Alternatives and competitors

Sites like GovInfo

The 20 closest government document repository alternatives to GovInfo, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 9 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to GovInfo? The closest matches are Federal Register, United States Congress and usa.gov. 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: 14 ms

01 · Entity

About GovInfo

GovInfo govinfo.gov

GovInfo | U.S. Government Publishing Office

U.S. Government Publishing Office

Wikidata: website of the U.S. Government Publishing Office offering access to U.S. government documents that will replace FDsys

Top 10K · #4,521 English 9 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

Visit GovInfo

Summary by Claude

Official U.S. Government Publishing Office website providing free public access to authenticated federal government documents, including the Congressional Record, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, public laws, budget documents and court opinions.

Who it’s for: Researchers, lawyers, librarians, journalists and the public
Business model: Government funded

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to GovInfo’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 GovInfo

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to GovInfo, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Only in English

01
United States Congress congress.gov Top 10K English

bicameral legislature of the United States
Very close cos 0.927
02
usa.gov Top 10K English

Making government services easier to find | USAGov

Find government benefits, services, agencies, and information at USA.gov. Contact elected officials. Learn about passports, Social Security, taxes, and more.
Very close cos 0.925
03
National Archives and Records Administration archives.gov Top 10K English

National Archives | Home

National Archives and Records Administration
Very close cos 0.923
04
United States Copyright Office copyright.gov Top 10K English

U.S. Copyright Office | U.S. Copyright Office

Copyright Office Homepage
Very close cos 0.922
05
United States federal courts uscourts.gov Top 10K English

United States Courts

third constitutional branch of government
Very close cos 0.922
06
United States Department of State state.gov Top 1K English

Technical Difficulties

executive department of the U.S. federal government
Very close cos 0.920
07
White House whitehouse.gov Top 10K English

The White House

President Donald J. Trump and Vice President JD Vance are committed to lowering costs for all Americans, securing our borders, unleashing American energy dominance, restoring peace through strength, and making all Americans safe and secure once again.
Very close cos 0.918
08
United States Department of Justice justice.gov Top 10K English

Department of Justice | Homepage | United States Department of Justice

Official website of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). DOJ’s mission is to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law; to ensure public safety against threats foreign and domestic; to provide federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime; to seek just punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior; and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans.
Very close cos 0.916
09
United States House of Representatives house.gov Top 10K English

Homepage | house.gov

lower house of the United States Congress
Very close cos 0.915
10
GAO gao.gov Top 10K English

U.S. Government Accountability Office (U.S. GAO)

GAO provides fact-based, nonpartisan information to Congress. Often called the "congressional watchdog," GAO investigates federal spending and performance.
Very close cos 0.912
11
Library of Congress loc.gov Top 1K English

Home | Library of Congress

The world's largest library. View historic photos, maps, books and more. Contact experts for help with research. Plan a visit. Home of U.S. Copyright Office.
Very close cos 0.913
12
United States Department of Energy energy.gov Top 10K English

Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Energy - Home
Very close cos 0.906
13
dol.gov Top 10K English

Home | U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. federal department that regulates workers' rights and labor markets
Very close cos 0.907
14
United States Patent and Trademark Office uspto.gov Top 10K English

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Home page of the United States Patent and Trademark Office's main web site.
Very close cos 0.905
15
Federal Bureau of Investigation fbi.gov Top 10K English

U.S. federal law enforcement agency
Very close cos 0.905
16
United States Army army.mil Top 10K English

The Official Home Page of the United States Army

The latest news, images, videos, career information, and links from the U.S. Army
Very close cos 0.906
17
CIA cia.gov Top 10K English

CIA

national foreign intelligence agency of the United States
Very close cos 0.903
18
www.gov.uk Top 1K English

Welcome to GOV.UK

GOV.UK - The best place to find government services and information.
Very close cos 0.904
19
United States Census Bureau census.gov Top 10K English

Census.gov | U.S. Census Bureau Homepage

The Census Bureau's mission is to serve as the nation's leading provider of quality data about its people and economy.
Very close cos 0.902
20
Federal Trade Commission ftc.gov Top 10K English

Federal Trade Commission | Protecting America's Consumers

The official website of the Federal Trade Commission, protecting America’s consumers for over 100 years.
Very close cos 0.901

Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to govinfo.gov’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones GovInfo uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What GovInfo is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.

Built with

CMS: Drupal meta generator: Drupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)
JavaScript libraries: jQuery asset https://www.govinfo.gov/core/assets/vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js?v=3.7.1
CSS & UI: Bootstrap asset https://www.govinfo.gov/themes/contrib/bootstrap_fdsys/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.min.css%3F…
Font Awesome asset https://www.govinfo.gov/themes/contrib/bootstrap_fdsys/font-awesome/css/font-awesome.min.…
Fonts: Google Fonts asset https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lato:700|Roboto:400,700
Analytics: Matomo page source: _paq.push(
CDN: Cloudflare header cf-ray: a5631c9bab4e62ea-HAM
Languages & backends: PHP implied by Drupal (meta generator: Drupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org))
SaaS tools (verified in DNS): Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=TK1f33eQ8cLZ1kEFH5KKOIJc4yOYD3IoYmkjRR18EjI

Stack changes

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