Alternatives and competitors

Sites like Google

The 20 closest web search engine alternatives to Google, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 2 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to Google? The closest matches are Qwant, Canada and Microsoft Bing. 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.

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01 · Entity

About Google

Google google.ca

Google

Wikidata: search engine by Google LLC

Top 10K · #1,131 German 2 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit Google

Summary by Claude

Canadian country version of Google Search, a web search engine that returns indexed web pages, images, news, maps and AI-generated answers for user queries.

Who it’s for
Internet users in Canada
Business model
Advertising

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Google’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

RamblerDuckDuckGoSeznamYandexso.comStartpage.comKijijiMicrosoft BingCanadaQwant

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to Google

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

Only in German
  1. 01
    Qwant qwant.com English

    Qwant - The search engine that values you as a user, not as a product

    Fast, reliable answers and still in trust: Qwant does not store your search data, does not sell your personal data and is hosted in Europe.

  2. 02
    Canada canada.ca Top 10K English

    Canada.ca

    The Government of Canada website is a single point of access to all programs, services, departments, ministries and organizations of the Government of Canada.

  3. 03
    Microsoft Bing bing.com Top 100 English

    Search - Microsoft Bing

    Search with Microsoft Bing and use the power of AI to find information, explore webpages, images, videos, maps, and more. A smart search engine for the forever curious.

  4. 04
    Kijiji kijiji.ca Top 10K English

    Kijiji - Buy, Sell & Save with Canada's #1 Local Marketplaces | Kijiji

    Visit Kijiji Classifieds to buy, sell, or trade almost anything! New and used items, cars, real estate, jobs, services, vacation rentals, and more virtually anywhere in Canada.

  5. 05
    Startpage.com startpage.com English

    privacy-focused online search engine

  6. 06
    so.com Top 10K

    360搜索,SO靠谱

    360搜索是安全、精准、可信赖的新一代搜索引擎,依托于360母品牌的安全优势,全面拦截各类钓鱼欺诈等恶意网站,提供更放心的搜索服务。 360搜索 so靠谱。

  7. 07
    Yandex yandex.com Top 1K English

    Yandex — fast Internet search

    Yandex finds anything: webpages, images, music, good. Solve any problem — from everyday to a scientific one. Search by text, voice or image.

  8. 08
    Seznam seznam.cz Top 1K Czech

    Seznam – najdu tam, co neznám

    Nejnavštěvovanější český internetový portál nabízející vyhledávač, e-mail, aktuální zprávy, předpověď počasí a odkazy, které se mohou hodit.

  9. 09
    DuckDuckGo duckduckgo.com Top 1K English

    DuckDuckGo - Protection. Privacy. Peace of mind.

    The Internet privacy company that empowers you to seamlessly take control of your personal information online, without any tradeoffs.

  10. 10
    Rambler rambler.ru Top 10K Russian

    Рамблер — медийный портал: новости России и мира, почта, поиск, погода

    Рамблер — последние новости сегодня, развлекательные и коммуникационные сервисы: поиск информации в интернете, электронная почта, гороскопы, прогноз погоды, телепрограмма

  11. 11
    Sogou sogou.com Top 10K

    Chinese Internet search engine

  12. 12
    Yandex Search ya.ru Top 1K Russian

    Яндекс — быстрый поиск в интернете

    Яндекс, найдётся всё: сайты, изображения, музыка, товары. Решайте любые задачи — от повседневных вопросов до научной работы. Можно искать текстом, голосом или по картинке.

  13. 13
    Search Engine Journal searchenginejournal.com Top 10K English

    Search Engine Journal - The AI Search & SEO News That Matters

    Search Engine Journal is the last independent voice in search, sharing the latest AI search, SEO, GEO & AEO news that impact marketing strategy and business growth.

  14. 14
    CBC.ca cbc.ca Top 10K

    News website

  15. 15
    Ecosia ecosia.org Top 10K

    Ecosia Firewall

    web search engine and browser

  16. 16
    yandex.uz Top 10K Russian

    Яндекс — быстрый поиск в интернете

    Яндекс, найдётся всё: сайты, изображения, музыка, товары. Решайте любые задачи — от повседневных вопросов до научной работы. Можно искать текстом, голосом или по картинке.

  17. 17
    Answers answers.com Top 10K English

    Answers - The Most Trusted Place for Answering Life's Questions

    Answers is the place to go to get the answers you need and to ask the questions you want

  18. 18

    LiveInternet @ Статистика и дневники, почта и поиск

    LiveInternet - крупный сервис дневников и сообществ, авторитетный сервис статистики для сайтов

  19. 19
    kayak.com Top 10K English

    Search Flights, Hotels & Rental Cars | KAYAK

    KAYAK searches hundreds of other travel sites at once to find the information you need to make the right decisions on flights, hotels & rental cars.

  20. 20
    National Post nationalpost.com Top 10K English

    National Post: Canadian and World News, Stories & Headlines

    The National Post keeps you up-to-date on what's happening in Canada and the rest of the world with the latest breaking news and stories that matter to you.

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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

SimilarSiteSearch

Competitors by meaning, stacks from the source. Data from public homepages and DNS.

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