Sites like Ask.com

01 · Entity

About Ask.com

Ask.com ask.com

A Farewell to Ask.com | 30 Years of Curiosity

Wikidata: search engine

English 12 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

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Summary by Claude

Former web search and question-answering engine owned by IAC, now showing a farewell page announcing its shutdown on May 1, 2026.

Who it’s for

Former Ask.com search users

Business model

Advertising (formerly); now none

• web search engine
• web search
• question answering
• Ask Jeeves
• answer engine
• search shutdown notice
• IAC search business

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Ask.com’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.

1. 01
   Answers answers.com Top 10K English

   Answers - The Most Trusted Place for Answering Life's Questions

   Answers is the place to go to get the answers you need and to ask the questions you want

   • Fastly
   • GlobalSign
   • Google Search Console
   • Meta Business Suite
   • OneTrust
   • Amazon SES

   0 say Answers is a good alternative to Ask.com 0 say Answers isn’t a real alternative to Ask.com

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.904
2. 02
   Qwant qwant.com English

   Qwant - The search engine that values you as a user, not as a product

   Fast, reliable answers and still in trust: Qwant does not store your search data, does not sell your personal data and is hosted in Europe.

   • Apple Business
   • Google Search Console
   • Microsoft 365
   • Google Workspace
   • Notion
   • Slack

   0 say Qwant is a good alternative to Ask.com 0 say Qwant isn’t a real alternative to Ask.com

   Comment
   Close cos 0.891
3. 03
   Yahoo yahoo.com Top 100 English

   Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos

   Latest news coverage, email, free stock quotes, live scores and video are just the beginning. Discover more every day at Yahoo!

   • GlobalSign
   • Google Search Console
   • Meta Business Suite
   • Next.js
   • React
   • Taboola

   0 say Yahoo is a good alternative to Ask.com 0 say Yahoo isn’t a real alternative to Ask.com

   Comment
   Close cos 0.889
4. 04
   Quora quora.com Top 1K English

   American question-and-answer website

   • GlobalSign
   • Google Search Console
   • Microsoft 365
   • Cloudflare
   • DocuSign
   • Google Workspace

   0 say Quora is a good alternative to Ask.com 0 say Quora isn’t a real alternative to Ask.com

   Comment
   Close cos 0.889
5. 05
   DuckDuckGo duckduckgo.com Top 1K English

   DuckDuckGo - Protection. Privacy. Peace of mind.

   The Internet privacy company that empowers you to seamlessly take control of your personal information online, without any tradeoffs.

   • Apple Business
   • Microsoft 365
   • Zoom
   • Next.js
   • nginx
   • NS1

   0 say DuckDuckGo is a good alternative to Ask.com 0 say DuckDuckGo isn’t a real alternative to Ask.com

   Comment
   Close cos 0.886
6. 06
   You.com you.com English

   You.com | Search and inference for AI

   The core AI infrastructure you need to maximize accuracy while reducing latency and costs.

   • Apple Business
   • Google Search Console
   • Microsoft 365
   • Zoom
   • Amazon SES
   • Cloudflare

   0 say You.com is a good alternative to Ask.com 0 say You.com isn’t a real alternative to Ask.com

   Comment
   Close cos 0.882
7. 07
   Perplexity perplexity.ai Top 1K English

   Perplexity

   Perplexity is a free AI-powered answer engine that provides accurate, trusted, and real-time answers to any question.

   • Apple Business
   • Google Search Console
   • Microsoft 365
   • Zoom
   • Cloudflare
   • Cloudflare DNS

   0 say Perplexity is a good alternative to Ask.com 0 say Perplexity isn’t a real alternative to Ask.com

   Comment
   Close cos 0.881
8. 08
   Stack Overflow stackoverflow.com Top 1K English

   website for professional and enthusiast programmers

   • Adobe
   • Apple Business
   • Atlassian
   • Google Search Console
   • Microsoft 365
   • OneTrust

   0 say Stack Overflow is a good alternative to Ask.com 0 say Stack Overflow isn’t a real alternative to Ask.com

   Comment
   Close cos 0.881
9. 09
   Startpage.com startpage.com English

   privacy-focused online search engine

   • Google Search Console
   • DocuSign
   • Google Workspace
   • Mailjet
   • nginx
   • NS1

   0 say Startpage.com is a good alternative to Ask.com 0 say Startpage.com isn’t a real alternative to Ask.com

   Comment
   Close cos 0.881
10. 10
    Stack Exchange stackexchange.com Top 10K English

    Hot Questions - Stack Exchange

    Stack Overflow – 180+ community-powered knowledge sites.

