Alternatives and competitors
Sites like AARNet
The 20 closest research and education network alternatives to AARNet, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 6 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to AARNet? The closest matches are iiNet, RNP and DFN. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.
- Neighbours
- k = 20
- Sites searched
- 4,032
- Vector
- 384-d
- Query
- 29 ms
01 · Entity
About AARNet
AARNet aarnet.net.au
Welcome to AARNet | AARNet
Australia's national research and education network. We deliver fast and reliable internet connectivity, cyber security, data and collaboration services.
Summary by Claude
AARNet is Australia's national research and education network (NREN), providing high-speed internet connectivity, cyber security, data transfer, storage and collaboration services to universities, research institutions, schools and cultural organisations.
- Who it’s for
- Australian universities, researchers, schools and GLAM institutions
- Business model
- Member and subscription service fees
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to AARNet’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.
similarity × popularity
03 · Nearest neighbours
Alternatives to AARNet
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to AARNet, thumbs down if it isn’t.
- 01
Australia's Speedy Internet & Mobile Services | iiNet
Australian internet service provider
Very close cos 0.899 - 02
Home - DFN
German association for academic research
Close cos 0.893 - 03
American Registry for Internet Numbers
ARIN is a nonprofit, member-based organization that administers IP addresses & ASNs in support of the operation and growth of the Internet.
Close cos 0.878 - 04
ResearchGate - Temporarily Unavailable
commercial scientific social network
Close cos 0.873 - 05
The Australian National University
Embark on an exceptional academic journey at ANU, Australia's world-leading university. Renowned for research excellence, we foster a vibrant learning environment that inspires and challenges.
Close cos 0.870 - 06
nine.com.au -- the new ninemsn - News, Sport, TV, Entertainment, Lifestyle | Latest Breaking News Headlines from Australia and the world
Meet the new nine.com.au. Get the latest news, sport, TV, travel, fashion, fitness, recipes, celebrity news and exclusive content, all for free at nine.com.au, the home of Nine
Close cos 0.868 - 07
Cloud, Cybersecurity, Managed Networks, and Communications Services | Claranet
Modernise and protect your organisation with our expert approach and global leadership in transformation and technology.
Close cos 0.862 - 08
APNIC
A global, open, stable, and secure Internet that serves the entire Asia Pacific community
Close cos 0.863 - 09
Cloudflare: Build for the agent era
Welcome to Cloudflare - Powering the next generation of applications
Close cos 0.863 - 10
Making sure you're not a bot!
French research institution in computer science
Close cos 0.861 - 11
AI-Ready Networking & Secure Cloud Solutions | Lumen Technologies
Power your business with our global fiber network. We provide secure networking, edge cloud and AI-ready infrastructure to connect people, data and apps.
- Microsoft 365
- Adobe Experience Manager
- Adobe Experience Platform Tags
- Fastly
- Google Search Console
- Proofpoint
Close cos 0.859 - 12
ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Follow the latest headlines from ABC News, Australia's most trusted media source, with live events, audio and on-demand video from the national broadcaster.
Close cos 0.862 - 13
IAU | 403 Forbidden
private university system in Iran
Close cos 0.857 - 14
Speedtest by Ookla - The Global Broadband Speed Test
Use Speedtest on all your devices with our free desktop and mobile apps.
Close cos 0.858 - 15
EurekAlert! Science News Releases
EurekAlert! is an online science news service featuring health, medicine, science and technology news from leading research institutions and universities. Sponsored by AAAS, the science society.
- Google Fonts
- Microsoft 365
- Adobe Experience Platform Tags
- Apache HTTP Server
- Font Awesome
- Google Ad Manager
Close cos 0.861 - 16
bunny.net - The Global Edge Platform that truly Hops
Hop on bunny.net and speed up your web presence with the next-generation Content Delivery Service (CDN), Edge Storage, and Optimization Services at any scale.
Close cos 0.857 - 17
Start | Netnod
internet exchange in Sweden
Close cos 0.855 - 18
Welcome to RIPE and the RIPE NCC — RIPE Network Coordination Centre
The RIPE NCC is one of five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) providing Internet resource allocation and registration, and coordination activities.
Close cos 0.854 - 19
News and Advice on the World's Latest Innovations | ZDNET - ZDNET
see all latest
Close cos 0.856 - 20
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST promotes U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life.
Close cos 0.853
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to aarnet.net.au’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones AARNet uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What AARNet is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- Fonts
- Google Fonts asset https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Quicksand
- Tag managers
- Google Tag Manager page source: googletagmanager.com/gtm.js
- CDN
- Cloudflare header cf-ray: a56319dcfafe62d4-HAM
- jsDelivr asset https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap-icons@1.13.1/font/bootstrap-icons.min.css
- Email hosting
- Microsoft 365 MX aarnet-net-au.mail.protection.outlook.com
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Zoom TXT ZOOM_verify_PqZlh8IoRMeBzHpBYd-nwQ
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what AARNet adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console · not on aarnet.net.au 18/20
- Microsoft 365 11/20
- Google Tag Manager 10/20
- Atlassian · not on aarnet.net.au 10/20
- Adobe · not on aarnet.net.au 7/20
- PHP · not on aarnet.net.au 6/20
- Cloudflare 6/20
- Apple Business · not on aarnet.net.au 6/20
- GlobalSign · not on aarnet.net.au 5/20
- Google Workspace · not on aarnet.net.au 5/20
- jQuery · not on aarnet.net.au 4/20
- Mailchimp · not on aarnet.net.au 4/20
- OpenAI · not on aarnet.net.au 4/20
- Miro · not on aarnet.net.au 4/20
- Meta Business Suite · not on aarnet.net.au 4/20
- Apache HTTP Server · not on aarnet.net.au 3/20