Sites like Novell

01 · Entity

About Novell

Novell novell.com

Wikidata: American multinational software and services company

Top 10K · #3,188 0 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

Summary by Claude

Former website of Novell, a defunct American enterprise software company known for the NetWare network operating system, SUSE Linux and GroupWise. The domain now redirects to the company that acquired the Novell product line (Micro Focus, later OpenText).

Who it’s for

Enterprise IT departments

Business model

Software licenses and support

• enterprise software
• NetWare network operating system
• GroupWise email and collaboration
• eDirectory directory services
• ZENworks endpoint management
• Open Enterprise Server
• SUSE Linux

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Novell’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.

We can’t read novell.com’s homepage (UND_ERR_CONNECT_TIMEOUT), so it’s compared on what Wikidata and Wikipedia say about it.

1. 01
   Cloud cloud.com Top 10K English

   Cloud Software Group home

   Cloud Software Group is a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure software solutions encompassing virtualization, integration, data management, automation, business intelligence, collaboration, networking and security.

   • Adobe
   • Atlassian
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Meta Business Suite
   • Microsoft 365

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2. 02
   Cisco cisco.com Top 1K English

   AI Infrastructure, Secure Networking, and Software Solutions - Cisco

   Cisco is a worldwide technology leader powering an inclusive future for all. Learn more about our products, services, solutions, and innovations.

   • Adobe
   • Adobe Analytics
   • Adobe Experience Manager
   • Akamai
   • Akamai Edge DNS
   • Apple Business

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3. 03
   NLnet Labs nlnetlabs.nl Top 10K English

   NLnet Labs - Home

   Research & Development, Internet architecture, DNS, Routing, Stability and Security.

   • Adobe Fonts
   • Bootstrap
   • Font Awesome
   • Google Workspace
   • jQuery
   • nginx

   0 say NLnet Labs is a good alternative to Novell 0 say NLnet Labs isn’t a real alternative to Novell

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4. 04
   Lenovo lenovo.com Top 1K

   Chinese multinational technology company established in 1984

   • Adobe
   • Akamai
   • Akamai Edge DNS
   • Atlassian
   • GlobalSign
   • Google Search Console

   0 say Lenovo is a good alternative to Novell 0 say Lenovo isn’t a real alternative to Novell

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5. 05
   Orange orange.com Top 10K English

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   French multinational telecommunications enterprise

   • Atlassian
   • Brevo
   • Google Search Console
   • nginx
   • OpenAI
   • Webex

   0 say Orange is a good alternative to Novell 0 say Orange isn’t a real alternative to Novell

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6. 06
   MikroTik mikrotik.com Top 10K English

   MikroTik · Routers and Wireless

   MikroTik makes networking hardware and software, which is used in nearly all countries of the world. Our mission is to make existing Internet technologies faster, more powerful and affordable to wider range of users.

   • Apple Business
   • Google Search Console
   • Microsoft 365

   0 say MikroTik is a good alternative to Novell 0 say MikroTik isn’t a real alternative to Novell

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7. 07
   ThousandEyes thousandeyes.com Top 10K

   network monitoring company

   • Adobe
   • Akamai
   • Apple Business
   • Atlassian
   • DocuSign
   • Google Cloud DNS

   0 say ThousandEyes is a good alternative to Novell 0 say ThousandEyes isn’t a real alternative to Novell

   Comment
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8. 08
   thenextweb.com Top 10K English

   TNW | The heart of tech™

   tech and media company

   • Amazon SES
   • Apple Business
   • Cloudflare
   • Cloudflare DNS
   • CookieYes
   • Google Search Console

   0 say thenextweb.com is a good alternative to Novell 0 say thenextweb.com isn’t a real alternative to Novell

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9. 09
   nginx nginx.org Top 100

   nginx

   open source web server and a reverse proxy server

   • Google Search Console
   • nginx

   0 say nginx is a good alternative to Novell 0 say nginx isn’t a real alternative to Novell

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10. 10
    MySQL mysql.com Top 1K English

    MySQL

    Open-source relational database management system

    • Akamai
    • Akamai Edge DNS
    • Proofpoint

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11. 11
    SSRN ssrn.com Top 10K

    Content Blocked

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

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

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

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12. 12
    Glance Networks glance.net Top 10K

    American software company, developers of the web-conferencing software Glance

    • Atlassian
    • Google Workspace
    • Notion
    • Amazon Route 53

    0 say Glance Networks is a good alternative to Novell 0 say Glance Networks isn’t a real alternative to Novell

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13. 13
    Network Solutions networksolutions.com Top 10K English

    Security check | Network Solutions

    American-based technology company and a subsidiary of Web.com

    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Search Console
    • Meta Business Suite
    • Microsoft 365
    • OpenAI

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14. 14
    office365.com Top 1K

    Web App - Unavailable

    subscription to a range of office software products from Microsoft

    • Azure DNS
    • Google Search Console
    • Microsoft 365

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15. 15
    Drupal drupal.org Top 10K English

    Client Challenge

    free and open-source web content management system

    • Amazon SES
    • Atlassian
    • Fastly
    • GlobalSign
    • Google Search Console
    • Mailchimp

    0 say Drupal is a good alternative to Novell 0 say Drupal isn’t a real alternative to Novell

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16. 16
    Sony sony.net Top 10K English

    Sony Corporation - Home

    This is Sony Corporation's official website, featuring Sony Group's Entertainment, Technology & Services (ET&S) business' product and service, announcements and press releases, sustainability, recruitment information, and more.

    • Akamai Edge DNS
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • cdnjs
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Tag Manager
    • jQuery

    0 say Sony is a good alternative to Novell 0 say Sony isn’t a real alternative to Novell

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17. 17
    StumbleUpon stumbleupon.com Top 10K

    StumbleUpon

    content discovery platform

    • Google Analytics
    • Google Workspace
    • Next.js
    • nginx
    • React
    • Amazon Route 53

    0 say StumbleUpon is a good alternative to Novell 0 say StumbleUpon isn’t a real alternative to Novell

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18. 18
    Lumen savvis.net Top 10K English

    AI-Ready Networking & Secure Cloud Solutions | Lumen Technologies

    Power your business with our global fiber network. We provide secure networking, edge cloud and AI-ready infrastructure to connect people, data and apps.

    • Adobe Experience Manager
    • Adobe Experience Platform Tags
    • Fastly
    • Google Search Console
    • Microsoft 365
    • Proofpoint

    0 say Lumen is a good alternative to Novell 0 say Lumen isn’t a real alternative to Novell

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19. 19
    Slashdot slashdot.org Top 10K English

    Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters, & software

    Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters. Timely news source for technology related news and B2B software reviews & comparisons.

    • Cloudflare
    • Google Ad Manager
    • Google Analytics
    • Google Search Console
    • Mailchimp
    • Matomo

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20. 20
    Softpedia softpedia.com Top 10K English

    software and tech-news website based in Romania

    • Cloudflare
    • Google Search Console
    • Meta Business Suite

    0 say Softpedia is a good alternative to Novell 0 say Softpedia isn’t a real alternative to Novell

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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