Sites like Imgur

01 · Entity

About Imgur

Imgur imgur.com

Imgur: The magic of the Internet

Find, rate and share the best memes and images. Discover the magic of the Internet at Imgur.

Wikidata: American online image sharing and image hosting service

Top 1K · #784 English 14 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

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Summary by Claude

Imgur is a free image hosting and sharing service where users upload images, GIFs and short videos, and a community browses, votes on and comments on viral posts and memes.

Who it’s for

General internet users and meme sharers

Business model

Advertising

• image hosting
• image hosting
• meme sharing
• GIF hosting
• image upload
• viral images
• image embedding for Reddit
• community voting and comments

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Imgur’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
   Postimages postimg.cc Top 10K English

   Postimages — free image hosting / image upload

   Provides free image uploading and hosting integration for forums. Free picture hosting and photo sharing for websites and blogs.

   • OpenResty

   0 say Postimages is a good alternative to Imgur 0 say Postimages isn’t a real alternative to Imgur

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.925
2. 02
   ImgBB ibb.co Top 10K English

   ImgBB — Upload Image — Free Image Hosting

   Free image hosting and sharing service, upload pictures, photo host. Offers integration solutions for uploading images to forums.

   • Google Fonts
   • OpenResty
   • PHP

   0 say ImgBB is a good alternative to Imgur 0 say ImgBB isn’t a real alternative to Imgur

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.919
3. 03
   9GAG 9gag.com Top 10K English

   9GAG - Best Funny Memes and Breaking News

   Your daily dose of funny memes, GIFs, videos and weird news stories. We deliver hundreds of new memes daily and much more humor anywhere you go.

   • Google Analytics
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Prebid.js
   • Amazon Route 53
   • Apple Business

   0 say 9GAG is a good alternative to Imgur 0 say 9GAG isn’t a real alternative to Imgur

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.918
4. 04
   imgsrc.ru Top 10K English

   Unlimited photo hosting @iMGSRC.RU

   Your free and unlimited host iMGSRC.RU presents Unlimited photo hosting

   • Google Fonts
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • nginx
   • Yandex Metrica
   • Yandex Webmaster

   0 say imgsrc.ru is a good alternative to Imgur 0 say imgsrc.ru isn’t a real alternative to Imgur

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.919
5. 05
   SlideShare slideshare.net Top 1K English

   Client Challenge

   American hosting service, owned by Scribd, for professional content including presentations, infographics, documents, and videos

   • Fastly
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Amazon Route 53

   0 say SlideShare is a good alternative to Imgur 0 say SlideShare isn’t a real alternative to Imgur

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.906
6. 06
   Flickr flickr.com Top 1K

   American image and video hosting website

   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Amazon Route 53
   • Stripe

   0 say Flickr is a good alternative to Imgur 0 say Flickr isn’t a real alternative to Imgur

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.905
7. 07
   ImageShack imageshack.com Top 10K English

   ImageShack: Image Hosting & Photo Sharing

   Image hosting and photo storage for your high-res photos. Upload, organize into albums and share anywhere with ImageShack. Plans from $3.99/month.

   • Google Analytics
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • jQuery

   0 say ImageShack is a good alternative to Imgur 0 say ImageShack isn’t a real alternative to Imgur

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.903
8. 08
   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.

   • Google Analytics
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Chartbeat
   • Cloudflare
   • Meta Business Suite

   0 say Know Your Meme is a good alternative to Imgur 0 say Know Your Meme isn’t a real alternative to Imgur

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.898
9. 09
   Reddit reddit.com Top 1K

   American social news aggregation website and discussion portal

   • Atlassian
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Microsoft 365
   • Amazon Route 53
   • Apple Business

   0 say Reddit is a good alternative to Imgur 0 say Reddit isn’t a real alternative to Imgur

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.897
10. 10
    SmugMug smugmug.com Top 10K

    paid image sharing, image hosting service, and online video platform

    • Atlassian
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Amazon Route 53
    • DocuSign
    • Miro

    0 say SmugMug is a good alternative to Imgur 0 say SmugMug isn’t a real alternative to Imgur

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.895
11. 11
    flic.kr Top 10K English

    Flickr | The best place to be a photographer online.

