Sites like ICANN

01 · Entity

About ICANN

ICANN icann.org

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

ICANN’s mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet.

Wikidata: organization responsible for coordinating the maintenance and procedures of several databases related to the namespaces of the Internet

Top 10K · #2,386 English 8 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

Visit ICANN

Summary by Claude

Official site of ICANN, the nonprofit that coordinates the Internet's domain name system, IP address allocation and root zone through the IANA functions. It publishes policy news, public comment proceedings, board reports and meeting materials, and information for domain registrants.

Who it’s for

Internet stakeholders, registries, registrars, governments, registrants

Business model

Fees from registries and registrars

• Internet governance
• domain name system policy
• DNS root zone
• IANA functions
• top-level domains
• public comment proceedings
• ICANN public meetings
• domain registrant information
• Governmental Advisory Committee

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to ICANN’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
   Dynadot dynadot.com Top 10K English

   Register, Buy & Manage Domain Names Online | Dynadot

   Search 800+ domain extensions, register names at transparent prices, and manage DNS, privacy, email, transfers, renewals, and domain portfolios in Dynadot.

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   0 say Dynadot is a good alternative to ICANN 0 say Dynadot isn’t a real alternative to ICANN

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   Very close cos 0.933
2. 02
   easyDNS easydns.com Top 10K English

   easyDNS - DNS, Domains, Web and Email Hosting Since 1998

   The DNS Professionals: Anycast, Dynamic DNS, Enterprise DNS, Secondary DNS with TSIG, DNSSEC. We also offer web hosting, email and VPS. Amazing Support.

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   0 say easyDNS is a good alternative to ICANN 0 say easyDNS isn’t a real alternative to ICANN

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   Very close cos 0.913
3. 03
   Registry registry.in Top 10K English

   Registry

   internet country code top-level domain for India

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   0 say Registry is a good alternative to ICANN 0 say Registry isn’t a real alternative to ICANN

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   Very close cos 0.909
4. 04
   American Registry for Internet Numbers arin.net Top 10K English

   American Registry for Internet Numbers

   ARIN is a nonprofit, member-based organization that administers IP addresses & ASNs in support of the operation and growth of the Internet.

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   0 say American Registry for Internet Numbers is a good alternative to ICANN 0 say American Registry for Internet Numbers isn’t a real alternative to ICANN

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   Very close cos 0.906
5. 05
   NIC.IO nic.io Top 10K English

   NIC.IO - The Official .IO Domain Registry and Network Information Centre

   NIC.IO - The Official .IO Domain Registry and Network Information Centre

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   0 say NIC.IO is a good alternative to ICANN 0 say NIC.IO isn’t a real alternative to ICANN

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   Very close cos 0.905
6. 06
   Verisign verisign.com Top 1K English

   A global provider of domain name registry services and internet infrastructure | Verisign

   Verisign, a global provider of domain name registry services and internet infrastructure, enables internet navigation for many of the world’s most recognized domain names.

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   • Adobe Experience Platform Tags

   0 say Verisign is a good alternative to ICANN 0 say Verisign isn’t a real alternative to ICANN

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   Very close cos 0.899
7. 07
   DOI.org query endpoint doi.org Top 1K English

   Home Page

   API endpoint

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   0 say DOI.org query endpoint is a good alternative to ICANN 0 say DOI.org query endpoint isn’t a real alternative to ICANN

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   Very close cos 0.897
8. 08
   IETF ietf.org Top 1K English

   IETF | Internet Engineering Task Force

   The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is the premier Internet standards body, developing open standards through open processes.

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   0 say IETF is a good alternative to ICANN 0 say IETF isn’t a real alternative to ICANN

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   Very close cos 0.895
9. 09
   APNIC apnic.net Top 10K English

   APNIC

   A global, open, stable, and secure Internet that serves the entire Asia Pacific community

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   0 say APNIC is a good alternative to ICANN 0 say APNIC isn’t a real alternative to ICANN

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   Very close cos 0.895
10. 10
    NIC.DO nic.do Top 10K English

    NIC.DO – .DO Domain Registration

    Internet country-code top level domain for the Dominican Republic

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    0 say NIC.DO is a good alternative to ICANN 0 say NIC.DO isn’t a real alternative to ICANN

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    Very close cos 0.895
11. 11
    porkbun.com Top 1K English

    porkbun.com | An oddly satisfying experience.

    Porkbun is an amazingly awesome ICANN accredited domain name registrar based out of the Pacific Northwest. We're different, we're easy, and we're affordable. Use us, you won't be sorry. If you don't use us we'll be sad, but we'll still love you.

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    0 say porkbun.com is a good alternative to ICANN 0 say porkbun.com isn’t a real alternative to ICANN

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    Close cos 0.892
12. 12
    NLnet Labs nlnetlabs.nl Top 10K English

    NLnet Labs - Home

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

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

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    Close cos 0.891
13. 13
    ifconfig.me Top 10K English

    What Is My IP Address? - ifconfig.me

    Get my IP Address

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    0 say ifconfig.me is a good alternative to ICANN 0 say ifconfig.me isn’t a real alternative to ICANN

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14. 14
    Register.com register.com Top 10K English

    Cloudflare Captcha Page | Register.com

    American domain name registrar

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    0 say Register.com is a good alternative to ICANN 0 say Register.com isn’t a real alternative to ICANN

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    Close cos 0.892
15. 15
    cian.ru Top 10K English

    Are you not a robot?

    Finds everything

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    0 say cian.ru is a good alternative to ICANN 0 say cian.ru isn’t a real alternative to ICANN

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16. 16
    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.

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

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    Close cos 0.888
17. 17
    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.

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    0 say United States Patent and Trademark Office is a good alternative to ICANN 0 say United States Patent and Trademark Office isn’t a real alternative to ICANN

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18. 18
    IPinfo ipinfo.io Top 10K English

    IP Data Intelligence for Developers & Enterprises | IPinfo

    IPinfo, the trusted global leader in IP address data and intelligence. Powering applications and security solutions for developers and businesses.

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    0 say IPinfo is a good alternative to ICANN 0 say IPinfo isn’t a real alternative to ICANN

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19. 19
    International Atomic Energy Agency iaea.org Top 10K English

    international organisation

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    0 say International Atomic Energy Agency is a good alternative to ICANN 0 say International Atomic Energy Agency isn’t a real alternative to ICANN

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    Close cos 0.887
20. 20
    CNIL cnil.fr Top 10K English

    Homepage | CNIL

    national French data protection authority

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    0 say CNIL is a good alternative to ICANN 0 say CNIL isn’t a real alternative to ICANN

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    Close cos 0.887

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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