Sites like service.gov.uk

01 · Entity

About service.gov.uk

service.gov.uk

Welcome to GOV.UK

GOV.UK - The best place to find government services and information.

Top 1K · #659 English 5 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

Visit service.gov.uk

Summary by Claude

service.gov.uk is the domain used for the UK government's online transactional services, such as tax accounts, benefits claims, passport renewal, driving licences and visa applications. It is part of the GOV.UK portal, which provides information and guidance on public services.

Who it’s for

UK residents, businesses and visa applicants

Business model

Government funded

• government services portal
• HMRC personal tax account
• Universal Credit sign in
• passport renewal
• vehicle tax and MOT
• State Pension forecast
• visa and eVisa applications
• Self Assessment tax return
• driving licence services

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to service.gov.uk’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
   usa.gov Top 10K English

   Making government services easier to find | USAGov

   Find government benefits, services, agencies, and information at USA.gov. Contact elected officials. Learn about passports, Social Security, taxes, and more.

   • Amazon SES
   • Bing Webmaster Tools
   • Amazon CloudFront
   • Drupal
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Tag Manager

   0 say usa.gov is a good alternative to service.gov.uk 0 say usa.gov isn’t a real alternative to service.gov.uk

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.921
2. 02
   Gosuslugi gosuslugi.ru Top 1K Russian

   Портал государственных услуг Российской Федерации

   Проще, чем кажется

   • GlobalSign
   • Google Search Console

   0 say Gosuslugi is a good alternative to service.gov.uk 0 say Gosuslugi isn’t a real alternative to service.gov.uk

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.909
3. 03
   Goods and Services Tax gst.gov.in Top 10K

   an indirect tax levied in India

   • Amazon SES
   • Google Search Console

   0 say Goods and Services Tax is a good alternative to service.gov.uk 0 say Goods and Services Tax isn’t a real alternative to service.gov.uk

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.908
4. 04
   Absher-أبشر absher.sa Top 10K Arabic

   Absher-أبشر

   Saudi Arabian government application

   • Google Search Console

   0 say Absher-أبشر is a good alternative to service.gov.uk 0 say Absher-أبشر isn’t a real alternative to service.gov.uk

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.906
5. 05
   Service Public service-public.fr Top 10K French

   Accueil | Service Public

   Service Public - Vos droits et démarches plus simplement

   • AB Tasty
   • GlobalSign
   • Google Search Console

   0 say Service Public is a good alternative to service.gov.uk 0 say Service Public isn’t a real alternative to service.gov.uk

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.905
6. 06
   parivahan.gov.in Top 10K English

   Welcome! | Parivahansewa

   • Drupal
   • PHP

   0 say parivahan.gov.in is a good alternative to service.gov.uk 0 say parivahan.gov.in isn’t a real alternative to service.gov.uk

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.901
7. 07
   Ohio ohio.gov Top 10K

   404 Error Page

   state of the United States of America

   • Amazon SES
   • Apple Business
   • Amazon Web Services
   • Amazon CloudFront
   • Google Fonts
   • Google Search Console

   0 say Ohio is a good alternative to service.gov.uk 0 say Ohio isn’t a real alternative to service.gov.uk

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.902
8. 08
   Texas texas.gov Top 10K

   state of the United States of America

   0 say Texas is a good alternative to service.gov.uk 0 say Texas isn’t a real alternative to service.gov.uk

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.900
9. 09
   Canada canada.ca Top 10K English

   Canada.ca

   The Government of Canada website is a single point of access to all programs, services, departments, ministries and organizations of the Government of Canada.

