Alternatives and competitors
Sites like NerdWallet
The 20 closest personal finance comparison alternatives to NerdWallet, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 21 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to NerdWallet? The closest matches are Bankrate, Credit Karma and thebalancemoney.com. 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 NerdWallet
NerdWallet nerdwallet.com
NerdWallet: Finance smarter
NerdWallet makes it easy to find the right financial product for you. Our Nerds do all the research so you don’t have to.
Wikidata: American personal finance company
Summary by Claude
Personal finance website and app that publishes reviews, rate tables and guides comparing credit cards, mortgages, insurance, loans, savings accounts and investment accounts, along with consumer finance news.
- Who it’s for
- US consumers and small businesses
- Business model
- Affiliate referral fees
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to NerdWallet’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 NerdWallet
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to NerdWallet, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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Bankrate — Compare Mortgage Rates & Financial Products
Compare today's mortgage rates, savings accounts, credit cards, and more. Bankrate helps you find the best rates from hundreds of banks and credit unions — free, unbiased, and updated daily.
Very close cos 0.974 - 02
Credit scores, reports and much more - Intuit Credit Karma
Intuit Credit Karma offers free credit scores, reports and insights. Get the info you need to take control of your credit.
Very close cos 0.943 - 03
Simple Page
American website
Very close cos 0.941 - 04
Simple Page
website focused on finance and investing
Very close cos 0.932 - 05
Capital One | Credit Cards, Checking, Savings & Auto Loans
Learn how banking with Capital One can help you meet your financial goals.
Very close cos 0.925 - 06
Online Banking, Mortgages, Personal Loans, Investing | Citi.com
Citibank offers multiple banking services that help you find the right credit cards, open a bank account for checking, & savings, or apply for mortgage & personal loans.
Very close cos 0.918 - 07
Personal banking | Barclays
From current accounts, mortgages and insurance, to loans, credit cards and saving accounts – see how we can help you. Let’s go forward.
Very close cos 0.917 - 08
Bank of America - Banking, Credit Cards, Loans and Merrill Investing
What would you like the power to do? At Bank of America, our purpose is to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection.
Very close cos 0.916 - 09
thestreet.com
US financial news and financial literacy website
Very close cos 0.916 - 10
Experian: Credit Report, FICO® Score & Financial Tools
Get your free credit report and FICO® Score. Experian can help you with credit cards, loans, insurance, and more.
Very close cos 0.910 - 11
Foundations of Personal Finance | Crest Workshop
Foundations of Personal Finance — Budgeting, saving and planning — explained without the jargon.
Very close cos 0.906 - 12
Lifehacker | Do everything better
Lifehacker is the ultimate authority on optimizing every aspect of your life. Do everything better.
Very close cos 0.908 - 13
Retirement, Investments, and Insurance | Principal
Let’s keep your finances simple. Insure what you have. Invest when you’re ready. Retire with confidence.
Very close cos 0.901 - 14
Stock Market News & Investing Research | The Motley Fool
The Motley Fool has been providing investing insights and personal finance to millions of people for over 25 years. Learn how we make the world Smarter, Happier & Richer.
Very close cos 0.903 - 15
Share Market Tips, BSE/NSE India, Gold Rate, Mutual Funds, Finance & Currency News - Goodreturns
Read all about personal finance, mutual funds, gold price today, share market tips, stock news, BSE and NSE India, insurance etc. See currency converter on dollar to rupee & rupee to all international market indices and more.
Very close cos 0.902 - 16
Wells Fargo Bank | Financial Services & Online Banking
Committed to the financial health of our customers and communities. Explore bank accounts, loans, mortgages, investing, credit cards & banking services»
Very close cos 0.900 - 17
Navy Federal Credit Union | Banking, Loans, Mortgages & Credit Cards | Navy Federal Credit Union
Navy Federal Credit Union serves the Navy, Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, veterans, DoD & their families. Join now!
- Apple Business
- Google Search Console
- Microsoft 365
- Adobe Experience Manager
- Adobe Experience Platform Tags
- Akamai
Very close cos 0.900 - 18
Affirm | Pay over time with flexible payment plans and no fees
Buy now pay later without the fees. Flexible payment options with longer plans, lower payments, and no fees. Pay in 4 interest-free or get more time and see your total cost upfront.
Very close cos 0.895 - 19
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.
Very close cos 0.896 - 20
American Express Credit Cards, Rewards & Banking
American Express offers world-class Charge and Credit Cards, Gift Cards, Rewards, Travel, Personal Savings, Business Services, Insurance and more.
Very close cos 0.894
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to nerdwallet.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones NerdWallet uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What NerdWallet is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- CMS
- WordPress page source: /wp-content/
- JavaScript frameworks
- Astro page source: data-astro-cid-
- CSS & UI
- Tailwind CSS page source: --tw-translate-x:
- Live chat & support
- Zendesk TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:spf.mandrillapp.com include:ma…
- Cookie consent
- OneTrust TXT onetrust-domain-verification=cdc3de282a0b4593a37720be31ee2cbb
- Payments
- Stripe TXT stripe-verification=82ff51292df09a9405af36f1ba8686c77961d3139ad602cba…
- CDN
- Cloudflare header cf-ray: a5631f8759da62c7-HAM
- Hosting
- Vercel header x-vercel-id: fra1::iad1::8wdsc-1793957884165-031397a0a84d
- Languages & backends
- PHP implied by WordPress (page source: /wp-content/)
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace MX aspmx.l.google.com
- Microsoft 365 TXT MS=ms85247381
- Email delivery
- Amazon SES TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:spf.mandrillapp.com include:ma…
- Mailchimp Transactional TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:spf.mandrillapp.com include:ma…
- DNS hosting
- Amazon Route 53 NS ns-190.awsdns-23.com
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Apple Business TXT apple-domain-verification=VoT8JSgzqIX4abCJ
- Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=z/tZo9p9QSbF6aGtpvCenZ57uB9be0N+cvxzOjn…
- Dropbox TXT dropbox-domain-verification=cuqpmtgka3s1
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=XVRW_SkhrzrlIAj_KVjwL-3tawNUib-ykkRXD6bsMMg
- Miro TXT miro-verification=bb01e5b1f6201ddfd962f71eae203fbe6826d1ff
- OpenAI TXT openai-domain-verification=dv-qGcYjXJWMyXpcnIdTIKBeSzn
- Slack TXT slack-domain-verification=vPUAx522PAdv8GqLTDyNEaUG5ISLlyhGZFZcJHa5
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what NerdWallet adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 19/20
- Microsoft 365 14/20
- Atlassian 12/20
- Apple Business 11/20
- DocuSign · not on nerdwallet.com 11/20
- Meta Business Suite · not on nerdwallet.com 9/20
- Adobe · not on nerdwallet.com 8/20
- OpenAI 8/20
- Proofpoint · not on nerdwallet.com 8/20
- OneTrust 7/20
- Akamai Edge DNS · not on nerdwallet.com 6/20
- Google Workspace 6/20
- Cloudflare 6/20
- GlobalSign · not on nerdwallet.com 5/20
- Amazon Route 53 5/20
- Adobe Experience Manager · not on nerdwallet.com 5/20