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
   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
3. 03
   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
4. 04
   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
5. 05
   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
6. 06
   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
7. 07
   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
8. 08
   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
9. 09
   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
10. 10
    Product Hunt producthunt.com Top 10K English

    product discovery website

    • Cloudflare
    • Google Search Console
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Workspace
    • Mailjet
    • Meta Business Suite

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

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.902
11. 11
    Glassdoor glassdoor.com Top 10K English

    Security | Glassdoor

    Glassdoor is one of the world's largest job and recruiting sites.

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

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

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.900
12. 12
    Society for Human Resource Management shrm.org Top 10K English

    Welcome to SHRM | The Voice of All Things Work

    For all things work, turn to SHRM, the world’s largest HR association dedicated to creating better workplaces that work for all.

    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian
    • DocuSign
    • Google Search Console
    • Adobe Experience Manager
    • Adobe Experience Platform Tags

    0 say Society for Human Resource Management is a good alternative to LinkedIn 0 say Society for Human Resource Management isn’t a real alternative to LinkedIn

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.898
13. 13
    MasterClass masterclass.com English

    online education platform

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

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

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.901
14. 14
    SlideShare slideshare.net Top 1K English

    Client Challenge

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

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

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

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.900
15. 15
    SurveyMonkey surveymonkey.com Top 1K English

    SurveyMonkey: The World’s Most Popular Survey Platform

    Easily create surveys and forms with AI and templates for employee and customer feedback, market research, event registrations and more. Get started free.

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

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

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.900
16. 16
    Bazaarvoice bazaarvoice.com Top 10K English

    Bazaarvoice | The UGC Platform for Authentic Shopper Experiences

    The leading UGC platform for authentic ratings, reviews, visual UGC, and review syndication that powers discovery, shopper trust, and higher ecommerce conversion.

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

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

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.896
17. 17
    Forbes forbes.com Top 1K English

    forbes.com

    American business magazine

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

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

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.897
18. 18
    dice.com English

    Find Tech Jobs | Advance Your Tech Career | Job Search on Dice.com

    Search 70,000+ job openings from tech's hottest employers. Salary estimations, career path tips and Insights to make your next career move the right one.

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

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

    Comment
    Close cos 0.894
19. 19
    Psychology Today psychologytoday.com Top 10K English

    Psychology Today: Health, Help, Happiness + Find a Therapist

    View the latest from the world of psychology: from behavioral research to practical guidance on relationships, mental health and addiction. Find help from our directory of therapists, psychologists and counselors.

    • Google Search Console
    • Bing Webmaster Tools
    • CookieYes
    • Drupal
    • Google Ad Manager
    • Google Tag Manager

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

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.895
20. 20
    VK vk.com Top 1K English

    VK.com | VK

    • Google Search Console
    • Comscore
    • GlobalSign
    • Google Workspace
    • PHP
    • Yandex Webmaster

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

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.894

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.