    • Google Search Console
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Fonts
    • Google Workspace
    • jQuery

    0 say Stack Exchange is a good alternative to Ask.com 0 say Stack Exchange isn’t a real alternative to Ask.com

    Comment
    Close cos 0.880
11. 11
    9to5Mac 9to5mac.com Top 10K English

    9to5Mac - Apple News & Mac Rumors Breaking All Day

    Apple News & Mac Rumors Breaking All Day

    • Google Search Console
    • Meta Business Suite
    • Adobe Fonts
    • Amazon Publisher Services
    • Google Ad Manager
    • Google AdSense

    0 say 9to5Mac is a good alternative to Ask.com 0 say 9to5Mac isn’t a real alternative to Ask.com

    Comment
    Close cos 0.880
12. 12
    Microsoft Bing bing.com Top 100 English

    Search - Microsoft Bing

    Search with Microsoft Bing and use the power of AI to find information, explore webpages, images, videos, maps, and more. A smart search engine for the forever curious.

    • Google Search Console
    • Meta Business Suite
    • Microsoft 365
    • Azure DNS
    • NS1

    0 say Microsoft Bing is a good alternative to Ask.com 0 say Microsoft Bing isn’t a real alternative to Ask.com

    Comment
    Close cos 0.877
13. 13
    YourAdChoices.com youradchoices.com Top 10K English

    YourAdChoices.com | Welcome to YourAdChoices.com

    • Google Search Console
    • Drupal
    • Google Analytics
    • Google Fonts
    • jQuery
    • nginx

    0 say YourAdChoices.com is a good alternative to Ask.com 0 say YourAdChoices.com isn’t a real alternative to Ask.com

    Comment
    Close cos 0.876
14. 14
    The Atlantic theatlantic.com Top 10K English

    Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic

    magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C.

    • Adobe
    • GlobalSign
    • Google Search Console
    • Meta Business Suite
    • Microsoft 365
    • Zoom

    0 say The Atlantic is a good alternative to Ask.com 0 say The Atlantic isn’t a real alternative to Ask.com

    Comment
    Close cos 0.879
15. 15
    Inc. inc.com Top 10K English

    inc.com

    business magazine

    • Fastly
    • GlobalSign
    • Google Search Console
    • Microsoft 365
    • Proofpoint
    • Zoom

    0 say Inc. is a good alternative to Ask.com 0 say Inc. isn’t a real alternative to Ask.com

    Comment
    Close cos 0.876
16. 16
    Product Hunt producthunt.com Top 10K English

    product discovery website

    • Google Search Console
    • Meta Business Suite
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Workspace
    • Mailjet

    0 say Product Hunt is a good alternative to Ask.com 0 say Product Hunt isn’t a real alternative to Ask.com

    Comment
    Close cos 0.876
17. 17
    ResearchGate researchgate.net Top 1K English

    ResearchGate - Temporarily Unavailable

    commercial scientific social network

    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian
    • Google Search Console
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Workspace

    0 say ResearchGate is a good alternative to Ask.com 0 say ResearchGate isn’t a real alternative to Ask.com

    Comment
    Close cos 0.876
18. 18
    Search Engine Journal searchenginejournal.com Top 10K English

    Search Engine Journal - The AI Search & SEO News That Matters

    Search Engine Journal is the last independent voice in search, sharing the latest AI search, SEO, GEO & AEO news that impact marketing strategy and business growth.

    • Google Search Console
    • Meta Business Suite
    • Bing Webmaster Tools
    • Google Ad Manager
    • Google Tag Manager
    • Google Workspace

    0 say Search Engine Journal is a good alternative to Ask.com 0 say Search Engine Journal isn’t a real alternative to Ask.com

    Comment
    Close cos 0.875
19. 19
    TheStreet thestreet.com Top 10K English

    thestreet.com

    US financial news and financial literacy website

    • Atlassian
    • Fastly
    • GlobalSign
    • Google Search Console
    • Meta Business Suite
    • Microsoft 365

    0 say TheStreet is a good alternative to Ask.com 0 say TheStreet isn’t a real alternative to Ask.com

    Comment
    Close cos 0.877
20. 20
    Boing Boing boingboing.net Top 10K English

    Boing Boing - A Directory of Mostly Wonderful Things

    Boing Boing is the Web's favorite site devoted to technology, entertainment, and culture. Launched in 1989 as a print 'zine and still...

    • Google Search Console
    • Meta Business Suite
    • Amazon Publisher Services
    • Amazon SES
    • Bing Webmaster Tools
    • Cloudflare

    0 say Boing Boing is a good alternative to Ask.com 0 say Boing Boing isn’t a real alternative to Ask.com

    Comment
    Close cos 0.874

Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to ask.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Ask.com uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What Ask.com is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.