Sites like GNOME

01 · Entity

About GNOME

GNOME gnome.org

Wikidata: desktop environment and graphical user interface

Top 10K · #3,342 2 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

Summary by Claude

Website of the GNOME Project, a free and open source desktop environment for Linux and BSD, including GNOME Shell and a suite of core applications such as a file manager and system settings.

Who it’s for

Linux users, distributions and open source developers

Business model

Donations (nonprofit foundation)

• Linux desktop environment
• GNOME Shell
• Linux desktop
• open source desktop environment
• GTK
• GNOME core applications
• Nautilus file manager
• GNOME Foundation

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to GNOME’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.

We can’t read gnome.org’s homepage (UND_ERR_CONNECT_TIMEOUT), so it’s compared on what Wikidata and Wikipedia say about it.

1. 01
   Enlightenment enlightenment.org Top 10K English

   Enlightenment Main

   window manager for Unix-like operating systems

   • Apache HTTP Server
   • Bootstrap
   • Google Fonts

   0 say Enlightenment is a good alternative to GNOME 0 say Enlightenment isn’t a real alternative to GNOME

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.914
2. 02
   Gentoo Linux gentoo.org Top 10K English

   Welcome – Gentoo Linux

   The website of Gentoo, a flexible Linux distribution.

   • Google Search Console
   • Bootstrap
   • Fastly
   • jQuery
   • nginx

   0 say Gentoo Linux is a good alternative to GNOME 0 say Gentoo Linux isn’t a real alternative to GNOME

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.914
3. 03
   GNU gnu.org Top 1K English

   The GNU Operating System and the Free Software Movement

   Since 1983, developing the free Unix style operating system GNU, so that computer users can have the freedom to share and improve the software they use.

   • Apache HTTP Server

   0 say GNU is a good alternative to GNOME 0 say GNU isn’t a real alternative to GNOME

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.913
4. 04
   KDE kde.org Top 10K English

   Home - KDE Community

   KDE is an open community of friendly people who want to create a world in which everyone has control over their digital life and enjoys freedom and privacy.

   • Google Search Console
   • Microsoft 365
   • Apache HTTP Server
   • Matomo

   0 say KDE is a good alternative to GNOME 0 say KDE isn’t a real alternative to GNOME

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.905
5. 05
   Linux kernel kernel.org Top 10K English

   The Linux Kernel Archives

   Unix-like operating system kernel, basis for all Linux operating systems

   • Google Search Console
   • nginx

   0 say Linux kernel is a good alternative to GNOME 0 say Linux kernel isn’t a real alternative to GNOME

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.904
6. 06
   FreeBSD freebsd.org Top 10K English

   The FreeBSD Project

   free Unix-like operating system

   • Microsoft 365
   • Font Awesome
   • Plausible

   0 say FreeBSD is a good alternative to GNOME 0 say FreeBSD isn’t a real alternative to GNOME

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.901
7. 07
   freedesktop.org Top 10K English

   Checking you are not a bot

   open-source desktop environment software project

   • Google Search Console
   • Apache HTTP Server

   0 say freedesktop.org is a good alternative to GNOME 0 say freedesktop.org isn’t a real alternative to GNOME

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.899
8. 08
   openSUSE opensuse.org Top 10K English

   openSUSE - Free Linux operating systems for desktops, servers and containers

   openSUSE makes open source Linux operating systems, available for free in several flavors.

   • Google Search Console
   • Matomo

   0 say openSUSE is a good alternative to GNOME 0 say openSUSE isn’t a real alternative to GNOME

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.897
9. 09
   Fedora Project fedoraproject.org Top 10K

   Fedora Linux | The Fedora Project

   An innovative platform for hardware, clouds, and containers, built with love by you.

