Alternatives and competitors
Sites like NTP
The 20 closest open source time synchronization alternatives to NTP, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 6 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to NTP? The closest matches are ntppool.org, Syncthing and Netnod. 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.
- Neighbours
- k = 20
- Sites searched
- 4,032
- Vector
- 384-d
- Query
- 6 ms
01 · Entity
About NTP
NTP ntp.org
NTP: Network Time Protocol
The NTP Project conducts Research and Development in NTP, a protocol designed to synchronize the clocks of computers over a network to a common timebase.
Wikidata: standard protocol for synchronizing time across devices
Summary by Claude
Home of the NTP Project, which develops and maintains the open source reference implementation of the Network Time Protocol for synchronizing computer clocks, with downloads, documentation, security notices and public time server lists.
- Who it’s for
- System administrators, network engineers, developers
- Business model
- Donations
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to NTP’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 NTP
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to NTP, thumbs down if it isn’t.
- 01
pool.ntp.org: the internet cluster of ntp servers
Very close cos 0.918 - 02
Syncthing
open source continuous file synchronization software
Close cos 0.884 - 03
Start | Netnod
internet exchange in Sweden
Close cos 0.881 - 04
int08h
Close cos 0.882 - 05
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST promotes U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life.
Close cos 0.881 - 06
IETF | Internet Engineering Task Force
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is the premier Internet standards body, developing open standards through open processes.
Close cos 0.870 - 07
curl
command line tool and library for transferring data with URL syntax
Close cos 0.862 - 08
NLnet Labs - Home
Research & Development, Internet architecture, DNS, Routing, Stability and Security.
Close cos 0.863 - 09
Tor Project | Anonymity Online
Anonymity Online | Defend yourself against tracking and surveillance. Circumvent censorship.
Close cos 0.857 - 10
RFC Editor
The official home of RFCs. RFCs outline computer networking and Internet foundations, including Internet Standards and historical or informative content.
Close cos 0.856 - 11
Node.js — Run JavaScript Everywhere
Node.js® is a free, open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment that lets developers create servers, web apps, command line tools and scripts.
Close cos 0.856 - 12
Doxygen homepage
Source code documentation and analysis tool
Close cos 0.856 - 13
NetBird - Open Source Zero Trust Networking
WireGuard®-based overlay network and Zero Trust Network Access in one platform for reliable and secure connectivity
Close cos 0.853 - 14
OSF
tools that make open science practice easier
Close cos 0.855 - 15
WorldTimeServer.com: Current Local Time and Date in any Zone
World Time Server shows current local time and date in cities and countries in all time zones, adjusted for Daylight Saving Time rules automatically.
Close cos 0.853 - 16
PHP
PHP is a popular general-purpose scripting language that powers everything from your blog to the most popular websites in the world.
Close cos 0.854 - 17
Tuta: Turn ON privacy for free with secure emails, calendars & contacts | Tuta
Tuta guarantees your data stays private for free & without ads. Quantum-resistant encryption makes Tuta the best secure technology solution to protect your privacy.
Close cos 0.851 - 18
Open Web Protocol - Mysterium Network
An open-source ecosystem of protocols, tools and infrastructure to liberate the web. Our node network empowers both builders and users to access free information.
Close cos 0.849 - 19
Meeting Scheduling Software and AI Meeting Tools | Calendly
Calendly connects and simplifies all of the work around meetings, from scheduling, payments, and meeting prep to notetaking, contact management, and follow-up.
Close cos 0.851 - 20
Making sure you're not a bot!
French research institution in computer science
Close cos 0.851
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to ntp.org’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones NTP uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What NTP is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- Fonts
- Google Fonts asset https://fonts.googleapis.com/
- Analytics
- Google Analytics page source: googletagmanager.com/gtag/js
- Microsoft Clarity page source: clarity.ms/tag/
- Web servers
- Apache HTTP Server header server: Apache
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- GlobalSign TXT _globalsign-domain-verification=O60kZMoa5mBPIKKqd9FSRXcGUhU6s3rzZHzWN…
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=1BTIwQr05WxuBXsED2L-cWc-cC7_8NDYKoWMsmAyR3g
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what NTP adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 13/20
- Google Workspace · not on ntp.org 9/20
- Cloudflare · not on ntp.org 7/20
- Cloudflare DNS · not on ntp.org 6/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on ntp.org 5/20
- Fastly · not on ntp.org 4/20
- Bootstrap · not on ntp.org 4/20
- Apache HTTP Server 4/20
- Cloudflare Web Analytics · not on ntp.org 4/20
- Font Awesome · not on ntp.org 3/20
- jQuery · not on ntp.org 3/20
- Mailchimp · not on ntp.org 3/20
- Atlassian · not on ntp.org 3/20
- GlobalSign 2/20
- Drupal · not on ntp.org 2/20
- Matomo · not on ntp.org 2/20