    The nicest place on the internet is here for you: inspiration, community, creativity, art, passion, and a heaping scoop of weirdness await you. Join for free.

    • Google Analytics
    • Google Fonts
    • Google Tag Manager
    • Amazon Route 53
    • Amazon CloudFront
    • TrustArc

    0 say flic.kr is a good alternative to Imgur 0 say flic.kr isn’t a real alternative to Imgur

    Comment
    Close cos 0.892
12. 12
    YouTube youtube.com Top 100 English

    YouTube

    Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

    • Google Fonts
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Meta Business Suite

    0 say YouTube is a good alternative to Imgur 0 say YouTube isn’t a real alternative to Imgur

    Comment
    Close cos 0.892
13. 13
    500px 500px.com Top 10K English

    photo sharing website

    • Amazon SES
    • Atlassian
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Amazon Route 53
    • Zendesk

    0 say 500px is a good alternative to Imgur 0 say 500px isn’t a real alternative to Imgur

    Comment
    Close cos 0.891
14. 14
    DeviantArt deviantart.com Top 1K English

    DeviantArt - The Largest Online Art Gallery and Community

    DeviantArt is where art and community thrive. Explore over 650 million pieces of art while connecting to fellow artists and art enthusiasts.

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Amazon Route 53
    • Amazon CloudFront

    0 say DeviantArt is a good alternative to Imgur 0 say DeviantArt isn’t a real alternative to Imgur

    Comment
    Close cos 0.889
15. 15
    Tumblr tumblr.com Top 1K English

    Tumblr

    Tumblr is the place you go to be yourself on the internet. No performance, no perfection. Just you, and the people who get it.

    • Atlassian
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Zendesk
    • DocuSign
    • Dropbox

    0 say Tumblr is a good alternative to Imgur 0 say Tumblr isn’t a real alternative to Imgur

    Comment
    Close cos 0.887
16. 16
    TinyPic tinypic.com Top 10K

    free image hosting website

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Amazon Route 53
    • Cloudflare

    0 say TinyPic is a good alternative to Imgur 0 say TinyPic isn’t a real alternative to Imgur

    Comment
    Close cos 0.884
17. 17
    Vimeo vimeo.com Top 100 English

    Vimeo - All-in-One Video Platform

    The video platform trusted by 287 million creatives, entrepreneurs, and businesses. Everything you need to create, manage, and share stunning videos.

    • Atlassian
    • Google Fonts
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Microsoft 365
    • Amazon Route 53

    0 say Vimeo is a good alternative to Imgur 0 say Vimeo isn’t a real alternative to Imgur

    Comment
    Close cos 0.886
18. 18
    instagram.com Top 100

    photo and video sharing social network owned by Meta Platforms

    • Google Search Console
    • Adobe
    • Meta Business Suite
    • Proofpoint
    • Slack

    0 say instagram.com is a good alternative to Imgur 0 say instagram.com isn’t a real alternative to Imgur

    Comment
    Close cos 0.885
19. 19
    Pikabu pikabu.ru Top 1K Russian

    Горячее – самые интересные и обсуждаемые посты | Пикабу

    Пикабу – это уютное информационно-развлекательное сообщество, где любой желающий может опубликовать пост. Истории из жизни, свежие шутки и мемы, познавательные статьи, забавные фото и видео, интересные комментарии. Если другим пользователям понравится ваша история, ее увидят сотни тысяч людей.

    • Atlassian
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Bing Webmaster Tools
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Meta Business Suite

    0 say Pikabu is a good alternative to Imgur 0 say Pikabu isn’t a real alternative to Imgur

    Comment
    Close cos 0.884
20. 20
    4chan 4chan.org Top 10K

    Verification Required

    English-language imageboard website

    • Google Search Console
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS

    0 say 4chan is a good alternative to Imgur 0 say 4chan isn’t a real alternative to Imgur

    Comment
    Close cos 0.882

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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