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, Microsoft Bing and Startpage.com. 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
- 21 ms
01 · Entity
About Google
Google google.ie
Wikidata: search engine by Google LLC
Summary by Claude
Irish country version of Google Search, a web search engine that returns indexed web pages, images, news and other results for user queries.
- Who it’s for
- Internet users in Ireland
- 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
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 0.914 - 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 0.913 - 03
privacy-focused online search engine
Very close cos 0.907 - 04
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 0.906 - 05 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 0.905 - 06 Very close cos 0.901
- 07
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
Very close cos 0.899 - 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 0.898 - 09
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 0.898 - 10
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.
Very close cos 0.895 - 11
You.com | Search and inference for AI
The core AI infrastructure you need to maximize accuracy while reducing latency and costs.
Close cos 0.891 - 12
Ecosia Firewall
web search engine and browser
Close cos 0.890 - 13
The Irish Times | Latest news and headlines - Irish news, world news, video and podcasts
Irish news, world news and breaking updates. Get Ireland news, business, politics, sport, lifestyle, culture, podcasts, video and more from The Irish Times, the definitive brand of award-winning, in-depth journalism.
Close cos 0.892 - 14
Security Check - Indeed.com
American worldwide job listing search engine
Close cos 0.891 - 15
RTÉ Ireland's National Television and Radio Broadcaster
RTÉ news brings you the latest Irish news, world news, international news and up to the minute reports on breaking Irish news stories and news from around the world. Watch and listen to Irish news stories on our video and audio streams.
Close cos 0.892 - 16
Whitepages: People Search, Phone Numbers & Addresses
Founded in 1997, Whitepages is the largest U.S. directory and trusted source for contact info and property data. Find people, phone numbers, addresses, and emails nationwide. Free and premium search across the Whitepages Identity Graph: 350M+ identity records, 4B+ data linkages, 112M+ property records.
Close cos 0.890 - 17 Close cos 0.889
- 18
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 0.891 - 19
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
Close cos 0.891 - 20
newspaper
Close cos 0.887
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to google.ie’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.ie 17/20
- Apple Business · not on google.ie 8/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on google.ie 8/20
- Meta Business Suite · not on google.ie 7/20
- Google Workspace 6/20
- Zendesk · not on google.ie 6/20
- Cloudflare · not on google.ie 6/20
- Atlassian · not on google.ie 6/20
- OpenAI · not on google.ie 5/20
- React · not on google.ie 5/20
- Slack · not on google.ie 4/20
- Next.js · not on google.ie 4/20
- Google Ad Manager · not on google.ie 4/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on google.ie 4/20
- GlobalSign · not on google.ie 4/20
- OneTrust · not on google.ie 4/20