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 Microsoft Bing, Naver and British Broadcasting Corporation. 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
- 159 ms
01 · Entity
About Google
Summary by Claude
Botswana country-code version of Google's web search engine, providing search for web pages, images, news and other content, with links to other Google services.
- Who it’s for
- Internet users in Botswana
- 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
03 · Nearest neighbours
Alternatives to Google
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Google, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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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.
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BBC Home | Breaking News, World News, US News, Sports, Business, Innovation, Climate, Culture, Travel, Video & Audio
Visit BBC for trusted reporting on the latest world and US news, sports, business, climate, innovation, culture and much more
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News from Google | Google Product and Technology News and Stories
Get the latest news and stories about Google products, technology and innovation on News from Google, Google's official blog.
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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.
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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.
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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。
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company owned by System1
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Ecosia Firewall
web search engine and browser
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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.
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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
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Libero: Mail, Ricerca e News con aggiornamento quotidiano
Entra su Libero.it: Mail e Email PEC, Login, le Ultime Notizie con aggiornamento quotidiano, Video, Motore di Ricerca e tanto altro
- Amazon Publisher Services
- Apache HTTP Server
- Amazon CloudFront
- Comscore
- Google Ad Manager
- Google Search Console
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privacy-focused online search engine
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Pantip - Learn, Share & Fun
ร่วมพูดคุยแลกเปลี่ยนความคิดเห็นในทุกประเด็น ทั้งบันเทิง หุ้น ความงาม ท่องเที่ยว รถยนต์ กีฬา โทรศัพท์มือถือ อาหาร การเมือง ครอบครัว บ้าน วิทยาศาสตร์ สุขภาพ ธุรกิจ
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LiveInternet @ Статистика и дневники, почта и поиск
LiveInternet - крупный сервис дневников и сообществ, авторитетный сервис статистики для сайтов
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Berita Terkini Hari Ini, Kabar Akurat Terpercaya - Kompas.com
Kompas.com - Berita Indonesia dan Dunia Terkini Hari Ini, Kabar Harian Terbaru Terpercaya Terlengkap Seputar Politik, Ekonomi, Travel, Teknologi, Otomotif, Bola
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Welcome to GOV.UK
GOV.UK - The best place to find government services and information.
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klook.com
website where tourists can book activities
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Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to google.co.bw’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.
Built with
- Web servers
- Google Web Server header server: gws
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace MX smtp.google.com
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Google adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console · not on google.co.bw 15/20
- Google Workspace 7/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on google.co.bw 6/20
- Apple Business · not on google.co.bw 6/20
- Meta Business Suite · not on google.co.bw 5/20
- Slack · not on google.co.bw 5/20
- nginx · not on google.co.bw 5/20
- Zendesk · not on google.co.bw 5/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on google.co.bw 5/20
- NS1 · not on google.co.bw 4/20
- DocuSign · not on google.co.bw 4/20
- Next.js · not on google.co.bw 4/20
- React · not on google.co.bw 4/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on google.co.bw 4/20
- OpenAI · not on google.co.bw 4/20
- Adobe · not on google.co.bw 3/20