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.
- Neighbours
- k = 20
- Sites searched
- 4,032
- Vector
- 384-d
- Query
- 12 ms
01 · Entity
About ID.me
ID.me id.me
Wikidata: American online identity network that allows people to prove their legal identity online
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
03 · Nearest neighbours
Alternatives to ID.me
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to ID.me, thumbs down if it isn’t.
We can’t read id.me’s homepage (bot protection page), so it’s compared on what Wikidata and Wikipedia say about it.
- 01
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.
Close cos 0.883 - 02
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.
Close cos 0.882 - 03
Home Page
API endpoint
Close cos 0.880 - 04
Home | USCIS
immigration benefits agency of the United States government
Close cos 0.880 - 05
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.
Close cos 0.874 - 06
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.
Close cos 0.877 - 07
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.
Close cos 0.872 - 08
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.
Close cos 0.872 - 09
Cloudflare Captcha Page | Register.com
American domain name registrar
- Cloudflare
- Cloudflare DNS
- Google Search Console
- Meta Business Suite
- Microsoft 365
- Adobe Experience Manager
Close cos 0.874 - 10
Home | Income Tax Department
Close cos 0.870 - 11
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Home page of the United States Patent and Trademark Office's main web site.
Close cos 0.870 - 12
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.
Close cos 0.869 - 13
Technical Difficulties
executive department of the U.S. federal government
Close cos 0.869 - 14
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.
Close cos 0.867 - 15
Security Check - Indeed.com
American worldwide job listing search engine
Close cos 0.867 - 16
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.
Close cos 0.864 - 17
international organisation
Close cos 0.866 - 18
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.
Close cos 0.865 - 19
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!
Close cos 0.868 - 20
Welcome to GOV.UK
GOV.UK - The best place to find government services and information.
Close cos 0.867
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
- Cloudflare header cf-ray: a563010bde3943a9-EWR
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace MX aspmx.l.google.com
- Microsoft 365 TXT MS=ms44435230
- Proofpoint MX mxa-0054ed01.gslb.pphosted.com
- DNS hosting
- Cloudflare DNS NS alla.ns.cloudflare.com
- 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
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what ID.me adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 16/20
- Apple Business 9/20
- Microsoft 365 8/20
- Cloudflare 7/20
- Cloudflare DNS 7/20
- Amazon SES · not on id.me 7/20
- Atlassian 7/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on id.me 6/20
- PHP · not on id.me 6/20
- Meta Business Suite 6/20
- Font Awesome · not on id.me 5/20
- jQuery · not on id.me 5/20
- Drupal · not on id.me 5/20
- Adobe 5/20
- Google Analytics · not on id.me 4/20
- Amazon CloudFront · not on id.me 4/20