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.

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01 · Entity

About Google

Google google.nl

Google

Wikidata: search engine by Google LLC

Top 10K · #2,095 German 2 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit Google

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

SeznamDuckDuckGoYandexNaverso.comStartpage.comMicrosoft BingQwantNURTL 4

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
    RTL 4 rtl.nl Top 10K Dutch

    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.

  2. 02
    NU nu.nl Top 10K Dutch

    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.

  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
    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.

  5. 05
    Startpage.com startpage.com English

    privacy-focused online search engine

  6. 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。

  7. 07
    Naver naver.com Top 1K Korean

    NAVER

    네이버 메인에서 다양한 정보와 유용한 컨텐츠를 만나 보세요

  8. 08
    Yandex yandex.com.tr Top 10K Turkish

    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.

  9. 09
    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.

  10. 10
    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.

  11. 11
    Nederlandse Omroep Stichting nos.nl Top 10K Dutch

    NOS.nl - Nieuws, Sport en Evenementen | Nederlandse Omroep Stichting

    NOS.nl - Nieuws, Sport en Evenementen op Radio, TV en Internet

  12. 12
    Sogou sogou.com Top 10K

    Chinese Internet search engine

  13. 13
    Kompas.com kompas.com Top 10K English

    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

  14. 14
    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.

  15. 15
    Buienradar.nl buienradar.nl Top 10K Dutch

    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!

  16. 16
    Jusbrasil jusbrasil.com.br Top 10K Portuguese

    Jusbrasil

    Brazilian company

  17. 17
    Ecosia ecosia.org Top 10K

    Ecosia Firewall

    web search engine and browser

  18. 18
    MapQuest mapquest.com Top 10K English

    company owned by System1

  19. 19
    T-Online t-online.de Top 1K German

    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.

  20. 20
    immowelt immowelt.de Top 10K English

    immowelt.de

    company

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.

SimilarSiteSearch

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

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