Sites like California

01 · Entity

About California

California ca.gov

California State Portal | CA.gov

CA.gov is the official website for the State of California. You can find and access California services, resources, and more.

Wikidata: state of the United States of America

Top 1K · #585 English 9 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

Visit California

Summary by Claude

Official web portal of the State of California, linking residents and businesses to state government services such as DMV and Real ID, birth certificates, tax refunds, business licenses, unemployment, state parks and camping reservations, plus state news and alerts.

Who it’s for

California residents, businesses and visitors

Business model

Government funded

• state government portal
• Real ID and driver's license
• birth certificates
• state tax refund status
• business license and seller's permit
• unemployment and state jobs
• state parks camping reservations
• voter registration
• emergency alerts

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to California’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
   Texas texas.gov Top 10K

   state of the United States of America

   0 say Texas is a good alternative to California 0 say Texas isn’t a real alternative to California

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.930
2. 02
   Utah utah.gov Top 10K English

   Home | Utah.gov

   The Official Website of the State of Utah

   • Google Analytics
   • Google Search Console
   • Microsoft 365
   • Adobe
   • Akamai Edge DNS
   • Amazon SES

   0 say Utah is a good alternative to California 0 say Utah isn’t a real alternative to California

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.926
3. 03
   Washington wa.gov Top 10K

   state of the United States of America

   • Microsoft 365
   • Apple Business

   0 say Washington is a good alternative to California 0 say Washington isn’t a real alternative to California

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.927
4. 04
   Ohio ohio.gov Top 10K

   404 Error Page

   state of the United States of America

   • Google Fonts
   • Google Search Console
   • Microsoft 365
   • Amazon SES
   • Apple Business
   • Amazon Web Services

   0 say Ohio is a good alternative to California 0 say Ohio isn’t a real alternative to California

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.924
5. 05
   Virginia virginia.gov Top 10K English

   Home | Virginia.gov

   The official website of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Learn about Virginia government, contact a state agency, and find the services and resources you need.

   • Google Analytics
   • Google Search Console
   • Microsoft 365
   • Apache HTTP Server
   • Amazon Web Services
   • cdnjs

   0 say Virginia is a good alternative to California 0 say Virginia isn’t a real alternative to California

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.922
6. 06
   Indiana in.gov Top 10K

   state of the United States of America

   • Cloudflare DNS
   • Google Search Console
   • Apple Business

   0 say Indiana is a good alternative to California 0 say Indiana isn’t a real alternative to California

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.919
7. 07
   usa.gov Top 10K English

   Making government services easier to find | USAGov

   Find government benefits, services, agencies, and information at USA.gov. Contact elected officials. Learn about passports, Social Security, taxes, and more.

   • Google Search Console
   • Microsoft 365
   • Amazon SES
   • Bing Webmaster Tools
   • Amazon CloudFront
   • Drupal

   0 say usa.gov is a good alternative to California 0 say usa.gov isn’t a real alternative to California

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.919
8. 08
   Maryland maryland.gov Top 10K English

   Maryland.gov

   An official website of the state of Maryland connecting you to benefits, services, businesses, education, and government information.

   • GlobalSign
   • Google Search Console
   • Microsoft 365
   • Apple Business
   • Atlassian
   • Cloudflare

   0 say Maryland is a good alternative to California 0 say Maryland isn’t a real alternative to California

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.917
9. 09
   Massachusetts mass.gov Top 10K English

   Not allowed | Mass Gov

   state of the United States of America

   • Google Search Console
   • Microsoft 365
   • Akamai Edge DNS
   • Apple Business
   • Atlassian
   • Proofpoint

   0 say Massachusetts is a good alternative to California 0 say Massachusetts isn’t a real alternative to California

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.916
10. 10
    ct.gov Top 10K English

    CT.GOV-Connecticut's Official State Website

    • ASP.NET
    • Azure Front Door
    • Google Search Console
    • Microsoft 365
    • Adobe Fonts
    • Apple Business

    0 say ct.gov is a good alternative to California 0 say ct.gov isn’t a real alternative to California

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.915
11. 11
    pa.gov Top 10K English

    Home | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

    We're the home base of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Explore the services and resources offered by your government.

    • Azure Front Door
    • GlobalSign
    • Google Search Console
    • Microsoft 365
    • Adobe Experience Manager
    • Adobe Experience Platform Tags

    0 say pa.gov is a good alternative to California 0 say pa.gov isn’t a real alternative to California

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.914
12. 12
    New Jersey nj.gov Top 10K English

    The Official Web Site for The State of New Jersey

    Home of the Official website of the State of New Jersey.

    • Google Search Console
    • Microsoft 365
    • Adobe
    • Apple Business
    • Bootstrap
    • Google Tag Manager

    0 say New Jersey is a good alternative to California 0 say New Jersey isn’t a real alternative to California

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.912
13. 13
    Michigan michigan.gov Top 10K

    state of the United States of America

    • Google Search Console
    • Meta Business Suite
    • Microsoft 365
    • Adobe
    • Akamai
    • Akamai Edge DNS

    0 say Michigan is a good alternative to California 0 say Michigan isn’t a real alternative to California

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.912
14. 14
    Tennessee State Government tn.gov Top 10K

    400 The plain HTTP request was sent to HTTPS port

    government of the U.S. state of Tennessee

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

    0 say Tennessee State Government is a good alternative to California 0 say Tennessee State Government isn’t a real alternative to California

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.911
15. 15
    ny.gov Top 10K English

    The Official Website of New York State

    The official website of the State of New York. Find information about state government agencies and learn more about our programs and services.

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

    0 say ny.gov is a good alternative to California 0 say ny.gov isn’t a real alternative to California

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.909
16. 16
    bayern.de Top 10K

    federated state in the south of Germany

    0 say bayern.de is a good alternative to California 0 say bayern.de isn’t a real alternative to California

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.907
17. 17
    www.gov.uk Top 1K English

    Welcome to GOV.UK

    GOV.UK - The best place to find government services and information.

    • Fastly
    • nginx
    • Ruby on Rails

    0 say www.gov.uk is a good alternative to California 0 say www.gov.uk isn’t a real alternative to California

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.907
18. 18
    Missouri mo.gov Top 10K English

    Home | MO.gov

    state of the United States of America

    • GlobalSign
    • Google Fonts
    • Google Search Console
    • Microsoft 365
    • Drupal
    • Font Awesome

    0 say Missouri is a good alternative to California 0 say Missouri isn’t a real alternative to California

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.905
19. 19
    New South Wales nsw.gov.au Top 10K English

    NSW Government

    state of Australia

    • Google Fonts
    • Google Search Console
    • Meta Business Suite
    • Microsoft 365
    • Adobe Experience Platform Tags
    • cdnjs

    0 say New South Wales is a good alternative to California 0 say New South Wales isn’t a real alternative to California

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.902
20. 20
    United States Department of State state.gov Top 1K English

    Technical Difficulties

    executive department of the U.S. federal government

    • Google Search Console
    • Meta Business Suite
    • Microsoft 365
    • Adobe
    • Akamai Edge DNS
    • Apple Business

    0 say United States Department of State is a good alternative to California 0 say United States Department of State isn’t a real alternative to California

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.903

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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