Sites like Scribd

01 · Entity

About Scribd

Scribd scribd.com

Scribd: Home to the world’s documents.

Get to the source. Specialized knowledge on any topic, and answers you won’t find anywhere else. Home to the world’s documents, 300M+ and counting.

Wikidata: digital library

Top 1K · #498 English 20 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

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Summary by Claude

A digital library of user-uploaded documents such as academic papers, legal documents, manuals and presentations, readable with ads or through a paid subscription, where users can also upload and embed their own documents.

Who it’s for

Students, researchers, professionals and general readers

Business model

Subscriptions and advertising

• digital document library
• document sharing
• PDF upload and embed
• academic papers
• user manuals
• legal documents
• presentation decks
• document subscription
• mobile reading app

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Scribd’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
   JSTOR jstor.org Top 10K English

   Client Challenge

   distributor of eBooks and other digital media

   • Fastly
   • GlobalSign
   • Google Search Console
   • Meta Business Suite
   • Microsoft 365
   • OpenAI

   0 say JSTOR is a good alternative to Scribd 0 say JSTOR isn’t a real alternative to Scribd

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.943
2. 02
   SlideShare slideshare.net Top 1K English

   Client Challenge

   American hosting service, owned by Scribd, for professional content including presentations, infographics, documents, and videos

   • Fastly
   • Google Search Console
   • Amazon Route 53
   • Google Workspace

   0 say SlideShare is a good alternative to Scribd 0 say SlideShare isn’t a real alternative to Scribd

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.935
3. 03
   Open Library openlibrary.org Top 10K English

   Welcome to Open Library | Open Library

   Open Library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Read, borrow, and discover more than 3M books for free.

   • Google Search Console
   • Bing Webmaster Tools
   • Matomo
   • nginx

   0 say Open Library is a good alternative to Scribd 0 say Open Library isn’t a real alternative to Scribd

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.918
4. 04
   Project Gutenberg gutenberg.org Top 10K English

   Free eBooks | Project Gutenberg

   Project Gutenberg is a library of over 75,000 free eBooks. Choose from ebook formats or read online. No fees, no registration, no ads.

   • Google Search Console
   • Apache HTTP Server
   • Google Workspace

   0 say Project Gutenberg is a good alternative to Scribd 0 say Project Gutenberg isn’t a real alternative to Scribd

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.915
5. 05
   Academia.edu academia.edu Top 1K

   open repository of academic articles

   • Apple Business
   • Google Search Console
   • OpenAI
   • Amazon Route 53
   • Zoom
   • Google Workspace

   0 say Academia.edu is a good alternative to Scribd 0 say Academia.edu isn’t a real alternative to Scribd

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.912
6. 06
   FlippingBook flippingbook.com Top 10K English

   FlippingBook | Flipbook Maker for Digital Publishing

   Convert PDFs into online flipbooks with FlippingBook digital publishing tool. Brand your flipbook, share it with clients, track stats, and more.

   • Apple Business
   • Google Search Console
   • Amazon Route 53
   • ASP.NET
   • Google Fonts
   • Google Workspace

   0 say FlippingBook is a good alternative to Scribd 0 say FlippingBook isn’t a real alternative to Scribd

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.911
7. 07
   De Gruyter Brill degruyterbrill.com Top 10K English

   De Gruyter Brill

   De Gruyter Brill | Over 300 years of publishing excellence

   • Apple Business
   • Atlassian
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Tag Manager
   • Microsoft 365
   • Amazon Route 53

   0 say De Gruyter Brill is a good alternative to Scribd 0 say De Gruyter Brill isn’t a real alternative to Scribd

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.911
8. 08
   Issuu issuu.com Top 1K English

   Issuu | Create Interactive Flipbooks on our Digital Publishing Platform

   Issuu converts PDFs and documents into an interactive flipbook and marketing assets. Embed flipbooks onto your website and distribute online. Create yours with Issuu.

