Alternatives and competitors

Sites like Target

The 20 closest discount department store alternatives to Target, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 14 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to Target? The closest matches are Walmart, Kohl's and Kroger. 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.

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01 · Entity

About Target

Target target.com

Target : Expect More. Pay Less.

Shop Target online and in-store for everything from groceries and essentials to clothing and electronics. Choose contactless pickup or delivery today.

Wikidata: American retailer and supermarket chain

Top 1K · #610 English 14 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit Target

Summary by Claude

Online store of the US discount department store chain Target, selling groceries, household essentials, clothing, electronics, toys, home decor and more, with in-store pickup and delivery options.

Who it’s for
US consumers and households
Business model
Retail product sales

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Target’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

InstacartSainsbury'sJ. C. PenneyMarks & SpencerWayfairThe Home DepotMacy'sKrogerKohl'sWalmart

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to Target

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Target, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Only in English
  1. 01
    Walmart walmart.com Top 1K English

    Walmart | Save Money. Live better.

    Shop Walmart.com today for Every Day Low Prices. Join Walmart+ for unlimited free delivery from your store & free shipping with no order minimum. Start your free 30-day trial now!

  2. 02
    Kohl's kohls.com Top 10K

    American department store chain

  3. 03
    Kroger kroger.com Top 10K

    American multinational retailing company

  4. 04
    Macy's macys.com Top 10K English

    department store chain in the United States

  5. 05
    The Home Depot homedepot.com Top 1K

    American multinational home improvement supplies retailing company

  6. 06
    Wayfair wayfair.com Top 10K English

    Wayfair.com - Online Home Store for Furniture, Decor, Outdoors & More

    Shop Wayfair for A Zillion Things Home across all styles and budgets. 5,000 brands of furniture, lighting, cookware, and more. Free Shipping on most items.

  7. 07
    Marks & Spencer marksandspencer.com Top 10K English

    M&S | Marks & Spencer | Fashion, Home, Beauty, Food & Gifts

    Shop on-trend womenswear, quality menswear, home and beauty essentials and mouth-watering food and drink. Order online with free delivery or collection at M&S

  8. 08
    J. C. Penney jcpenney.com Top 10K

    We Are Currently Unable to Provide a Shopping Experience for this Country

    American department store chain

  9. 09
    Nordstrom nordstrom.com Top 10K

    American chain of luxury department stores

  10. 10
    Sainsbury's sainsburys.co.uk Top 10K

    chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom

  11. 11
    Instacart instacart.com Top 10K

    Internet-based grocery delivery service

  12. 12
    Costco costco.com Top 1K English

    Welcome to Costco Wholesale

    Shop Costco.com for electronics, computers, furniture, outdoor living, appliances, jewelry and more. Enjoy low warehouse prices on name-brands products delivered to your door

  13. 13
    Shein shein.com Top 1K English

    Women's & Men's Clothing, Shop Online Fashion | SHEIN

    From shoes to clothing, from sports equipment to accessories. All fashion inspiration & the latest trends can be found online at SHEIN

  14. 14
    GameStop gamestop.com Top 10K English

    Consoles, Collectibles, Video Games, and More – Buy, Sell or Trade | GameStop

    Shop GameStop, the world's largest retail gaming and trade-in destination for Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo games, systems, consoles & accessories. Shop a wide selection of gamer-centric apparel, collectibles & more.

  15. 15
    WebstaurantStore webstaurantstore.com Top 10K English

    WebstaurantStore: Commercial Restaurant Supplies

    Shop 420k+ commercial products for businesses, food service, & restaurants. Get the best bulk & wholesale pricing on popular brands at WebstaurantStore!

  16. 16
    VkusVill vkusvill.ru Top 10K Russian

    ВкусВилл — интернет-магазин продуктов для здорового питания с доставкой на дом | Москва и вся Россия

    Официальный сайт «ВкусВилл». Купить товары и продукты для здорового питания в нашем интернет-магазине с бесплатной доставкой на дом — от 30 минут в Москве и других городах России (зависит от адреса). Также можно оформить онлайн-заявку на самовывоз и забрать собранный заказ через 30 минут.

  17. 17
    OTTO otto.de Top 1K German

    OTTO - Mode, Möbel & Technik » Zum Online-Shop

    OTTO Online-Shop » Viele Marken ✓ Tolle Angebote ✓ Top Service » Ratenkauf ✓ Kauf auf Rechnung ✓ Altgeräte-Mitnahme ✓ Aufbauservice ✓ Jetzt shoppen!

  18. 18
    John Lewis johnlewis.com Top 10K English

    John Lewis & Partners | Never Knowingly Undersold

    Proudly shaping British life for over 150 years, John Lewis blends timeless tradition with modern living across homeware, fashion, and technology. Discover the difference today.

  19. 19
    etsy.com Top 1K English

    etsy.com

    American e-commerce company

  20. 20
    Zappos zappos.com Top 10K English

    Shoes, Sneakers, Boots, & Clothing + FREE SHIPPING | Zappos.com

    Fast, FREE shipping on just-landed sneakers, boots, heels & more from your favorite brands. Now that's a win.

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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

Built with

JavaScript frameworks
  • Next.js page source: /_next/static/
  • React implied by Next.js (page source: /_next/static/)
Advertising
Payments
  • Stripe TXT stripe-verification=c52e56dae78932924b24e718a7850f861712da65458f8c40b…
Security
Email hosting
Email delivery
  • Brevo TXT brevo-code:7e6bbbf1fc671ea0755795690d17ba46
DNS hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Apple Business TXT apple-domain-verification=oc-ywTgysCFxVjoVZ7Alg51HbTSY0D7HhKU_9om-EFg
  • Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=PrIDM+2UNKNbpMDoD3mux5NL3XcTt2tisHloiey…
  • Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=YoIuDkHwaZvqWQkpMf8LoHDlyFdinZbzEN040XlBMmE
  • OpenAI TXT openai-domain-verification=dv-75YwqS2p7WZUZtnEA4VQmZpn
  • Zoom TXT ZOOM_verify_2p2yDsdgUYHCcfIzbyaTmE

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