Sites like OpenLDAP

01 · Entity

About OpenLDAP

OpenLDAP openldap.org

OpenLDAP, Main Page

The Open Source for LDAP software and information. Home of OpenLDAP.

Wikidata: free, open source implementation of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

Top 10K · #3,201 1 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

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Summary by Claude

Project site for OpenLDAP, a free open-source implementation of the LDAP directory protocol, including the slapd server, lloadd load balancer, client libraries and tools, plus related projects like LMDB, JLDAP and Fortress.

Who it’s for

System administrators and developers running directory services

Business model

Open source, foundation-funded

• directory server software
• LDAP server
• slapd
• LDAP load balancer
• LMDB database
• JLDAP Java library
• JDBC-LDAP bridge
• role-based access management
• directory services

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

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

1. 01
   MariaDB mariadb.org Top 10K English

   MariaDB Foundation - MariaDB.org

   database management system, relational, open source, community developed fork of MySQL

   • nginx
   • Brevo
   • Cloudflare DNS
   • Google Analytics
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace

   0 say MariaDB is a good alternative to OpenLDAP 0 say MariaDB isn’t a real alternative to OpenLDAP

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.901
2. 02
   FreeTDS.org freetds.org Top 10K

   FreeTDS.org

   • Apache HTTP Server

   0 say FreeTDS.org is a good alternative to OpenLDAP 0 say FreeTDS.org isn’t a real alternative to OpenLDAP

   Comment
   Close cos 0.885
3. 03
   Ollama ollama.com Top 10K

   Ollama · Run AI models locally and in the cloud

   Ollama is the easiest way to run and build with open AI models locally or in the cloud on macOS, Windows, and Linux.

   • Apple Business
   • Cloudflare DNS
   • Google Cloud
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • OpenAI

   0 say Ollama is a good alternative to OpenLDAP 0 say Ollama isn’t a real alternative to OpenLDAP

   Comment
   Close cos 0.886
4. 04
   RustDesk rustdesk.com Top 10K English

   RustDesk: Open-Source Remote Desktop with Self-Hosted Server Solutions

   RustDesk is open-source remote desktop software for your own self-hosted server, a TeamViewer and AnyDesk alternative for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android.

   • Amazon SES
   • Astro
   • Cloudflare
   • Cloudflare DNS
   • Google Analytics
   • Google Search Console

   0 say RustDesk is a good alternative to OpenLDAP 0 say RustDesk isn’t a real alternative to OpenLDAP

   Comment
   Close cos 0.885
5. 05
   FreeBSD freebsd.org Top 10K English

   The FreeBSD Project

   free Unix-like operating system

   • Font Awesome
   • Microsoft 365
   • Plausible

   0 say FreeBSD is a good alternative to OpenLDAP 0 say FreeBSD isn’t a real alternative to OpenLDAP

   Comment
   Close cos 0.885
6. 06
   Linux kernel kernel.org Top 10K English

   The Linux Kernel Archives

   Unix-like operating system kernel, basis for all Linux operating systems

   • nginx
   • Google Search Console

   0 say Linux kernel is a good alternative to OpenLDAP 0 say Linux kernel isn’t a real alternative to OpenLDAP

   Comment
   Close cos 0.885
7. 07
   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 OpenLDAP 0 say Drupal isn’t a real alternative to OpenLDAP

   Comment
   Close cos 0.885
8. 08
   phpMyAdmin phpmyadmin.net Top 10K English

   phpMyAdmin

   database administration tool

   • Google Analytics
   • Google Search Console

   0 say phpMyAdmin is a good alternative to OpenLDAP 0 say phpMyAdmin isn’t a real alternative to OpenLDAP

   Comment
   Close cos 0.884
9. 09
   PostgreSQL postgresql.org Top 10K English

   PostgreSQL: The world's most advanced open source database

   The official site for PostgreSQL, the world's most advanced open source database

   • nginx
   • Font Awesome
   • Google Search Console

   0 say PostgreSQL is a good alternative to OpenLDAP 0 say PostgreSQL isn’t a real alternative to OpenLDAP

   Comment
   Close cos 0.882
10. 10
    SourceForge sourceforge.net Top 1K English

    Compare B2B Software, Download, & Develop Open Source & Business Software - SourceForge

    SourceForge is the complete software discovery platform. SourceForge is the largest B2B software review and comparison site in the world, and features the largest business software directory, as well as free & fast open source software downloads and development.

