Sites like Instructables

01 · Entity

About Instructables

Instructables instructables.com

Yours for the making

Instructables is a community for people who like to make things. Come explore, share, and make your next project with us!

Wikidata: Internet community dedicated to DIY

Top 10K · #3,151 English 6 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

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Summary by Claude

A community website where users publish and browse step-by-step do-it-yourself project guides with photos, covering electronics, woodworking, cooking, crafts and more, with comments and contests.

Who it’s for

DIY hobbyists, makers, and educators

Business model

Advertising and premium memberships

• DIY project community
• DIY project tutorials
• step-by-step instructions
• electronics and Arduino projects
• woodworking guides
• craft and sewing projects
• cooking recipes
• maker contests
• 3D printing projects

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Instructables’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
   Product Hunt producthunt.com Top 10K English

   product discovery website

   • Google Search Console
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   • Cloudflare DNS
   • Google Workspace
   • Mailjet

   0 say Product Hunt is a good alternative to Instructables 0 say Product Hunt isn’t a real alternative to Instructables

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2. 02
   allrecipes.com Top 10K English

   Simple Page

   food focused online social networking service

   • Google Search Console
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   • Adobe
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   • Atlassian
   • Cloudflare

   0 say allrecipes.com is a good alternative to Instructables 0 say allrecipes.com isn’t a real alternative to Instructables

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3. 03
   DEV Community dev.to Top 10K English

   DEV Community

   A space to discuss and keep up software development and manage your software career

   • Google Search Console
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   • Algolia
   • Apple Business
   • Cloudflare DNS
   • Fastly

   0 say DEV Community is a good alternative to Instructables 0 say DEV Community isn’t a real alternative to Instructables

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4. 04
   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.

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

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

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5. 05
   Stack Overflow stackoverflow.com Top 1K English

   website for professional and enthusiast programmers

   • Google Search Console
   • Microsoft 365
   • Adobe
   • Apple Business
   • Atlassian
   • Cloudflare

   0 say Stack Overflow is a good alternative to Instructables 0 say Stack Overflow isn’t a real alternative to Instructables

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6. 06
   XDA Developers xda-developers.com Top 10K English

   XDA

   The world’s best source for computing news, reviews, editorials guides, and more.

   • Google Search Console
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   • Google Analytics
   • Google Workspace
   • jsDelivr

   0 say XDA Developers is a good alternative to Instructables 0 say XDA Developers isn’t a real alternative to Instructables

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7. 07
   Dribbble dribbble.com Top 10K English

   promotion & networking platform for digital designers and creatives

   • Amazon CloudFront
   • Google Search Console
   • Amazon Web Services
   • GlobalSign
   • Google Workspace

   0 say Dribbble is a good alternative to Instructables 0 say Dribbble isn’t a real alternative to Instructables

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   Very close cos 0.899
8. 08
   iFixit ifixit.com Top 10K English

   iFixit: The Free Repair Manual

   iFixit is a global community of people helping each other repair things. Let's fix the world, one device at a time. Troubleshoot with experts in the Answers forum—and build your own how-to guides to share with the world. Fix your Apple and Android devices—and buy all the parts and tools needed for your DIY repair projects.

   • Amazon CloudFront
   • Google Search Console
   • Meta Business Suite
   • Apple Business
   • Font Awesome
   • Google Analytics

   0 say iFixit is a good alternative to Instructables 0 say iFixit isn’t a real alternative to Instructables

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9. 09
   MakeUseOf makeuseof.com Top 10K English

   MUO - Technology, Simplified.

   MUO is your guide to modern tech. Learn how to make use of the tech and gadgets around you, and discover cool stuff on the internet.

