Alternatives and competitors
Sites like msu.ru
The 20 closest higher education alternatives to msu.ru, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 3 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to msu.ru? The closest matches are HSE, University of Missouri and LMU. 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.
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01 · Entity
About msu.ru
msu.ru
Wikidata: public research university in Moscow, Russia
Summary by Claude
Official website of Lomonosov Moscow State University, a public research university in Moscow offering undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs across 43 faculties and 15 research institutes.
- Who it’s for
- Prospective and current students, researchers, staff
- Business model
- Public funding and tuition
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to msu.ru’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 msu.ru
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to msu.ru, thumbs down if it isn’t.
We can’t read msu.ru’s homepage (too little text on the homepage), so it’s compared on what Wikidata and Wikipedia say about it.
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HSE University
HSE is one of the top universities in Russia and the leader in Eastern Europe and Eurasia in economics and social sciences
Very close cos 0.919 - 02
Homepage | Mizzou
public research university in Columbia, Missouri, USA
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Startseite - LMU München
Die Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität gehört zu den größten und forschungsstärksten Universitäten Europas. Mit ihrem ausdifferenzierten Fächerspektrum verfügt sie über ein herausragendes Potenzial für zukunftsweisende Forschung.
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The London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE
LSE is a world-leading social science specialist university, awarded University of the Year 2025 and ranked 1st in London and the UK in 2025 and 2026.
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ASU Homepage | Arizona State University
public university in Tempe, Arizona, US
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The University of Toronto - Error 403
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Welcome to the University at Buffalo - University at Buffalo
Explore New York's flagship. The University at Buffalo, the top public university in the state, combines superior academics with true affordability.
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public university based in Melbourne, Australia
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The Pennsylvania State University | Penn State
Penn State is a Pennsylvania-based, top-ranked public university that educates students worldwide. Learn more about Penn State degree programs and research.
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University of Bologna
university in Bologna, Italy
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University of Bonn
The University of Excellence in Bonn is one of Germany's top universities. Study and research at one of the largest and best research-led universities in Germany.
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The University of Utah
Founded in 1850, The University of Utah is the flagship institution of higher learning in Utah, and offers over 100 undergraduate and more than 90 graduate degree programs to over 30,000 students. As a preeminent research and teaching institution, the University cultivates an academic environment in which the highest standards of intellectual integrity and scholarship are practiced.
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Making sure you're not a bot!
Wir forschen, lehren und arbeiten für die und mit der Gesellschaft. Frei. Unabhängig. Verantwortungsvoll. Mutig und engagiert. Vielfältig und offen. Geschichtsbewusst und zukunftsorientiert. Exzellent. Wir sind die Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU).
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Home | WashU
At WashU, we’re connecting learners, thinkers, leaders and doers who inspire each other to ask big questions and find real solutions — together.
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University of Oregon | Public Research University in Eugene
Oregon's only AAU university. 300+ degrees, bold research, and a campus community designed for unconventional thinkers. Eugene, Oregon.
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Universität Zürich | Universität Zürich | UZH
Die Universität Zürich gehört zu den besten Forschungsuniversitäten Europas und bietet das breiteste Angebot an Studienfächern in der Schweiz.
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University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ
The University of Arizona: Recognized for outstanding academics, and a student-first outlook filled with wonder. Interested in becoming a Wildcat?
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University of Vienna – study, research, live in Vienna
With more than 90,000 students, the University of Vienna is one of the largest universities in Europe. Discover our diverse range of degree programmes, excellent research and vibrant university life in the heart of Vienna.
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Welcome to LSU, a top research university | Baton Rouge, La.
LSU is an elite research university tackling global challenges, with a unique culture, top academic programs, and a rich and rewarding educational experience.
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Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to msu.ru’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones msu.ru uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What msu.ru is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- JavaScript frameworks
- SvelteKit page source: /_app/immutable/
- Web servers
- nginx header server: nginx
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=BGFtKrXmJqEsenupgPdN5AULM_eFZMFr6IiIHSPyeLc
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what msu.ru adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 15/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on msu.ru 14/20
- Adobe · not on msu.ru 12/20
- Atlassian · not on msu.ru 9/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on msu.ru 8/20
- PHP · not on msu.ru 7/20
- Apple Business · not on msu.ru 6/20
- jQuery · not on msu.ru 6/20
- Apache HTTP Server · not on msu.ru 6/20
- DocuSign · not on msu.ru 6/20
- OpenAI · not on msu.ru 6/20
- Font Awesome · not on msu.ru 5/20
- Fastly · not on msu.ru 4/20
- Matomo · not on msu.ru 4/20
- Brevo · not on msu.ru 4/20
- nginx 4/20