Alternatives and competitors

Sites like ID.me

The 20 closest identity verification alternatives to ID.me, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 14 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to ID.me? The closest matches are about.me, Whitepages and DOI.org query endpoint. 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 ID.me

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Wikidata: American online identity network that allows people to prove their legal identity online

Top 10K · #1,335 English 14 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit ID.me

Summary by Claude

ID.me provides online identity verification and digital identity accounts that let individuals prove their legal identity to government agencies and businesses, using government-issued ID documents, selfie biometrics and video calls. It also verifies group affiliations such as military, student or first responder status for discounts.

Who it’s for
Government agencies, businesses, and consumers
Business model
Verification fees paid by agencies and businesses

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to ID.me’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

SnopesUnited States Department of StateSSL.comRegister.comKnow Your Memeusa.govuidai.gov.inDOI.org query endpointWhitepagesabout.me

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to ID.me

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

Only in English

We can’t read id.me’s homepage (bot protection page), so it’s compared on what Wikidata and Wikipedia say about it.

  1. 01
    about.me Top 10K English

    about.me | your personal homepage

    Create a free, one-page website in minutes with about.me. Showcase your work, links, and story on a personal homepage that's all about you.

  2. 02
    Whitepages whitepages.com Top 10K English

    Whitepages: People Search, Phone Numbers & Addresses

    Founded in 1997, Whitepages is the largest U.S. directory and trusted source for contact info and property data. Find people, phone numbers, addresses, and emails nationwide. Free and premium search across the Whitepages Identity Graph: 350M+ identity records, 4B+ data linkages, 112M+ property records.

  3. 03
    DOI.org query endpoint doi.org Top 1K English

    Home Page

    API endpoint

  4. 04

    Home | USCIS

    immigration benefits agency of the United States government

  5. 05
    uidai.gov.in Top 10K English

    Home - Unique Identification Authority of India | Government of India - Unique Identification Authority of India | Government of India

    UIDAI is mandated to issue an easily verifiable 12 digit random number as Unique Identity - Aadhaar to all Residents of India.

  6. 06
    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.

  7. 07
    Know Your Meme knowyourmeme.com Top 10K English

    Internet Meme Database | Know Your Meme

    Know Your Meme is a website dedicated to documenting Internet phenomena: viral videos, image macros, catchphrases, web celebs and more.

  8. 08
    Internal Revenue Service irs.gov Top 10K English

    Internal Revenue Service | An official website of the United States government

    Pay your taxes. Get your refund status. Find IRS forms and answers to tax questions. We help you understand and meet your federal tax responsibilities.

  9. 09
    Register.com register.com Top 10K English

    Cloudflare Captcha Page | Register.com

    American domain name registrar

  10. 10
    Income Tax incometax.gov.in Top 10K English

    Home | Income Tax Department

  11. 11

    United States Patent and Trademark Office

    Home page of the United States Patent and Trademark Office's main web site.

  12. 12
    SSL.com ssl.com Top 10K English

    SSL Certificate & Digital Certificate Authority - SSL.com

    SSL.com provides SSL/TLS & digital certificates to secure and encrypt data with our 4096-bit SSL/TLS Certificates, trusted by all popular browsers.

  13. 13
    United States Department of State state.gov Top 1K English

    Technical Difficulties

    executive department of the U.S. federal government

  14. 14
    Snopes snopes.com Top 10K English

    Snopes.com | The definitive fact-checking site and reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.

    The definitive Internet reference source for researching urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.

  15. 15
    Indeed indeed.com Top 1K English

    Security Check - Indeed.com

    American worldwide job listing search engine

  16. 16
    therapservices.net Top 10K English

    Human Services Software for IDD, HCBS & LTSS Providers | Therap

    Therap is trusted by 15,000+ providers for communication, billing, compliance and more. Streamline your workflow with a system built for HCBS and LTSS agencies.

  17. 17
    International Atomic Energy Agency iaea.org Top 10K English

    international organisation

  18. 18
    ClassLink classlink.com Top 1K English

    ClassLink | Identity & Access Management for Education

    ClassLink is a provider of identity and access management products offering instant access to apps and files with SSO, class rostering, account provisioning, and analytics.

  19. 19
    mail.com Top 10K English

    Free email accounts | Register today at mail.com

    Email how it is supposed to be: ✔ Free, simple and secure ✔ Manage multiple mail accounts in one place, from any device ✔ Sign up today!

  20. 20
    www.gov.uk Top 1K English

    Welcome to GOV.UK

    GOV.UK - The best place to find government services and information.

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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

Built with

CDN
Email hosting
DNS hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Adobe TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=75dda91a3a185ffcc72dbeac6ee04472eb363fd26…
  • Apple Business TXT apple-domain-verification=cbvM6frp952RK4dE
  • Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=lnWJ4GfVdaAydCAHF8qRRlQf4A13OHl5nayYBZK…
  • DocuSign TXT docusign=3bc0f094-2b00-49be-a2a8-57d487429b86
  • Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=cW71dxHSO1JwQkb51iwEezmk2lw87IScqOUjOrCrglg
  • Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=v99xznuvxsw7qtjv5czsepw2w5c9gw
  • Miro TXT miro-verification=4697f40df2c2e28203ec6dea1ff335152442315d
  • OpenAI TXT openai-domain-verification=dv-kQ7setVpoo5raChGgDcvTz1l
  • Slack TXT slack-domain-verification=FSmm5JvXzTcENw0WWsubh3LC5jWBK2ULCeRTEY2F

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