Alternatives and competitors

Sites like Google

The 20 closest web search engine alternatives to Google, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 1 technologies behind it.

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

Google

Top 10K · #5,005 German 1 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit Google

Summary by Claude

Isle of Man country-code domain of Google Search, a web search engine for finding web pages, images, news, and other information.

Who it’s for
Internet users in the Isle of Man
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

EcosiaSeznamYandexRamblerChinaZ.comStartpage.comSogouQwantDuckDuckGoMicrosoft Bing

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
    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.

  2. 02
    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.

  3. 03
    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.

  4. 04
    Sogou sogou.com Top 10K

    Chinese Internet search engine

  5. 05
    Startpage.com startpage.com English

    privacy-focused online search engine

  6. 06
    ChinaZ.com chinaz.com Top 10K

    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。

  7. 07
    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

  8. 08
    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.

  9. 09
    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.

  10. 10
    Ecosia ecosia.org Top 10K

    Ecosia Firewall

    web search engine and browser

  11. 11
    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。

  12. 12
    Naver naver.com Top 1K Korean

    NAVER

    네이버 메인에서 다양한 정보와 유용한 컨텐츠를 만나 보세요

  13. 13
    www.gov.uk Top 1K English

    Welcome to GOV.UK

    GOV.UK - The best place to find government services and information.

  14. 14
    NIC.IO nic.io Top 10K English

    NIC.IO - The Official .IO Domain Registry and Network Information Centre

    NIC.IO - The Official .IO Domain Registry and Network Information Centre

  15. 15
    British Broadcasting Corporation bbc.com Top 1K English

    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

  16. 16
    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.

  17. 17
    MapQuest mapquest.com Top 10K English

    company owned by System1

  18. 18
    Excite エキサイト excite.co.jp Top 10K Japanese

    Excite エキサイト

    エキサイトは、話題のニュースや人気ブログ、格安プロバイダなどを展開する便利で安心のポータルサイトです。芸能や音楽、料理や育児の情報も幅広く発信しています。

  19. 19
    Wowhead wowhead.com Top 10K English

    World of Warcraft News and Guides

    The largest World of Warcraft (WoW) information site, featuring guides, news, and information on classes, gearing, professions, raids, transmog, and more.

  20. 20
    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.

Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to google.im’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.

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

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