Alternatives and competitors

Sites like Tumblr

The 20 closest social media microblogging alternatives to Tumblr, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 11 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to Tumblr? The closest matches are twitter.com, x.com and Weibo. 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.

Neighbours
k = 20
Sites searched
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Query
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01 · Entity

About Tumblr

Tumblr tumblr.com

Tumblr

Tumblr is the place you go to be yourself on the internet. No performance, no perfection. Just you, and the people who get it.

Wikidata: microblogging platform and social networking website

Top 1K · #156 English 11 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit Tumblr

Summary by Claude

Tumblr is a microblogging and social networking service where users create short-form blogs, post text, images, GIFs, video and audio, follow other blogs, and reblog content.

Who it’s for
Internet users, fandoms and creative communities
Business model
Advertising and premium subscriptions

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Tumblr’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

BloggerReddit9GAGpinterest.comMyspaceBlueskyinstagram.comWeibox.comtwitter.com

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to Tumblr

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

Only in English
  1. 01
    twitter.com Top 100

    American social networking service founded in 2006

  2. 02
    x.com Top 100

    American social networking service founded in 2006

  3. 03
    Weibo weibo.com Top 1K

    Chinese microblogging website

  4. 04
    instagram.com Top 100

    photo and video sharing social network owned by Meta Platforms

  5. 05
    Bluesky bsky.app Top 1K

    Bluesky

    Social media as it should be. Find your community among millions of users, unleash your creativity, and have some fun again.

  6. 06
    Myspace myspace.com Top 1K

    Featured Content on Myspace

    Featured Content on Myspace

  7. 07
    pinterest.com Top 100

    American photo sharing and publishing website

  8. 08
    9GAG 9gag.com Top 10K English

    9GAG - Best Funny Memes and Breaking News

    Your daily dose of funny memes, GIFs, videos and weird news stories. We deliver hundreds of new memes daily and much more humor anywhere you go.

  9. 09
    Reddit reddit.com Top 1K

    American social news aggregation website and discussion portal

  10. 10
    Threads threads.com Top 1K

    social networking site operated by Meta Platforms

  11. 11
    Blogger blogger.com Top 1K English

    Blogger.com - Create a unique and beautiful blog easily.

    Publish your passions your way. Whether you’d like to share your knowledge, experiences or the latest news, create a unique and beautiful blog.

  12. 12
    TikTok tiktok.com Top 100 English

    TikTok - Make Your Day

    video-focused social media platform

  13. 13
    Pikabu pikabu.ru Top 1K Russian

    Горячее – самые интересные и обсуждаемые посты | Пикабу

    Пикабу – это уютное информационно-развлекательное сообщество, где любой желающий может опубликовать пост. Истории из жизни, свежие шутки и мемы, познавательные статьи, забавные фото и видео, интересные комментарии. Если другим пользователям понравится ваша история, ее увидят сотни тысяч людей.

  14. 14
    GumGum gumgum.com Top 1K English

    GumGum | The Mindset Company™ – CTV, OLV & High Impact Display Advertising

    A global advertising technology company identifying the moments consumers are most receptive — delivering mindset-driven campaigns across CTV, online video, and high-impact display at scale.

  15. 15
    Dribbble dribbble.com Top 10K English

    promotion & networking platform for digital designers and creatives

  16. 16
    Imgur imgur.com Top 1K English

    Imgur: The magic of the Internet

    Find, rate and share the best memes and images. Discover the magic of the Internet at Imgur.

  17. 17
    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。

  18. 18
    Flipboard flipboard.com Top 10K English

    Flipboard: Your Social Magazine

    One place for all the stories you care about. Join the Flipboard community to discover and share what inspires you.

  19. 19
    Overblog over-blog.com Top 10K French

    Overblog - Les meilleurs blogs et la meilleure plateforme de blog

    Le portail d'OverBlog ! Le meilleur de l'info et des articles de nos blogueurs ! Créez facilement et gratuitement un blog sur OverBlog ! Forums, communautés et annuaire de blog sur OverBlog !

  20. 20
    LinkedIn linkedin.com Top 100 English

    LinkedIn: Log In or Sign Up

    1 billion members | Manage your professional identity. Build and engage with your professional network. Access knowledge, insights and opportunities.

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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

Built with

CMS
Marketing automation
  • HubSpot TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:_spf.automattic.com include:se…
Live chat & support
  • Zendesk TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:_spf.automattic.com include:se…
Web servers
  • nginx header server: nginx
Languages & backends
  • PHP implied by WordPress (page source: /wp-content/)
Email hosting
Email delivery
  • SendGrid TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:_spf.automattic.com include:se…
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=HLvi8VknRfLwuOZ7TmiaKM8GgOgai45SxxeWZdd…
  • DocuSign TXT docusign=89f952a7-e765-4f50-a3d7-9de3cd65cac4
  • Dropbox TXT dropbox-domain-verification=gsvpgz511vsp
  • Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=evUIJKvsT_rKVFCun0dPbCRHgQqDz1L3f36AjHyVuL4

Stack changes

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