Alternatives and competitors
Sites like example.com
The 20 closest reserved domain alternatives to example.com, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 2 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to example.com? The closest matches are ICANN, Dynadot and DOI.org query endpoint. 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
- 14 ms
01 · Entity
About example.com
example.com
Example Domain
Wikidata: domain name reserved for documentation purposes and as an example of the use of domain names
Summary by Claude
A reserved domain maintained by IANA for use in documentation and examples; it shows a single placeholder page and offers no service.
- Who it’s for
- Technical writers and developers
- Business model
- None
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to example.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.
similarity × popularity
03 · Nearest neighbours
Alternatives to example.com
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to example.com, thumbs down if it isn’t.
- 01
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
ICANN’s mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet.
Very close cos 0.905 - 02
Register, Buy & Manage Domain Names Online | Dynadot
Search 800+ domain extensions, register names at transparent prices, and manage DNS, privacy, email, transfers, renewals, and domain portfolios in Dynadot.
Very close cos 0.907 - 03
Home Page
API endpoint
Very close cos 0.898 - 04
RFC Editor
The official home of RFCs. RFCs outline computer networking and Internet foundations, including Internet Standards and historical or informative content.
Very close cos 0.895 - 05
NIC.IO - The Official .IO Domain Registry and Network Information Centre
NIC.IO - The Official .IO Domain Registry and Network Information Centre
Very close cos 0.896 - 06
NIC.DO – .DO Domain Registration
Internet country-code top level domain for the Dominican Republic
Very close cos 0.894 - 07
easyDNS - DNS, Domains, Web and Email Hosting Since 1998
The DNS Professionals: Anycast, Dynamic DNS, Enterprise DNS, Secondary DNS with TSIG, DNSSEC. We also offer web hosting, email and VPS. Amazing Support.
Close cos 0.892 - 08
Cloudflare Captcha Page | Register.com
American domain name registrar
- Cloudflare
- Cloudflare DNS
- Adobe Experience Manager
- Google Search Console
- Meta Business Suite
- Microsoft 365
Close cos 0.893 - 09
DonDominio | Your Domain, Web Hosting, Email and SSL Certificates provider
All you need to build up your website: Domain names, Web Hosting / Email accounts and SSL certificates. Build up your website now!
Close cos 0.893 - 10
EuroDNS: Domains, Hosting & Web Essentials All In One Place
Find a domain, launch your website, and make it happen with us! From hosting, to SSL, to branded email: EuroDNS has everything you need in one place.
Close cos 0.890 - 11
Registry
internet country code top-level domain for India
Close cos 0.889 - 12
IONOS » Hosting Provider | Websites. Domains. Server.
IONOS, your digital partner for cloud solutions and web hosting, supporting your needs from websites, domains, servers, and more.
Close cos 0.887 - 13
Expanding the online frontier | Google Registry
More and more people make websites every day, but not everyone knows how to stay safe and secure online. Learn what you need to be aware of to keep your data safe online.
Close cos 0.884 - 14
EU.COM | The Smart Domain Choice for Expanding into Europe
Establish your footprint in Europe with .EU.COM — an unrestricted, globally accessible domain. No residency barriers, just premium availability for businesses and brands. Claim yours today!
Close cos 0.886 - 15
Home | Aruba.it
Italian registrar and Web hosting company
Close cos 0.885 - 16
.xyz Domain Names | Join Generation XYZ
For every website, everywhere®
Close cos 0.883 - 17
US.COM | The Premium Global Domain for the U.S. Market
Position your business in the United States with .US.COM — an unrestricted, globally accessible domain. No residency requirements, just premium name opportunities. Register today!
Close cos 0.885 - 18
Reliable DNS and Domain Management with DNSimple
Reliable DNS hosting and domain management with DNSimple's CLI, API, and automation tools. Register and transfer domains, set up SSL, and start free for 30 days.
Close cos 0.883 - 19
Docs.rs
official documentation website for Rust libraries
Close cos 0.881 - 20
porkbun.com | An oddly satisfying experience.
Porkbun is an amazingly awesome ICANN accredited domain name registrar based out of the Pacific Northwest. We're different, we're easy, and we're affordable. Use us, you won't be sorry. If you don't use us we'll be sad, but we'll still love you.
Close cos 0.882
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to example.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones example.com uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What example.com is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- CDN
- Cloudflare header cf-ray: a562f7f09a298908-HAM
- DNS hosting
- Cloudflare DNS NS elliott.ns.cloudflare.com
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what example.com adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console · not on example.com 15/20
- Cloudflare 9/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on example.com 8/20
- Cloudflare DNS 7/20
- jQuery · not on example.com 7/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on example.com 6/20
- PHP · not on example.com 6/20
- Google Fonts · not on example.com 6/20
- Atlassian · not on example.com 4/20
- Google Workspace · not on example.com 4/20
- Meta Business Suite · not on example.com 4/20
- Apache HTTP Server · not on example.com 4/20
- Google Analytics · not on example.com 4/20
- WordPress · not on example.com 4/20
- OpenAI · not on example.com 3/20
- Font Awesome · not on example.com 3/20