Web Cache Alternatives

Web Cache has been discontinued. Similar apps include Wayback Machine, which is free. Other options are Resurrect Pages, Perma.cc, Amazon ElastiCache and TheOldNet. In total there are nine Web Archiving Services like Web Cache for the web, Mac, Windows, Linux and Android.

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  1. Wayback Machine icon
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    With the power of the Wayback Machine, you can go back in time to see how a website has changed and evolved through the history of the Web.

    33 Wayback Machine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  2. Resurrect Pages icon
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    Dead pages, broken links, the scourge of the internet. Powerhouse sites like Slashdot and Digg can bring a server to its knees. What do we do when a page is dead but we still want to see it? Call in the clerics, and perform a resurrection ceremony!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Firefox
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  3. Perma.cc icon
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    Perma.cc is a service that helps anyone who needs to cite to the web create links to their references that will never break. Perma.cc prevents link rot.

    20 Perma.cc alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  4. Amazon ElastiCache is a web service that makes it easy to set up, manage and scale distributed in-memory cache environments in the AWS Cloud.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Amazon Web Services
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  5. TheOldNet icon
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    The Old Net is an attempt to restore vintage web browsing on vintage computers. It uses the Internet Archive: Wayback Machine API and a proxy that strips out any incompatible javascript and stitches together as many links as it can.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  6. Fierr icon
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    Fierr is an extension for Mozilla Firefox that replaces the default error page with a useful, visually appealing page with three buttons: Back, Reload, and Search. The background image of the error page is a high quality 500x500 logo matching the product.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Pale Moon
    • SeaMonkey
    • Firefox
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  7. FastWeb does two things: rescues broken links and speeds up working ones. When you hit a dead page (404, 502, timeout), FastWeb instantly offers the cached version from Google — one click and you're reading the content that disappeared.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  8. lolifox icon
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    Replaces the error page with a lolifox appearance with additional features. Based on Fierr add-on created by RealityRipple (Andrew Sachen). Difference is only error image, add-on icon and off course add-on name with UUID...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Pale Moon
    • SeaMonkey
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  9.  3 likes

    Browse the old web using emulated browsers from the same era.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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