Alternatives and competitors
Sites like CMS
The 20 closest federal health agency alternatives to CMS, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 9 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to CMS? The closest matches are Medicare, hhs.gov and fda.gov. 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
- 13 ms
01 · Entity
About CMS
Summary by Claude
Official website of the US federal agency that administers Medicare and, with states, Medicaid and CHIP, providing program information, regulations, fee schedules, billing codes, manuals and forms.
- Who it’s for
- Healthcare providers, insurers, states, agents and the public
- Business model
- Government funded
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to CMS’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 CMS
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to CMS, thumbs down if it isn’t.
- 01
Welcome to Medicare | Medicare
The official U.S. government website for Medicare, a health insurance program for people age 65 or older and younger people with disabilities.
Very close cos 0.942 - 02
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC
United States government public health agency
Very close cos 0.917 - 03
US government medical research agency
Very close cos 0.914 - 04
Homepage | house.gov
lower house of the United States Congress
Very close cos 0.912 - 05
MHS Home | Health.mil
The Health.mil is the official website of the Military Health System. The Military Health System is one of America’s largest and most complex health care institutions, and the world’s preeminent military health care delivery operation. Our MHS saves lives on the battlefield, combats infectious disease around the world, and is responsible for providing health services to approximately 9.5 million beneficiaries, composed of uniformed service members, military retirees, and family members.
Very close cos 0.909 - 06
FEMA.gov | Federal Emergency Management Agency
United States disaster response agency, part of Department of Homeland Security
Very close cos 0.909 - 07
Internal Revenue Service | An official website of the United States government
Pay your taxes. Get your refund status. Find IRS forms and answers to tax questions. We help you understand and meet your federal tax responsibilities.
Very close cos 0.907 - 08
Healthline: Medical information and health advice you can trust.
We're committed to being your source for expert health guidance. Come to us in your pursuit of wellness.
Very close cos 0.909 - 09
Technical Difficulties
executive department of the U.S. federal government
Very close cos 0.907 - 10
Home | U.S. Department of Labor
U.S. federal department that regulates workers' rights and labor markets
Very close cos 0.906 - 11
Everyday Health: Trusted Medical Information, Expert Health Advice, News, Tools, and Resources
Everyday Health inspires and empowers people to live their healthiest lives, every day, through trusted, medically reviewed information and expert health advice from the nation's leading healthcare providers and patient advocates. Learn more about health
Very close cos 0.908 - 12
VA.gov Home | Veterans Affairs
Welcome to the official website of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Discover, apply for, and manage your VA benefits and care.
Very close cos 0.904 - 13
Custom Care & Coverage Just For You | Kaiser Permanente
Staying healthy is easier with the right support. Visit kp.org to learn how we customize care and coverage just for you.
- Google Search Console
- Microsoft 365
- Adobe Analytics
- Adobe Experience Manager
- Adobe Experience Platform Tags
- Proofpoint
Very close cos 0.901 - 14
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.
Very close cos 0.905 - 15
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Home page of the United States Patent and Trademark Office's main web site.
Very close cos 0.901 - 16
Home Page | CISA
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency: America's Cyber Defense Agency
Very close cos 0.900 - 17
Home | USCIS
immigration benefits agency of the United States government
Very close cos 0.900 - 18
NSF - U.S. National Science Foundation
NSF is an independent federal agency that supports science and engineering in all 50 states and U.S. territories.
Very close cos 0.901 - 19
WebMD - Better information. Better health.
The leading source for trustworthy and timely health and medical news and information. Providing credible health information, supportive community, and educational services by blending award-winning expertise in content, community services, expert commentary, and medical review.
Very close cos 0.902 - 20
Today on Medscape
educational website (1995-)
Very close cos 0.899
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to cms.gov’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones CMS uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What CMS is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- CMS
- Drupal header x-generator: Drupal 11 (https://www.drupal.org)
- JavaScript libraries
- jQuery asset https://www.cms.gov/core/assets/vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js?v=CcLlZGVI
- CDN
- Akamai header akamai-grn: 0.921d1002.1793957713.3d462c13
- Languages & backends
- PHP implied by Drupal (header x-generator: Drupal 11 (https://www.drupal.org))
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace TXT v=spf1 ip4:15.200.33.0/24 ip4:15.200.32.0/24 ip4:63.88.93.240/28 ip4:…
- Microsoft 365 TXT v=spf1 ip4:15.200.33.0/24 ip4:15.200.32.0/24 ip4:63.88.93.240/28 ip4:…
- DNS hosting
- Akamai Edge DNS NS a8-67.akam.net
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=sMIzpCg2oaPmasINAKfMmE9mOmdZRxL0myxnvSlIUOk
- Webex TXT webexdomainverification.3MUBG=00360c1a-741f-4d9f-983a-55d0a63cdc92
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what CMS adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 17/20
- Microsoft 365 15/20
- Adobe · not on cms.gov 11/20
- Apple Business · not on cms.gov 10/20
- Atlassian · not on cms.gov 10/20
- OpenAI · not on cms.gov 8/20
- Akamai Edge DNS 7/20
- PHP 7/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on cms.gov 7/20
- Akamai 6/20
- Drupal 6/20
- jQuery 6/20
- DocuSign · not on cms.gov 6/20
- Webex 5/20
- Amazon CloudFront · not on cms.gov 5/20
- Zoom · not on cms.gov 4/20