    • Bing Webmaster Tools
    • Cloudflare
    • Google Analytics
    • Google Search Console
    • Mailchimp
    • Matomo

    0 say SourceForge is a good alternative to OpenLDAP 0 say SourceForge isn’t a real alternative to OpenLDAP

    Comment
    Close cos 0.877
11. 11
    OpenOffice.org openoffice.org Top 10K

    Apache OpenOffice - Official Site - The Free and Open Productivity Suite

    The official home page of the Apache OpenOffice open source project, home of OpenOffice Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw and Base.

    • Apache HTTP Server
    • Google Search Console
    • Amazon Route 53

    0 say OpenOffice.org is a good alternative to OpenLDAP 0 say OpenOffice.org isn’t a real alternative to OpenLDAP

    Comment
    Close cos 0.878
12. 12
    MySQL mysql.com Top 1K English

    MySQL

    Open-source relational database management system

    • Akamai
    • Akamai Edge DNS
    • Proofpoint

    0 say MySQL is a good alternative to OpenLDAP 0 say MySQL isn’t a real alternative to OpenLDAP

    Comment
    Close cos 0.877
13. 13
    OSF osf.io Top 10K English

    OSF

    tools that make open science practice easier

    • Google Cloud DNS
    • Google Search Console
    • Mailchimp
    • Mailgun
    • Mailchimp Transactional

    0 say OSF is a good alternative to OpenLDAP 0 say OSF isn’t a real alternative to OpenLDAP

    Comment
    Close cos 0.878
14. 14
    Apache Software Foundation apache.org Top 1K English

    Welcome to The Apache Software Foundation | Apache Software Foundation

    American nonprofit open-source software community

    • Apache HTTP Server
    • Atlassian
    • Bootstrap
    • Fastly
    • GlobalSign
    • Google Search Console

    0 say Apache Software Foundation is a good alternative to OpenLDAP 0 say Apache Software Foundation isn’t a real alternative to OpenLDAP

    Comment
    Close cos 0.875
15. 15
    nginx nginx.org Top 100

    nginx

    open source web server and a reverse proxy server

    • nginx
    • Google Search Console

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

    Comment
    Close cos 0.875
16. 16
    jQuery jquery.com Top 1K English

    jQuery

    jQuery: The Write Less, Do More, JavaScript Library

    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • jQuery
    • PHP
    • WordPress

    0 say jQuery is a good alternative to OpenLDAP 0 say jQuery isn’t a real alternative to OpenLDAP

    Comment
    Close cos 0.875
17. 17
    openSUSE opensuse.org Top 10K English

    openSUSE - Free Linux operating systems for desktops, servers and containers

    openSUSE makes open source Linux operating systems, available for free in several flavors.

    • Google Search Console
    • Matomo

    0 say openSUSE is a good alternative to OpenLDAP 0 say openSUSE isn’t a real alternative to OpenLDAP

    Comment
    Close cos 0.873
18. 18
    Internet Systems Consortium isc.org Top 10K

    development and dissemination of internet software and tools

    • GlobalSign
    • Google Search Console
    • Mailchimp
    • Salesforce

    0 say Internet Systems Consortium is a good alternative to OpenLDAP 0 say Internet Systems Consortium isn’t a real alternative to OpenLDAP

    Comment
    Close cos 0.873
19. 19
    Modrinth modrinth.com Top 10K English

    Modrinth

    Download Minecraft mods, plugins, datapacks, shaders, resourcepacks, and modpacks on Modrinth. Discover and publish projects on Modrinth with a modern, easy to use interface and API.

    • bunny.net
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Cloudflare Web Analytics
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace

    0 say Modrinth is a good alternative to OpenLDAP 0 say Modrinth isn’t a real alternative to OpenLDAP

    Comment
    Close cos 0.873
20. 20
    Memcached memcached.org Top 10K

    memcached - a distributed memory object caching system

    memcached

    • nginx
    • Fastmail

    0 say Memcached is a good alternative to OpenLDAP 0 say Memcached isn’t a real alternative to OpenLDAP

    Comment
    Close cos 0.871

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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