Sites like LinkedIn

01 · Entity

About LinkedIn

LinkedIn linkedin.com

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1 billion members | Manage your professional identity. Build and engage with your professional network. Access knowledge, insights and opportunities.

Wikidata: American social networking website for people in professional occupations

Top 100 · #17 English 9 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

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Summary by Claude

Professional social network where users create career profiles, connect with colleagues, share and read industry posts, and search for jobs; employers post job listings and recruit candidates. Also offers online courses and software product reviews.

Who it’s for

Professionals, job seekers, recruiters and employers

Business model

Recruiting subscriptions, advertising, premium memberships

• professional social networking
• job search
• job postings
• professional profile
• recruiting
• professional networking
• open to work
• online learning courses
• industry newsletters

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to LinkedIn’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
   ResearchGate researchgate.net Top 1K English

   ResearchGate - Temporarily Unavailable

   commercial scientific social network

   • Apple Business
   • Atlassian
   • Cloudflare
   • Google Search Console
   • Cloudflare DNS
   • Google Workspace

   0 say ResearchGate is a good alternative to LinkedIn 0 say ResearchGate isn’t a real alternative to LinkedIn

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.938
2. 02
   Facebook facebook.com Top 100

   American online social media and social networking service

   • Google Search Console
   • HubSpot
   • Meta Business Suite

   0 say Facebook is a good alternative to LinkedIn 0 say Facebook isn’t a real alternative to LinkedIn

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.934
3. 03
   Dribbble dribbble.com Top 10K English

   promotion & networking platform for digital designers and creatives

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

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

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.924
4. 04
   XING xing.com Top 10K English

   Find the right job for you. Or get found!

   Over 1 million jobs ✓ 20,000 recruiters ✓ Salary ranges ✓ Employer reviews. Set your job preferences and do your XING!

   • Apple Business
   • Atlassian
   • DocuSign
   • Google Search Console
   • Miro
   • Amazon CloudFront

   0 say XING is a good alternative to LinkedIn 0 say XING isn’t a real alternative to LinkedIn

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.922
5. 05
   ZipRecruiter ziprecruiter.com Top 10K

   Online employment marketplace connecting employers and job seekers through mobile and email services.

   • Apple Business
   • Atlassian
   • DocuSign
   • Google Search Console
   • Adobe
   • Cloudflare DNS

   0 say ZipRecruiter is a good alternative to LinkedIn 0 say ZipRecruiter isn’t a real alternative to LinkedIn

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.916
6. 06
   Academia.edu academia.edu Top 1K

   open repository of academic articles

   • Apple Business
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Mailchimp
   • OpenAI
   • Amazon Route 53

   0 say Academia.edu is a good alternative to LinkedIn 0 say Academia.edu isn’t a real alternative to LinkedIn

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.914
7. 07
   500px 500px.com Top 10K English

   photo sharing website

   • Atlassian
   • Google Search Console
   • Amazon SES
   • Amazon CloudFront
   • GlobalSign
   • Google Workspace

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

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.912
8. 08
   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 LinkedIn 0 say instagram.com isn’t a real alternative to LinkedIn

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.911
9. 09
   CareerBuilder careerbuilder.com English

   careerbuilder.com

   employment website

   • Apple Business
   • Atlassian
   • Google Search Console
   • Amazon CloudFront
   • DataDome
   • Google Workspace

   0 say CareerBuilder is a good alternative to LinkedIn 0 say CareerBuilder isn’t a real alternative to LinkedIn

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.907
10. 10
    Myspace myspace.com Top 1K

    Featured Content on Myspace

    Featured Content on Myspace

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Cloud
    • Google Cloud DNS
    • jQuery
    • Microsoft 365
    • OneTrust

    0 say Myspace is a good alternative to LinkedIn 0 say Myspace isn’t a real alternative to LinkedIn

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.905
11. 11
    SSRN ssrn.com Top 10K

    Content Blocked

    online digital archive for electronic preprints of scientific papers and related content

