Sites like GZIP

01 · Entity

About GZIP

GZIP gzip.org

The gzip home page

Wikidata: file format

Top 10K · #4,817 English 1 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

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Summary by Claude

Informational home page for the gzip lossless compression utility and file format, with history and links to GNU gzip source code, documentation, pigz, zlib, and the RFC 1951/1952 specifications.

Who it’s for

Developers and Unix/Linux users

Business model

None (free software project)

• data compression software
• gzip utility
• deflate format
• RFC 1952
• zlib library
• pigz parallel gzip
• gz file compression
• gzip vs zip

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to GZIP’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.

1. 01
   zlib zlib.net Top 10K

   zlib Home Site

   lossless compression library

   • Apache HTTP Server

   0 say zlib is a good alternative to GZIP 0 say zlib isn’t a real alternative to GZIP

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.941
2. 02
   7-Zip 7-zip.org Top 10K

   7-Zip

   open-source file archiver and extractor

   • Google Workspace
   • nginx

   0 say 7-Zip is a good alternative to GZIP 0 say 7-Zip isn’t a real alternative to GZIP

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.897
3. 03
   libpng.org Top 10K

   libpng.org: top level

   • nginx

   0 say libpng.org is a good alternative to GZIP 0 say libpng.org isn’t a real alternative to GZIP

   Comment
   Close cos 0.889
4. 04
   ijg.org Top 10K

   Independent JPEG Group

   C programming language library for JPEG images, from IJG

   • Apache HTTP Server

   0 say ijg.org is a good alternative to GZIP 0 say ijg.org isn’t a real alternative to GZIP

   Comment
   Close cos 0.885
5. 05
   GNU gnu.org Top 1K English

   The GNU Operating System and the Free Software Movement

   Since 1983, developing the free Unix style operating system GNU, so that computer users can have the freedom to share and improve the software they use.

   • Apache HTTP Server

   0 say GNU is a good alternative to GZIP 0 say GNU isn’t a real alternative to GZIP

   Comment
   Close cos 0.874
6. 06
   Flaticon flaticon.com Top 10K English

   That request didn't go through. Our security filter flagged something. You don't have permission to access this page.

   database of icons

   • Akamai
   • Amazon SES
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Mailchimp
   • Zendesk

   0 say Flaticon is a good alternative to GZIP 0 say Flaticon isn’t a real alternative to GZIP

   Comment
   Close cos 0.873
7. 07
   Linux kernel kernel.org Top 10K English

   The Linux Kernel Archives

   Unix-like operating system kernel, basis for all Linux operating systems

   • Google Search Console
   • nginx

   0 say Linux kernel is a good alternative to GZIP 0 say Linux kernel isn’t a real alternative to GZIP

   Comment
   Close cos 0.873
8. 08
   doxygen.org Top 10K English

   Doxygen homepage

   Source code documentation and analysis tool

   • Bootstrap
   • Cloudflare
   • Cloudflare DNS
   • Cloudflare Web Analytics
   • Google AdSense

   0 say doxygen.org is a good alternative to GZIP 0 say doxygen.org isn’t a real alternative to GZIP

   Comment
   Close cos 0.871
9. 09
   RFC Editor rfc-editor.org Top 1K English

   RFC Editor

   The official home of RFCs. RFCs outline computer networking and Internet foundations, including Internet Standards and historical or informative content.

   • Cloudflare
   • Cloudflare DNS
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Nuxt
   • Vue.js

   0 say RFC Editor is a good alternative to GZIP 0 say RFC Editor isn’t a real alternative to GZIP

   Comment
   Close cos 0.867
10. 10
    filezilla-project.org Top 10K English

    FileZilla - The free FTP solution

    FileZilla - The free FTP solution for both client and server. Filezilla is open source software distributed free of charge.

