Alternatives and competitors

Sites like ETH Zurich

The 20 closest Higher education alternatives to ETH Zurich, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 7 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to ETH Zurich? The closest matches are UZH, EPFL and admin.ch. 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: 17 ms

01 · Entity

About ETH Zurich

ETH Zurich ethz.ch

ETH Zurich - Homepage | ETH Zurich

Wikidata: public research university in Zurich

Top 10K · #2,537 English 7 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

Visit ETH Zurich

Summary by Claude

Official website of ETH Zurich, a Swiss federal public research university focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics, with information on studies, departments, research and news.

Who it’s for: Students, researchers, faculty and industry partners
Business model: Public funding and tuition

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to ETH Zurich’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 ETH Zurich

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to ETH Zurich, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Only in English

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UZH uzh.ch Top 10K German

Universität Zürich | Universität Zürich | UZH

Die Universität Zürich gehört zu den besten Forschungsuniversitäten Europas und bietet das breiteste Angebot an Studienfächern in der Schweiz.
Very close cos 0.944
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EPFL epfl.ch Top 10K English

EPFL

Based in Lausanne (Switzerland), EPFL is a university whose three missions are education, research and innovation.
Very close cos 0.911
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admin.ch Top 10K English

Welcome to the official website of the Swiss government

On our English website, you will find a selection of information about the Federal Council’s activities and decisions. For more details, please choose the German, French or Italian site.
Very close cos 0.901
04
University of Alberta ualberta.ca Top 10K

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public research university in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Very close cos 0.895
05
swissinfo.ch Top 10K English

Switzerland - News and perspectives - SWI swissinfo.ch

SWI swissinfo.ch, your link to Switzerland. Providing independent reporting in 10 languages, focusing on democracy, foreign policy, and more.
Close cos 0.889
06
Infomaniak SA infomaniak.com Top 10K English

Control your data governance with an independent cloud. Solutions hosted in the heart of Europe, designed to protect your confidentiality.
Close cos 0.889
07
University of Edinburgh ed.ac.uk Top 10K English

The University of Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh, influencing the world since 1583. We are one of the UK's top-rated research universities. Located in Scotland's capital city, one of the liveliest and most beautiful cities in the world.
Close cos 0.887
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TUM tum.de Top 10K English

Technical University of Munich: The Entrepreneurial University - TUM

Technical University of Munich: One of Germany's leading universities for research and teaching in natural sciences and engineering.
Close cos 0.885
09
Georgia Tech gatech.edu Top 10K English

Georgia Institute of Technology

Explore Georgia Tech, a top public research university developing leaders in technology and improving lives, with diverse programs and global reach.
Close cos 0.883
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Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin hu-berlin.de Top 10K English

Making sure you're not a bot!

Wir forschen, lehren und arbeiten für die und mit der Gesellschaft. Frei. Unabhängig. Verantwortungsvoll. Mutig und engagiert. Vielfältig und offen. Geschichtsbewusst und zukunftsorientiert. Exzellent. Wir sind die Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU).
- Adobe
- Apache HTTP Server
Close cos 0.882
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TU Delft tudelft.nl Top 10K English

Delft University of Technology | TU Delft | Challenge. Change. Impact!

Discover TU Delft, the Netherlands' oldest and largest university of technology, offering world-class education, leading research, 16 bachelor's and 30+ master's programmes.
Close cos 0.879
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CNRS cnrs.fr Top 10K English

Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)

Le Centre national de la recherche scientifique est le plus grand organisme public français de recherche scientifique. Il exerce son activité dans
Close cos 0.880
13
California Institute of Technology caltech.edu Top 10K English

Home - www.caltech.edu

The California Institute of Technology aims to expand human knowledge and benefit society through research integrated with education.
Close cos 0.879
14
University of Toronto utoronto.ca Top 10K English

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The University of Toronto - Error 403
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15
Tsinghua University tsinghua.edu.cn Top 10K

清华大学

public university in Beijing, China
- Adobe
- jQuery
Close cos 0.879
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University of New South Wales unsw.edu.au Top 10K English

UNSW Sydney | Australia's #1 university

UNSW is ranked 1st in Australia overall and for employment outcomes. Browse our range of study options and find the perfect one for you.
Close cos 0.880
17
World Economic Forum weforum.org Top 10K

Swiss nonprofit foundation
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inria.fr Top 10K English

Making sure you're not a bot!

French research institution in computer science
- Apple Business
Close cos 0.876
19
uni-heidelberg.de Top 10K

Heidelberg University - Zukunft seit 1386

public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Close cos 0.877
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University of Bonn uni-bonn.de Top 10K English

University of Bonn

The University of Excellence in Bonn is one of Germany's top universities. Study and research at one of the largest and best research-led universities in Germany.
- Google Search Console
- Matomo
Close cos 0.878

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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

Built with

CMS: Adobe Experience Manager page source: /etc.clientlibs/
Tag managers: Google Tag Manager page source: googletagmanager.com/gtm.js
Email hosting: Microsoft 365 MX ethz-ch.mail.protection.outlook.com
SaaS tools (verified in DNS): Adobe TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=3195e9b223cdb14077ca5c6e48374a4e1881d7384…
Apple Business TXT apple-domain-verification=cUg22ZeVgvGwl2wM
Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=aL/DiXJfagJCV5oa1WOBEsbz7dufImFBf6bMYin…
Google Search Console meta google-site-verification: urBl10ePyRfXUeiUSLVIHjE6vz_-LI-CP_8bASPYDeI

Stack changes

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