   • Apple Business
   • Atlassian
   • DocuSign
   • Fastly
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Tag Manager

   0 say Issuu is a good alternative to Scribd 0 say Issuu isn’t a real alternative to Scribd

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.909
9. 09
   PressReader pressreader.com Top 10K English

   digital newspaper distribution and technology company based in Canada

   • DocuSign
   • GlobalSign
   • Google Search Console
   • Microsoft 365
   • Proofpoint
   • Amazon SES

   0 say PressReader is a good alternative to Scribd 0 say PressReader isn’t a real alternative to Scribd

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.907
10. 10
    Calaméo calameo.com Top 10K English

    Calaméo - Publishing Platform for Documents and Magazines

    Publishing platform for digital magazines, interactive publications and online catalogs. Convert documents to beautiful publications and share them worldwide

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Tag Manager
    • Microsoft 365
    • Amazon Route 53
    • Cookiebot
    • Google Ads conversion tracking

    0 say Calaméo is a good alternative to Scribd 0 say Calaméo isn’t a real alternative to Scribd

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.907
11. 11
    note note.com Top 1K Japanese

    note ――つくる、つながる、とどける。

    クリエイターが文章やマンガ、写真、音声を投稿することができ、ユーザーはそのコンテンツを楽しんで応援できるメディアプラットフォームです。だれもが創作を楽しんで続けられるよう、安心できる雰囲気や、多様性を大切にしています。

    • GlobalSign
    • Google Search Console
    • Next.js
    • React
    • Amazon Route 53
    • Amazon SES

    0 say note is a good alternative to Scribd 0 say note isn’t a real alternative to Scribd

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.908
12. 12
    Studocu studocu.com Top 10K English

    Studocu - Access Blocked

    On Studocu you find all the lecture notes, summaries and study guides you need to pass your exams with better grades.

    • Apple Business
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Tag Manager
    • Meta Business Suite
    • OpenAI
    • Amazon Route 53

    0 say Studocu is a good alternative to Scribd 0 say Studocu isn’t a real alternative to Scribd

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.903
13. 13
    acrobat.com Top 10K

    PDF service from Adobe

    • Google Search Console
    • Microsoft 365
    • Akamai Edge DNS
    • Amazon SES

    0 say acrobat.com is a good alternative to Scribd 0 say acrobat.com isn’t a real alternative to Scribd

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.904
14. 14
    The Atlantic theatlantic.com Top 10K English

    Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic

    magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C.

    • GlobalSign
    • Google Search Console
    • Mailgun
    • Meta Business Suite
    • Microsoft 365
    • OpenAI

    0 say The Atlantic is a good alternative to Scribd 0 say The Atlantic isn’t a real alternative to Scribd

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.907
15. 15
    Flipsnack flipsnack.com Top 10K English

    Online Flipbook Maker - Create Interactive Flipbooks | Flipsnack

    Create flipbooks online using our interactive flipbook maker. Flipsnack is the easiest way to make brochures, magazines & catalogs. Upload PDF or design online!

    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian
    • Google Search Console
    • OpenAI
    • Amazon Route 53
    • Stripe

    0 say Flipsnack is a good alternative to Scribd 0 say Flipsnack isn’t a real alternative to Scribd

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.906
16. 16
    Internet Archive archive.org Top 1K English

    Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine

    U.S. non-profit organization and digital archive

    • Atlassian
    • Google Search Console
    • Microsoft 365
    • Google Workspace
    • nginx
    • Salesforce

    0 say Internet Archive is a good alternative to Scribd 0 say Internet Archive isn’t a real alternative to Scribd

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.903
17. 17
    Wikisource wikisource.org Top 10K English

    Wikisource

    online multilingual library that collects open-content source material

    • Google Search Console

    0 say Wikisource is a good alternative to Scribd 0 say Wikisource isn’t a real alternative to Scribd

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.903
18. 18
    GitBook gitbook.io Top 10K English

    The knowledge layer for AI | GitBook

    GitBook is a knowledge platform that connects your docs, product and users, answers user questions, and identifies knowledge gaps. Docs-as-code support & AI insights included.

    • Google Search Console
    • OpenAI
    • Amplitude
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Framer

    0 say GitBook is a good alternative to Scribd 0 say GitBook isn’t a real alternative to Scribd

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.901
19. 19
    Medium medium.com Top 1K English

    online publishing platform

    • Apple Business
    • Google Search Console
    • Meta Business Suite
    • OpenAI
    • Amazon SES
    • Cloudflare

    0 say Medium is a good alternative to Scribd 0 say Medium isn’t a real alternative to Scribd

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.900
20. 20
    Adobe adobe.com Top 100

    Adobe: Creative, marketing and document management solutions

    Adobe is changing the world through digital experiences. We help our customers create, deliver and optimize content and applications.

    • Atlassian
    • GlobalSign
    • Google Search Console
    • Meta Business Suite
    • Microsoft 365
    • OpenAI

    0 say Adobe is a good alternative to Scribd 0 say Adobe isn’t a real alternative to Scribd

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.899

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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