    • Apache HTTP Server
    • Google Search Console

    0 say filezilla-project.org is a good alternative to GZIP 0 say filezilla-project.org isn’t a real alternative to GZIP

    Comment
    Close cos 0.866
11. 11
    Lothar lothar.com Top 10K

    Lothar of the Webspace

    • Google Search Console

    0 say Lothar is a good alternative to GZIP 0 say Lothar isn’t a real alternative to GZIP

    Comment
    Close cos 0.867
12. 12
    PCRE pcre.org Top 10K English

    PCRE - Perl Compatible Regular Expressions

    The PCRE library is a set of functions that implement regular expression pattern matching using the same syntax and semantics as Perl 5. PCRE has its own native API as well as a set of wrapper functions that correspond to the POSIX regular expression API.

    • nginx

    0 say PCRE is a good alternative to GZIP 0 say PCRE isn’t a real alternative to GZIP

    Comment
    Close cos 0.864
13. 13
    ImageMagick imagemagick.org Top 10K English

    ImageMagick | Mastering Digital Image Alchemy

    ImageMagick is a powerful open-source software suite for creating, editing, converting, and manipulating images in over 200 formats.

    • Bootstrap
    • Fastly
    • GitHub Pages
    • Google AdSense
    • Google Cloud DNS
    • Google Fonts

    0 say ImageMagick is a good alternative to GZIP 0 say ImageMagick isn’t a real alternative to GZIP

    Comment
    Close cos 0.863
14. 14
    bioRxiv biorxiv.org Top 10K English

    bioRxiv.org - the preprint server for Biology

    bioRxiv - the preprint server for biology, operated by openRxiv, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing scientific communication

    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Drupal
    • Font Awesome
    • Google Analytics
    • Google Search Console

    0 say bioRxiv is a good alternative to GZIP 0 say bioRxiv isn’t a real alternative to GZIP

    Comment
    Close cos 0.863
15. 15
    iLovePDF ilovepdf.com Top 10K English

    iLovePDF | Online PDF tools for PDF lovers

    iLovePDF is an online service to work with PDF files completely free and easy to use. Merge PDF, split PDF, compress PDF, office to PDF, PDF to JPG and more!

    • Atlassian
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Analytics
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace

    0 say iLovePDF is a good alternative to GZIP 0 say iLovePDF isn’t a real alternative to GZIP

    Comment
    Close cos 0.864
16. 16
    Arch Linux archlinux.org Top 10K English

    Arch Linux

    Linux distribution

    • Google Search Console
    • Hetzner DNS
    • nginx

    0 say Arch Linux is a good alternative to GZIP 0 say Arch Linux isn’t a real alternative to GZIP

    Comment
    Close cos 0.861
17. 17
    PCMag pcmag.com Top 10K English

    English-language computer magazine

    • Adobe
    • Atlassian
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • DocuSign
    • GlobalSign

    0 say PCMag is a good alternative to GZIP 0 say PCMag isn’t a real alternative to GZIP

    Comment
    Close cos 0.865
18. 18
    Smallpdf smallpdf.com Top 10K English

    Smallpdf - A Free Solution to all your PDF Problems

    Smallpdf - the platform that makes it super easy to convert and edit all your PDF files. Solving all your PDF problems in one place - and yes, free.

    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian
    • Amazon CloudFront
    • Express
    • GlobalSign
    • Google Analytics

    0 say Smallpdf is a good alternative to GZIP 0 say Smallpdf isn’t a real alternative to GZIP

    Comment
    Close cos 0.863
19. 19
    NLnet Labs nlnetlabs.nl Top 10K English

    NLnet Labs - Home

    Research & Development, Internet architecture, DNS, Routing, Stability and Security.

    • Adobe Fonts
    • Bootstrap
    • Font Awesome
    • Google Workspace
    • jQuery
    • nginx

    0 say NLnet Labs is a good alternative to GZIP 0 say NLnet Labs isn’t a real alternative to GZIP

    Comment
    Close cos 0.861
20. 20
    Giphy giphy.com Top 10K English

    GIPHY - Be Animated

    GIPHY is the platform that animates your world. Find the GIFs, Clips, and Stickers that make your conversations more positive, more expressive, and more you.

    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian
    • Bing Webmaster Tools
    • Comscore
    • Fastly
    • Google Search Console

    0 say Giphy is a good alternative to GZIP 0 say Giphy isn’t a real alternative to GZIP

    Comment
    Close cos 0.861

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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