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 Sogou. 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
- 9 ms
01 · Entity
About Google
Summary by Claude
South African localized version of Google's web search engine, providing web, image, news and other search services.
- Who it’s for
- Internet users in South Africa
- 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
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 0.907 - 03 Very close cos 0.902
- 04
company owned by System1
Very close cos 0.899 - 05 Very close cos 0.899
- 06
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.
Very close cos 0.896 - 07
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
Very close cos 0.897 - 08
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 0.896 - 09
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 0.896 - 10
privacy-focused online search engine
Close cos 0.893 - 11
South African e-commerce company
Close cos 0.892 - 12
globo.com - Absolutamente tudo sobre notícias, esportes e entretenimento
Últimas notícias do jornalismo, esporte, entretenimento e mais! Na globo.com você acompanha tudo que está acontecendo hoje no Brasil e no mundo.
- Google Ad Manager
- Google Ads conversion tracking
- Google Analytics
- Google Fonts
- Google Search Console
- Google Tag Manager
Close cos 0.893 - 13
Seznam – najdu tam, co neznám
Nejnavštěvovanější český internetový portál nabízející vyhledávač, e-mail, aktuální zprávy, předpověď počasí a odkazy, které se mohou hodit.
Close cos 0.894 - 14
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.
Close cos 0.892 - 15
Jusbrasil
Brazilian company
Close cos 0.892 - 16
Property for Sale: Houses for sale: Property24
The first place to start your property search with over 200 000 houses, private property, flats, farms, repossessed property for sale & to rent by estate agents. Property24.com
Close cos 0.893 - 17
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.
Close cos 0.892 - 18
Sludinājumi - SS.COM
Sludinājumi Latvija un Rīga. Vislielākais sludinājumu serveris Latvijā. Vieglie auto, vakances un darbinieku meklēšana, kravas automašīnas, motocikli un velosipēdi, autoserviss un rezerves daļas. Аpmācība un kursi, kredīti un līzings. Nekustamā īpašuma cenas un vērtība Eiro (Eur) - dzīvokļi, mājas, zeme, mežs, zemes gabali, telpu noma, veikali. Pārdošana telefoni, foto un datori, drēbes, apavi, preces bērniem. Lauksaimniecība - dzīvnieki un tehnika, pārtikas produkti un apstrāde. Instrumenti un būvtehnika, būvmateriāli un materiāli ēku remontam. Sludinājumi par veselību un skaistumkopšanu, kos
Close cos 0.891 - 19
Daum
이용자 선택권을 강화한 뉴스, 세상의 모든 정보를 연결하는 검색. Daum에서 나의 관심 콘텐츠를 즐겨보세요.
Close cos 0.889 - 20 web.de Top 10K
WEB.DE - kostenlose E-Mail-Adresse, FreeMail & Nachrichten
Sichere Kommunikation, aktuelle Nachrichten und nützliche Online-Services - alles an einem Ort. Einfach, kostenlos und zuverlässig.
Close cos 0.891
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to google.co.za’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.za 18/20
- Meta Business Suite · not on google.co.za 9/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on google.co.za 9/20
- Google Workspace 6/20
- Apple Business · not on google.co.za 5/20
- Slack · not on google.co.za 4/20
- Atlassian · not on google.co.za 4/20
- React · not on google.co.za 4/20
- Google Ad Manager · not on google.co.za 4/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on google.co.za 4/20
- NS1 · not on google.co.za 3/20
- DocuSign · not on google.co.za 3/20
- Mailchimp · not on google.co.za 3/20
- SendGrid · not on google.co.za 3/20
- Notion · not on google.co.za 3/20
- Next.js · not on google.co.za 3/20