   • Google Search Console
   • Meta Business Suite
   • Amazon SES
   • Google Analytics
   • Google Workspace
   • jsDelivr

   0 say MakeUseOf is a good alternative to Instructables 0 say MakeUseOf isn’t a real alternative to Instructables

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10. 10
    Habr habr.com Top 10K English

    Publications / My feed / Habr

    collaborative blog

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Ad Manager
    • Google Analytics
    • Google Fonts
    • Matomo
    • unpkg

    0 say Habr is a good alternative to Instructables 0 say Habr isn’t a real alternative to Instructables

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11. 11
    Stack Exchange stackexchange.com Top 10K English

    Hot Questions - Stack Exchange

    Stack Overflow – 180+ community-powered knowledge sites.

    • Google Search Console
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Fonts
    • Google Workspace
    • jQuery

    0 say Stack Exchange is a good alternative to Instructables 0 say Stack Exchange isn’t a real alternative to Instructables

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12. 12
    Lifehacker lifehacker.com Top 10K English

    Lifehacker | Do everything better

    Lifehacker is the ultimate authority on optimizing every aspect of your life. Do everything better.

    • Google Search Console
    • Chartbeat
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Comscore
    • DocuSign

    0 say Lifehacker is a good alternative to Instructables 0 say Lifehacker isn’t a real alternative to Instructables

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13. 13
    Ravelry ravelry.com Top 10K English

    Ravelry

    Ravelry is a community site, an organizational tool, and a yarn & pattern database for knitters and crocheters.

    • Google Workspace
    • nginx
    • reCAPTCHA
    • SendGrid

    0 say Ravelry is a good alternative to Instructables 0 say Ravelry isn’t a real alternative to Instructables

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14. 14
    GameBanana gamebanana.com Top 10K English

    GameBanana | The Game Modding Community - Since 2001

    Mods, Tutorials, Sprays, Works In Progress, Sound Mods and more for video games

    • Google Search Console
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • GlobalSign
    • Google Ad Manager
    • Google Analytics

    0 say GameBanana is a good alternative to Instructables 0 say GameBanana isn’t a real alternative to Instructables

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15. 15
    500px 500px.com Top 10K English

    photo sharing website

    • Amazon CloudFront
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    • Meta Business Suite
    • Amazon Route 53
    • Amazon SES
    • Atlassian

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

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16. 16
    Fur Affinity furaffinity.net Top 10K English

    Index -- Fur Affinity [dot] net

    Fur Affinity | For all things fluff, scaled, and feathered!

    • Google Search Console
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Ad Manager
    • Google AdSense
    • Google Analytics

    0 say Fur Affinity is a good alternative to Instructables 0 say Fur Affinity isn’t a real alternative to Instructables

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17. 17
    ManualsLib manualslib.com Top 10K English

    online library of manuals

    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS

    0 say ManualsLib is a good alternative to Instructables 0 say ManualsLib isn’t a real alternative to Instructables

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18. 18
    How-To Geek howtogeek.com Top 10K English

    How-To Geek - We Explain Technology

    We explain technology. Learn more with our articles, reviews, tips, and the best answers to your most pressing tech questions.

    • Google Search Console
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    • Amazon SES
    • Google Analytics
    • Google Workspace
    • jsDelivr

    0 say How-To Geek is a good alternative to Instructables 0 say How-To Geek isn’t a real alternative to Instructables

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    Canva canva.com Top 1K English

    Canva

    online graphic design platform

    • Google Search Console
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    • Microsoft 365
    • Amazon Route 53
    • Adobe
    • Apple Business

    0 say Canva is a good alternative to Instructables 0 say Canva isn’t a real alternative to Instructables

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20. 20
    Boing Boing boingboing.net Top 10K English

    Boing Boing - A Directory of Mostly Wonderful Things

    Boing Boing is the Web's favorite site devoted to technology, entertainment, and culture. Launched in 1989 as a print 'zine and still...

    • Google Search Console
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    • Amazon Publisher Services
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    • Bing Webmaster Tools
    • Cloudflare

    0 say Boing Boing is a good alternative to Instructables 0 say Boing Boing isn’t a real alternative to Instructables

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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