   • Adobe
   • Adobe Experience Manager
   • Adobe Experience Platform Tags
   • Akamai
   • Apache HTTP Server
   • Google Search Console

   0 say Canada is a good alternative to service.gov.uk 0 say Canada isn’t a real alternative to service.gov.uk

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.896
10. 10
    United States Department of State state.gov Top 1K English

    Technical Difficulties

    executive department of the U.S. federal government

    • Adobe
    • Akamai Edge DNS
    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Amazon CloudFront

    0 say United States Department of State is a good alternative to service.gov.uk 0 say United States Department of State isn’t a real alternative to service.gov.uk

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.896
11. 11
    Tennessee State Government tn.gov Top 10K

    400 The plain HTTP request was sent to HTTPS port

    government of the U.S. state of Tennessee

    • Adobe
    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Brevo
    • GlobalSign

    0 say Tennessee State Government is a good alternative to service.gov.uk 0 say Tennessee State Government isn’t a real alternative to service.gov.uk

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.895
12. 12
    Royal Mail royalmail.com Top 10K

    postal service company in the United Kingdom

    • Akamai
    • Amazon SES
    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian
    • Brevo
    • Google Search Console

    0 say Royal Mail is a good alternative to service.gov.uk 0 say Royal Mail isn’t a real alternative to service.gov.uk

    Comment
    Close cos 0.894
13. 13
    Washington wa.gov Top 10K

    state of the United States of America

    • Apple Business
    • Microsoft 365

    0 say Washington is a good alternative to service.gov.uk 0 say Washington isn’t a real alternative to service.gov.uk

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.895
14. 14
    ELSTER elster.de Top 10K German

    ELSTER - Startseite

    German government tax filing portal and electronic tax return system

    • Akamai Edge DNS
    • Java

    0 say ELSTER is a good alternative to service.gov.uk 0 say ELSTER isn’t a real alternative to service.gov.uk

    Comment
    Close cos 0.892
15. 15
    India Post indiapost.gov.in Top 10K English

    India Post

    Official website of India Post

    • GlobalSign
    • Google Ads conversion tracking
    • Google Analytics
    • Google Search Console
    • Microsoft 365
    • Next.js

    0 say India Post is a good alternative to service.gov.uk 0 say India Post isn’t a real alternative to service.gov.uk

    Comment
    Close cos 0.892
16. 16
    ny.gov Top 10K English

    The Official Website of New York State

    The official website of the State of New York. Find information about state government agencies and learn more about our programs and services.

    • Atlassian
    • Cloudflare
    • Drupal
    • GlobalSign
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Tag Manager

    0 say ny.gov is a good alternative to service.gov.uk 0 say ny.gov isn’t a real alternative to service.gov.uk

    Comment
    Close cos 0.893
17. 17
    Indiana in.gov Top 10K

    state of the United States of America

    • Apple Business
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Search Console

    0 say Indiana is a good alternative to service.gov.uk 0 say Indiana isn’t a real alternative to service.gov.uk

    Comment
    Close cos 0.893
18. 18
    va.gov Top 10K English

    VA.gov Home | Veterans Affairs

    Welcome to the official website of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Discover, apply for, and manage your VA benefits and care.

    • Adobe
    • DocuSign
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Tag Manager
    • Microsoft 365
    • Next.js

    0 say va.gov is a good alternative to service.gov.uk 0 say va.gov isn’t a real alternative to service.gov.uk

    Comment
    Close cos 0.891
19. 19
    ct.gov Top 10K English

    CT.GOV-Connecticut's Official State Website

    • Adobe Fonts
    • Apple Business
    • ASP.NET
    • Atlassian
    • Azure Front Door
    • Google Search Console

    0 say ct.gov is a good alternative to service.gov.uk 0 say ct.gov isn’t a real alternative to service.gov.uk

    Comment
    Close cos 0.892
20. 20
    Internal Revenue Service irs.gov Top 10K English

    Internal Revenue Service | An official website of the United States government

    Pay your taxes. Get your refund status. Find IRS forms and answers to tax questions. We help you understand and meet your federal tax responsibilities.

    • Akamai
    • Akamai Bot Manager
    • Drupal
    • Google Search Console
    • Google Tag Manager
    • PHP

    0 say Internal Revenue Service is a good alternative to service.gov.uk 0 say Internal Revenue Service isn’t a real alternative to service.gov.uk

    Comment
    Close cos 0.890

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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