Alternatives and competitors

Sites like TfL

The 20 closest public transport authority alternatives to TfL, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 10 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to TfL? The closest matches are www.gov.uk, Evening Standard and mlit.go.jp. 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 TfL

TfL tfl.gov.uk

Keeping London moving - Transport for London

Information on all forms of transport in London including cycle hire. Routes, maps, plan a journey, tickets sales, realtime traffic and travel updates.

Wikidata: local government body responsible for the transport system in Greater London

Top 10K · #4,030 English 10 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit TfL

Summary by Claude

Official website of Transport for London, the local government body running London's public transport network, providing journey planning, live service status for Tube, buses, rail, trams, river buses and roads, maps, fares and ticketing information.

Who it’s for
London residents, commuters and visitors
Business model
Public funding and fares

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to TfL’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

CDCMassachusettsUniversity College London12GoCanadaindianrail.gov.ineuropa.euparivahan.gov.inEvening Standardwww.gov.uk

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to TfL

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

Only in English
  1. 01
    www.gov.uk Top 1K English

    Welcome to GOV.UK

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

  2. 02
    Evening Standard standard.co.uk Top 10K English

    London news, sport and culture | The Standard | London Evening Standard | The London Standard

    Latest London news, business, sport, culture, celebrity and entertainment from The London Standard

  3. 03
    parivahan.gov.in Top 10K English

    Welcome! | Parivahansewa

  4. 04
    europa.eu Top 1K English

    Language selection | European Union

    Discover how the EU functions, its principles, priorities; find out about its history and member states; learn about its legal basis and your EU rights.

  5. 05
    indianrail.gov.in Top 10K English

    Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger Reservation Enquiry

    Premium AC-3 tier railway service by Indian Railways

  6. 06
    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.

  7. 07
    12Go 12go.asia English

    12Go: Book Trains, Buses, Ferries, Transfers & Flights

    Transport tickets for your journey through Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan, Cambodia, Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, and beyond – budget travel made easy.

  8. 08
    University College London ucl.ac.uk Top 10K English

    public research university in London, England, United Kingdom

  9. 09
    Massachusetts mass.gov Top 10K English

    Not allowed | Mass Gov

    state of the United States of America

  10. 10
    thetrainline.com Top 10K English

    Trainline : Search, Compare & Buy Cheap Train Tickets

    Trainline, your quick & easy way to book train tickets across Europe. ✓ Save 61% on UK Rail ✓ Live Train Times ✓ Save with a Railcard ✓ Get the app

  11. 11
    nyc.gov Top 10K English

    Official Website of New York City Government - nyc.gov

    On the homepage of nyc.gov, you can check today's statuses for parking, schools, and trash collection. You can also access popular services, news, and see what's new from NYC government.

  12. 12
    CDC cdc.gov Top 1K English

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC

    United States government public health agency

  13. 13
    Trip.com trip.com Top 10K English

    Trip.com Official Site‎‎ | Travel Deals and Promotions

    Choose from over 1.2 million hotels in more than 200 countries, 30 million real guest reviews. Book flights to over 5,000 destinations worldwide. 24/7 Customer Service.

  14. 14
    BBC bbc.co.uk Top 1K English

    BBC - Home

    The best of the BBC, with the latest news and sport headlines, weather, TV & radio highlights and much more from across the whole of BBC Online.

  15. 15
    MapQuest mapquest.com Top 10K English

    company owned by System1

  16. 16
    Utah utah.gov Top 10K English

    Home | Utah.gov

    The Official Website of the State of Utah

  17. 17
    Klook klook.com Top 10K English

    klook.com

    website where tourists can book activities

  18. 18
    Premier League premierleague.com Top 10K English

    Premier League Football News, Fixtures, Scores & Results

    Visit the official website of the Premier League, for all the latest Premier League news and features.

  19. 19
    World Trade Organization wto.org Top 10K English

    World Trade Organization - Home page - Global trade

    Global trade - The World Trade Organization (WTO) deals with the global rules of trade between nations. Its main function is to ensure that global trade flows smoothly, predictably and freely as possible.

  20. 20
    Time Out timeout.com Top 10K English

    Time Out | Best Things To Do and Events In Cities Worldwide

    Your ultimate guide to the best art and entertainment, food and drink, attractions, hotels and things to do in the world’s greatest cities.

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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

Built with

JavaScript libraries
  • jQuery asset https://tfl.gov.uk/cdn/static/scripts/jquery/1.12.4/jquery.min.js
Tag managers
Cookie consent
  • Cookiebot page source: consent.cookiebot.com/
CDN
Email hosting
DNS hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Adobe TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=dabcc8ed-211c-4807-aac5-9a4742d4b911
  • Apple Business TXT apple-domain-verification=RoWZjgHcLwd4OUHy
  • Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=Kh2iiFd30E9OxJNYnmhB2WYG2BBd_lYCPZ2LqYgggWk
  • Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=brkqwehm0zli4u1xzp4zrgp8hqj56t

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