Sites like Denic

01 · Entity

About Denic

Denic nic.de

DENIC eG: DENIC – Registrierungsstelle für alle .de Domains

Als Registry verwaltet DENIC alle .de-Domains und stellt sicher, dass sie jederzeit erreichbar sind.

Top 10K · #5,354 German 3 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

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Summary by Claude

DENIC eG is the cooperative registry that operates the .de country-code top-level domain. Its site offers domain availability checks, a whois lookup, domain holder services such as TRANSIT and DENICdirect, dispute procedures, and registry technical services like DNSSEC, anycast and escrow.

Who it’s for

German domain holders, registrars and resellers

Business model

Registry fees from member registrars

• domain name registry
• .de domain registry
• whois lookup
• domain availability check
• DNSSEC
• IDN domains
• registry lock
• domain dispute procedure
• anycast DNS for TLD registries

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

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1. 01
   udag.de Top 10K German

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   • PHP
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2. 02
   Registry registry.in Top 10K English

   Registry

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3. 03
   NIC.DO nic.do Top 10K English

   NIC.DO – .DO Domain Registration

   Internet country-code top level domain for the Dominican Republic

   • PHP
   • Apache HTTP Server
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   • Microsoft 365
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4. 04
   directnic.com Top 10K English

   Directnic.com-Get a FREE Domain with any annual Hosting Plan

   Directnic makes registering Domain Names fast, simple, and affordable. Find out why so many business owners chose Directnic to be their Domain Name Registrar.

   • Bootstrap
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5. 05
   DE.COM de.com Top 10K English

   .DE.COM | A Global Domain for Businesses in Germany

   Expand into Germany’s thriving digital market with .DE.COM. No local presence required — just premium, unrestricted domain availability for businesses and startups. Get started today!

   • Google Search Console
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6. 06
   EuroDNS eurodns.com Top 10K English

   EuroDNS: Domains, Hosting & Web Essentials All In One Place

   Find a domain, launch your website, and make it happen with us! From hosting, to SSL, to branded email: EuroDNS has everything you need in one place.

   • Apple Business
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7. 07
   Register.com register.com Top 10K English

   Cloudflare Captcha Page | Register.com

   American domain name registrar

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8. 08
   ngenix.net Top 1K Russian

   Доступ к сайту временно ограничен владельцем веб-ресурса.

   • GlobalSign
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9. 09
   NIC.IO nic.io Top 10K English

   NIC.IO - The Official .IO Domain Registry and Network Information Centre

   NIC.IO - The Official .IO Domain Registry and Network Information Centre

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10. 10
    PT dns.pt Top 10K Portuguese

    .PT - Domínios de Portugal

    O .PT é a entidade responsável pela gestão, registo e manutenção de domínios sob .pt, domínio de topo correspondente a Portugal.

    • PHP
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • Cookiebot
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    • Mailchimp
    • Microsoft 365

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11. 11
    easyDNS easydns.com Top 10K English

    easyDNS - DNS, Domains, Web and Email Hosting Since 1998

    The DNS Professionals: Anycast, Dynamic DNS, Enterprise DNS, Secondary DNS with TSIG, DNSSEC. We also offer web hosting, email and VPS. Amazing Support.

    • PHP
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    • Bootstrap
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12. 12
    org.ru Top 10K Russian

    Регистратура доменов NET.RU, ORG.RU, PP.RU

    Регистратура доменов NET.RU, ORG.RU, PP.RU

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13. 13
    Hover hover.com Top 10K

    Domain Names | Buy Domains & Email At Hover.com

    Find the perfect domain name for your idea at Hover. All domains come with industry-leading customer support and free WHOIS privacy. Name your passion today!

    • Google Fonts
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14. 14
    Verisign verisign.com Top 1K English

    A global provider of domain name registry services and internet infrastructure | Verisign

    Verisign, a global provider of domain name registry services and internet infrastructure, enables internet navigation for many of the world’s most recognized domain names.

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15. 15
    EU.org eu.org Top 10K

    EU.org: free domain names since 1996

    Free domain names

    • Apache HTTP Server
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16. 16
    Dynadot dynadot.com Top 10K English

    Register, Buy & Manage Domain Names Online | Dynadot

    Search 800+ domain extensions, register names at transparent prices, and manage DNS, privacy, email, transfers, renewals, and domain portfolios in Dynadot.

    • Cloudflare
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17. 17
    webgo.de Top 10K German

    Erstellen Sie Ihre schnelle Website! Webhosting, Server, Domains & mehr

    webgo hat alles was erfolgreiche Websites brauchen: Webhosting, Homepage-Baukasten, Server, Domains & mehr! Profitieren Sie von bestem Service & besten Ladezeiten!

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18. 18
    Gandi gandi.net Top 100 English

    Gandi.net - Gandi.net: Domain Names, Web Hosting, SSL Certificates and Emails

    ➤ Manage your websites, your emails, your SSL certificates, and VPS servers. ✅ Included with a domain name: 1 SSL certificate, Unlimited aliases & forwarding, and our LiveDNS.

    • Fastly
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19. 19
    transip.nl Top 10K Dutch

    Hosting Provider | Domeinen Webhosting VPS. Own it / TransIP

    Internet voor elk idee ✓ Hosting provider ✓ Grootste registrar van Nederland! ✓ Hosting vanaf € 1,00 p/m ✓ Meer dan 150.000 klanten ✓ Deskundige helpdesk.

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20. 20
    RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland rnd.de English

    rnd.de

    German news organization

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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