    • Atlassian
    • Cloudflare
    • Google Search Console
    • Adobe
    • Amazon SES
    • Cloudflare Web Analytics

    0 say SSRN is a good alternative to LinkedIn 0 say SSRN isn’t a real alternative to LinkedIn

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.906
12. 12
    SEEK seek.com.au

    SEEK - Australia's no. 1 jobs, employment, career and recruitment site

    SEEK is Australia’s number one employment marketplace. Find jobs and career related information or recruit the ideal candidate. Why settle? SEEK

    • Atlassian
    • Cloudflare
    • Google Search Console
    • Miro
    • Adobe
    • Canva

    0 say SEEK is a good alternative to LinkedIn 0 say SEEK isn’t a real alternative to LinkedIn

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.908
13. 13
    Reddit reddit.com Top 1K

    American social news aggregation website and discussion portal

    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian
    • DocuSign
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Microsoft 365

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

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.907
14. 14
    Stack Exchange stackexchange.com Top 10K English

    Hot Questions - Stack Exchange

    Stack Overflow – 180+ community-powered knowledge sites.

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

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

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.906
15. 15
    fotostrana.ru Top 10K

    Фотострана — знакомства, чат, игры | 22M+ пользователей

    Фотострана — №1 соцсеть знакомств! 22M+ пользователей, 25M+ фото, бесплатный чат, игры, конкурсы. Любовь и флирт рядом!

    • Google Search Console
    • GlobalSign
    • Google Analytics
    • jQuery
    • Mailchimp Transactional
    • PHP

    0 say fotostrana.ru is a good alternative to LinkedIn 0 say fotostrana.ru isn’t a real alternative to LinkedIn

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.906
16. 16
    Indeed indeed.com Top 1K English

    Security Check - Indeed.com

    American worldwide job listing search engine

    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian
    • Cloudflare
    • DocuSign
    • Google Search Console
    • Adobe

    0 say Indeed is a good alternative to LinkedIn 0 say Indeed isn’t a real alternative to LinkedIn

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.905
17. 17
    hh.ru Top 10K Russian

    Работа в Москве, поиск персонала и публикация вакансий - hh.ru

    hh.ru — сервис, который помогает найти работу и подобрать персонал в Москве более 20 лет! Создавайте резюме и откликайтесь на вакансии. Набирайте сотрудников и публикуйте вакансии.

    • Google Search Console
    • GlobalSign
    • Yandex Metrica
    • Yandex Webmaster

    0 say hh.ru is a good alternative to LinkedIn 0 say hh.ru isn’t a real alternative to LinkedIn

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.906
18. 18
    247Sports.com 247sports.com Top 10K

    college sports website focused on news and recruiting

    • Google Search Console
    • Fastly
    • Proofpoint
    • Amazon Route 53
    • Zendesk

    0 say 247Sports.com is a good alternative to LinkedIn 0 say 247Sports.com isn’t a real alternative to LinkedIn

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.905
19. 19
    Freelancer freelancer.com Top 10K English

    Hire Freelancers & Find Freelance Jobs Online | Freelancer

    Access the world's largest cloud workforce. 25.9+ million jobs completed across 3400+ skills. Post your job free, compare quotes, and hire top talent today.

    • Angular
    • AngularJS
    • Bing Webmaster Tools
    • Fastly
    • GlobalSign
    • Google Fonts

    0 say Freelancer is a good alternative to LinkedIn 0 say Freelancer isn’t a real alternative to LinkedIn

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.905
20. 20
    Coursera coursera.org Top 10K English

    Coursera | Online Courses, Certificates, & Degrees

    Learn job-ready skills with online courses, Professional Certificates, Specializations, and degrees from Google, Meta, Anthropic, DeepLearning.AI, Stanford, and more. Start learning today.

    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian
    • DocuSign
    • Google Search Console
    • Miro
    • Amazon SES

    0 say Coursera is a good alternative to LinkedIn 0 say Coursera isn’t a real alternative to LinkedIn

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.904

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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