   • Google Search Console
   • Microsoft 365
   • Apache HTTP Server
   • Mimecast
   • Nuxt
   • Tailwind CSS

   0 say Fedora Project is a good alternative to GNOME 0 say Fedora Project isn’t a real alternative to GNOME

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.897
10. 10
    GIMP gimp.org Top 10K English

    GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program

    GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Program: The Free and Open Source Image Editor

    • Apache HTTP Server
    • Fastly

    0 say GIMP is a good alternative to GNOME 0 say GIMP isn’t a real alternative to GNOME

    Comment
    Close cos 0.891
11. 11
    Cygwin cygwin.com Top 10K English

    Cygwin

    Unix subsystem for Windows machines

    • nginx
    • NS1

    0 say Cygwin is a good alternative to GNOME 0 say Cygwin isn’t a real alternative to GNOME

    Comment
    Close cos 0.889
12. 12
    Ollama ollama.com Top 10K

    Ollama · Run AI models locally and in the cloud

    Ollama is the easiest way to run and build with open AI models locally or in the cloud on macOS, Windows, and Linux.

    • Google Search Console
    • Apple Business
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Cloud
    • Google Workspace
    • OpenAI

    0 say Ollama is a good alternative to GNOME 0 say Ollama isn’t a real alternative to GNOME

    Comment
    Close cos 0.888
13. 13
    Arch Linux archlinux.org Top 10K English

    Arch Linux

    Linux distribution

    • Google Search Console
    • Hetzner DNS
    • nginx

    0 say Arch Linux is a good alternative to GNOME 0 say Arch Linux isn’t a real alternative to GNOME

    Comment
    Close cos 0.885
14. 14
    RustDesk rustdesk.com Top 10K English

    RustDesk: Open-Source Remote Desktop with Self-Hosted Server Solutions

    RustDesk is open-source remote desktop software for your own self-hosted server, a TeamViewer and AnyDesk alternative for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android.

    • Google Search Console
    • Microsoft 365
    • Amazon SES
    • Astro
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS

    0 say RustDesk is a good alternative to GNOME 0 say RustDesk isn’t a real alternative to GNOME

    Comment
    Close cos 0.885
15. 15
    doxygen.org Top 10K English

    Doxygen homepage

    Source code documentation and analysis tool

    • Bootstrap
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Cloudflare Web Analytics
    • Google AdSense

    0 say doxygen.org is a good alternative to GNOME 0 say doxygen.org isn’t a real alternative to GNOME

    Comment
    Close cos 0.885
16. 16
    Ubuntu ubuntu.com Top 1K English

    The enterprise Linux for open source innovation | Ubuntu

    Ubuntu is the modern, enterprise Linux operating system for servers, desktop, cloud, and IoT. Supported for up to 15 years

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Tag Manager
    • nginx

    0 say Ubuntu is a good alternative to GNOME 0 say Ubuntu isn’t a real alternative to GNOME

    Comment
    Close cos 0.884
17. 17
    tizen.org Top 10K

    • Google Search Console
    • Amazon CloudFront
    • jQuery
    • jsDelivr
    • nginx
    • PHP

    0 say tizen.org is a good alternative to GNOME 0 say tizen.org isn’t a real alternative to GNOME

    Comment
    Close cos 0.882
18. 18
    LibreOffice libreoffice.org Top 10K English

    Free and private office suite, no forced AI — LibreOffice

    LibreOffice is a free office suite

    • Google Search Console
    • Hetzner DNS
    • nginx

    0 say LibreOffice is a good alternative to GNOME 0 say LibreOffice isn’t a real alternative to GNOME

    Comment
    Close cos 0.884
19. 19
    Moodle moodle.org Top 10K

    Moodle challenge

    e-learning platform

    • Google Search Console
    • Amazon SES
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Workspace
    • Mailchimp Transactional

    0 say Moodle is a good alternative to GNOME 0 say Moodle isn’t a real alternative to GNOME

    Comment
    Close cos 0.881
20. 20
    Debian debian.org Top 1K English

    Debian -- The Universal Operating System

    Debian is an operating system and a distribution of Free Software. It is maintained and updated through the work of many users who volunteer their time and effort.

    • Google Search Console
    • Apache HTTP Server

    0 say Debian is a good alternative to GNOME 0 say Debian isn’t a real alternative to GNOME

    Comment
    Close cos 0.880

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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