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 RTL 4, NU 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.
- Neighbours
- k = 20
- Sites searched
- 4,032
- Vector
- 384-d
- Query
- 17 ms
01 · Entity
About Google
Google google.nl
Wikidata: search engine by Google LLC
Summary by Claude
Netherlands country version of Google Search, a web search engine that returns results for web pages, images, news, maps and videos based on user queries.
- Who it’s for
- Internet users in the Netherlands
- 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
RTL Nieuws & Entertainment
Volg het nieuws terwijl het gebeurt, blijf op de hoogte van alle entertainment-nieuwtjes en mis niets van je favoriete RTL-programma’s.
Very close cos 0.916 - 02
NU - Het laatste nieuws het eerst op NU.nl
Lees het laatste nieuws als eerste op de grootste nieuwssite van Nederland. Altijd betrouwbaar, actueel en gratis.
Very close cos 0.912 - 03
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 0.908 - 04
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 0.906 - 05
privacy-focused online search engine
Very close cos 0.906 - 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 0.904 - 08
Yandex — hızlı İnternet araması
Her şeyi bulun Yandex'te: Siteler, görseller, müzik, ürünler. Gündelik sorularınızdan bilimsel çalışmalara kadar her türlü soruya yanıt bulun. Metin girerek, konuşarak veya görsel yükleyerek arama yapabilirsiniz.
Very close cos 0.901 - 09
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 0.901 - 10
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 0.902 - 11
NOS.nl - Nieuws, Sport en Evenementen | Nederlandse Omroep Stichting
NOS.nl - Nieuws, Sport en Evenementen op Radio, TV en Internet
Very close cos 0.899 - 12 Very close cos 0.898
- 13
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
Very close cos 0.898 - 14
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 - 15
Buienradar.nl - Weer - Actuele neerslag, weerbericht, weersverwachting, sneeuwradar en satellietbeelden
Actuele buienradar en actueel weer voor Nederland en Europa, actuele satellietbeelden, actuele temperaturen, neerslag, en veel meer!
Very close cos 0.895 - 16
Jusbrasil
Brazilian company
Very close cos 0.895 - 17
Ecosia Firewall
web search engine and browser
Close cos 0.892 - 18
company owned by System1
Close cos 0.894 - 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 0.896 - 20
immowelt.de
company
Very close cos 0.896
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to google.nl’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.nl 17/20
- Google Workspace 9/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on google.nl 9/20
- Apple Business · not on google.nl 7/20
- Atlassian · not on google.nl 6/20
- Meta Business Suite · not on google.nl 6/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on google.nl 6/20
- Amazon CloudFront · not on google.nl 5/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on google.nl 4/20
- Mailchimp · not on google.nl 4/20
- SendGrid · not on google.nl 4/20
- Zendesk · not on google.nl 4/20
- nginx · not on google.nl 4/20
- Next.js · not on google.nl 4/20
- React · not on google.nl 4/20
- Adobe · not on google.nl 4/20