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 Stuff, Microsoft Bing and MapQuest. 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 Google
Summary by Claude
New Zealand country version of Google's web search engine, providing web, image, news and map search with localized results.
- Who it’s for
- Internet users in New Zealand
- 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.
- 01
Stuff: Latest breaking news | New Zealand
News from New Zealand and the world: breaking news, videos, sport, rugby, politics, business, entertainment, lifestyle, travel, and property
Very close cos 0.916 - 02
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.
Very close cos 0.909 - 03
company owned by System1
Very close cos 0.900 - 04
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.
Very close cos 0.900 - 05
NZ Herald: Breaking & Latest New Zealand News - NZ Herald
Get the latest breaking news, analysis and opinion from NZ and around the world, including politics, business, sport, entertainment, travel and more.
Very close cos 0.897 - 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。
Very close cos 0.898 - 07
Seznam – najdu tam, co neznám
Nejnavštěvovanější český internetový portál nabízející vyhledávač, e-mail, aktuální zprávy, předpověď počasí a odkazy, které se mohou hodit.
Very close cos 0.899 - 08
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.
Very close cos 0.896 - 09 Very close cos 0.896
- 10
站长之家 - 站长资讯-我们致力于为中文网站提供动力!
站长之家(中国站长站)为个人站长与企业网络提供全面的站长资讯、源代码程序下载、海量建站素材、强大的搜索优化辅助工具、网络产品设计与运营理念以及一站式网络解决方案,十年来我们一直致力为中文网站提供动力。
Very close cos 0.896 - 11
privacy-focused online search engine
Close cos 0.893 - 12
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
Very close cos 0.895 - 13
Terra - Seu Portal de Notícias, Diversão, Esportes e Vida e Estilo
Acompanhe no Terra as últimas notícias do Brasil e do mundo sobre Entretenimento, Esportes, Tecnologia, Saúde, Horóscopo, Receitas e muito mais
Very close cos 0.894 - 14
Challenge Validation
Ghanaian news and opinion site
Close cos 0.892 - 15
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
Close cos 0.893 - 16
Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos
Latest news coverage, email, free stock quotes, live scores and video are just the beginning. Discover more every day at Yahoo!
Close cos 0.892 - 17
Infoseek[インフォシーク] - 楽天が運営するニュースサイト
Infoseek(インフォシーク)は、社会、経済、国際、芸能、スポーツ、IT、天気等の最新ニュースを配信しています。楽天ポイントが獲得出来るお小遣いコンテンツ(ポイ活)やお得な情報も充実しています。
Close cos 0.893 - 18 Close cos 0.891
- 19
News & E-Mail bei t-online | Politik, Sport, Unterhaltung & Ratgeber
Aktuelle News aus Politik, Sport, Unterhaltung, Wirtschaft & Finanzen | Ratgeber Leben, Gesundheit und Heim & Garten | E-Mail und Shopping bei t-online.
Very close cos 0.894 - 20
heise online – IT news, guides and background information | heise online
News and forums on computers, IT, science, media and politics. Price comparison of hardware and software as well as downloads at Heise Medien.
Close cos 0.892
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to google.co.nz’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.nz 16/20
- Meta Business Suite · not on google.co.nz 7/20
- Google Workspace 6/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on google.co.nz 6/20
- React · not on google.co.nz 6/20
- GlobalSign · not on google.co.nz 5/20
- Google Ad Manager · not on google.co.nz 5/20
- Next.js · not on google.co.nz 5/20
- Apple Business · not on google.co.nz 4/20
- NS1 · not on google.co.nz 4/20
- DocuSign · not on google.co.nz 4/20
- nginx · not on google.co.nz 4/20
- Atlassian · not on google.co.nz 3/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on google.co.nz 3/20
- Slack · not on google.co.nz 3/20
- Zendesk · not on google.co.nz 3/20