 5 of 5 web archives by recommenders

Recommended as a working alternative to Archive.today and Archive.ph, which some users find better or cleaner. Caveat: one critic says it is less reliable than Archive.ph.

Recommended as a working alternative to Archive.today and Archive.ph, which some users find better or cleaner. Caveat: one critic says it is less reliable than Archive.ph.

12 people gave an opinion

recommend it
12
criticize it
0
approval share
100%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 3 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: not recommended
  8. June 2026: not recommended
  9. July 2026: not recommended
  10. August 2026: recommended
  11. September 2026: recommended
  12. October 2026: recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 12 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
  • Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.

The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works

What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

Why people recommend it

Each mark is one comment

  • Works as an Archive.ph alternative

    “they are not the only option, there is also https://unwall.app”

    Comment from 20 Sep 2026 in “Spain orders blocks on Archive.today and its mirrors”

    “It works really well for me ATM; long may it thrive.”

    Comment from 21 Sep 2026 in “Spain orders blocks on Archive.today and its mirrors”

    “here are 2 alternatives that might work for you”

    Comment from 23 Oct 2026 in “Elon Musk and AI rivals pledge to give away nearly $300B”
  • Possibly better than Archive.ph

    “looks very good, maybe even better than Archive.ph”

    Comment from 26 Aug 2026 in “Z.ai confirms Ox Alpha is a new GLM-series model and will release its weights”

    “thought this link is better / cleaner”

    Comment from 11 Sep 2026 in “Top mathematicians are outraged by OpenAI's methods”
  • Hope it keeps working

    “It works really well for me ATM; long may it thrive.”

    Comment from 21 Sep 2026 in “Spain orders blocks on Archive.today and its mirrors”

    “Unwall looks nice, and I hope they stick around.”

    Comment from 20 Sep 2026 in “Spain orders blocks on Archive.today and its mirrors”

What people warn about

Each mark is one comment

  • Less reliable than Archive.ph

    “Unwall app is cool bot by far as not reliable as Arhicve.ph/.today”

    Comment from 21 Sep 2026 in “Spain orders blocks on Archive.today and its mirrors”

Other web archives people recommend

The four most recommended other web archives, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

Unwall compared with 4 alternatives
ProductRecommendCriticizeApprovalMonthsOwnedBadge
archive.today13823038%12——
Internet Archive1325371%12—Approved
Wayback Machine573165%11——
Archive.org482368%12—Approved
UnwallThis page120100%3——
See all 5 web archives, ranked

What people said

9 of the 14 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“here are 2 alternatives that might work for you”

RecommendsComment from 23 Oct 2026 in “Elon Musk and AI rivals pledge to give away nearly $300B”

“Unwall app is cool bot by far as not reliable as Arhicve.ph/.today”

MixedComment from 21 Sep 2026 in “Spain orders blocks on Archive.today and its mirrors”

“It works really well for me ATM; long may it thrive.”

RecommendsComment from 21 Sep 2026 in “Spain orders blocks on Archive.today and its mirrors”

“Unwall looks nice, and I hope they stick around.”

RecommendsComment from 20 Sep 2026 in “Spain orders blocks on Archive.today and its mirrors”

“they are not the only option, there is also https://unwall.app”

RecommendsComment from 20 Sep 2026 in “Spain orders blocks on Archive.today and its mirrors”

“works for at least some sites”

RecommendsComment from 16 Sep 2026 in “An update on Wayback Machine access”

“thought this link is better / cleaner”

RecommendsComment from 11 Sep 2026 in “Top mathematicians are outraged by OpenAI's methods”

“Thank you VERY MUCH for bringing unwall to my attention”

RecommendsComment from 27 Aug 2026 in “Australia Bans Generative A.I. From Official Music Charts”

“looks very good, maybe even better than Archive.ph”

RecommendsComment from 26 Aug 2026 in “Z.ai confirms Ox Alpha is a new GLM-series model and will release its weights”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.