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 Publi24, Rambler and OLX. 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
Summary by Claude
Romanian country-specific version of Google's web search engine, providing search of web pages, images, news, maps and other Google services.
- Who it’s for
- Internet users in Romania
- 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
Publi24 | Anunțuri gratuite - vinde și cumpără produse second hand si noi
Mii de anunțuri gratuite noi! Cumpără sau vinde rapid mașini, apartamente, telefoane, case, haine și servicii. Găsește tot ce ai nevoie, ușor, sigur și rapid! - Publi24
Very close cos 0.916 - 02
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
Very close cos 0.912 - 03
ERROR: The request could not be satisfied
online marketplace
Very close cos 0.912 - 04
vc.ru — бизнес, технологии, идеи, модели роста, стартапы
Крупнейшая в рунете площадка для предпринимателей нового поколения. Новости ИТ-рынка, вакансии рунета, реклама, PR, интерфейсы, мобильные приложения.
Very close cos 0.904 - 05
Black Friday - 2026: Electrocasnice mici
Romanian online retailer
Very close cos 0.902 - 06
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 0.900 - 07
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 0.899 - 08
LiveInternet @ Статистика и дневники, почта и поиск
LiveInternet - крупный сервис дневников и сообществ, авторитетный сервис статистики для сайтов
Very close cos 0.899 - 09
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 0.899 - 10
iXBT.com — новости технологий, обзоры гаджетов, смартфонов, бытовой техники и автомобилей
IXBT.com - крупнейший в Рунете ресурс о компьютерах и высоких технологиях. Ежедневно на сайте появляется множество интересных новостей, тестов, аналитических материалов и обзоров
Very close cos 0.896 - 11
Index.hr
Najčitaniji portal u Hrvatskoj. Pročitajte prijelomne, najnovije i najtočnije vijesti: Hrvatska danas, svijet, politika, zdravlje, crna kronika, novac, vrijeme, sport, zabava. Jedini neovisni.
Very close cos 0.895 - 12
Горячее – самые интересные и обсуждаемые посты | Пикабу
Пикабу – это уютное информационно-развлекательное сообщество, где любой желающий может опубликовать пост. Истории из жизни, свежие шутки и мемы, познавательные статьи, забавные фото и видео, интересные комментарии. Если другим пользователям понравится ваша история, ее увидят сотни тысяч людей.
Close cos 0.894 - 13
privacy-focused online search engine
Close cos 0.893 - 14
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 - 15
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 - 16
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.
Close cos 0.891 - 17
company owned by System1
Close cos 0.891 - 18
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.
Close cos 0.890 - 19
PlayGround.ru - Компьютерные игры, патчи, моды, прохождение игр, коды, читы, трейнеры, скачать игры
PlayGround.ru - Компьютерные игры, патчи, моды, прохождение игр, коды, читы, трейнеры, скачать игры
Close cos 0.892 - 20
Lenta.ru - Новости России и мира сегодня
Новости, статьи, фотографии, видео. Семь дней в неделю, 24 часа в сутки.
Close cos 0.893
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to google.ro’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.ro 19/20
- Google Workspace 8/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on google.ro 7/20
- nginx · not on google.ro 7/20
- Yandex Metrica · not on google.ro 5/20
- Apple Business · not on google.ro 5/20
- Yandex Webmaster · not on google.ro 5/20
- Meta Business Suite · not on google.ro 5/20
- Google Ad Manager · not on google.ro 5/20
- Cloudflare DNS · not on google.ro 4/20
- Zendesk · not on google.ro 4/20
- Amazon SES · not on google.ro 4/20
- Amazon CloudFront · not on google.ro 4/20
- NS1 · not on google.ro 4/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on google.ro 3/20
- Atlassian · not on google.ro 3/20