Alternatives and competitors

Sites like University of Amsterdam

The 20 closest higher education alternatives to University of Amsterdam, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 10 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to University of Amsterdam? The closest matches are rug.nl, Utrecht University and University of Manchester. 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 University of Amsterdam

University of Amsterdam uva.nl

Universiteit van Amsterdam

Universiteit van Amsterdam

Wikidata: public university in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Top 10K · #5,418 Dutch 10 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit University of Amsterdam

Summary by Claude

Website of the University of Amsterdam, a public research university offering over 60 bachelor's programmes, more than 200 master's programmes and specialisations, MBAs and professional courses, along with research news, open days and job vacancies.

Who it’s for
Prospective and current students, researchers, staff
Business model
Public funding and tuition fees

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to University of Amsterdam’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

UZHUniversity of UtahTU DelftUniversity of Albertaunam.mxUniversity of ViennaUniversity of CambridgeUniversity of ManchesterUtrecht Universityrug.nl

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to University of Amsterdam

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

Only in Dutch
  1. 01
    rug.nl Top 10K English

    Top 100 University | University of Groningen

    The University of Groningen has a high reputation for academic teaching and research and a large international network and offers degree programmes at Bachelor, Master and PhD levels in virtually every field.

  2. 02
    Utrecht University uu.nl Top 10K English

    Utrecht University | Sharing science, shaping tomorrow

    Utrecht University offers inspiring education and leading research of international quality. Researchers and students are working together towards a better world.

  3. 03
    University of Manchester manchester.ac.uk Top 10K English

    The University of Manchester

    The University of Manchester is the UK’s largest single-site university and a Russell Group member, known for research excellence and a diverse student community.

  4. 04
    University of Cambridge cam.ac.uk Top 10K English

    University of Cambridge

    The University of Cambridge is one of the world’s leading universities, with a rich history of radical thinking dating back to 1209.

  5. 05
    University of Vienna univie.ac.at Top 10K English

    University of Vienna – study, research, live in Vienna

    With more than 90,000 students, the University of Vienna is one of the largest universities in Europe. Discover our diverse range of degree programmes, excellent research and vibrant university life in the heart of Vienna.

  6. 06
    University of Iowa uiowa.edu Top 10K English

    The University of Iowa

    Join a global community of renowned artists, pioneering scientists, and faculty dedicated to student success at the University of Iowa.

  7. 07
    University of Massachusetts Amherst umass.edu Top 10K English

    public university in Massachusetts, United States

  8. 08
    unam.mx Top 10K English

    public research university in Mexico

  9. 09
    University of Hamburg uni-hamburg.de Top 10K English

    UHH : University of Hamburg

    Discover the University of Hamburg – a top research university in Germany. Explore study programs research strengths and international options at UHH.

  10. 10
    University of Alberta ualberta.ca Top 10K

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    public research university in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

  11. 11
    TU Delft tudelft.nl Top 10K English

    Delft University of Technology | TU Delft | Challenge. Change. Impact!

    Discover TU Delft, the Netherlands' oldest and largest university of technology, offering world-class education, leading research, 16 bachelor's and 30+ master's programmes.

  12. 12
    University of Oslo uio.no Top 10K Norwegian

    Forsiden - Universitetet i Oslo

    Universitetet i Oslo er det eldste og høyest rangerte universitetet i Norge. Universitetet har over 26 000 studenter og 7000 ansatte. UiO har ledende forskningsmiljøer og landets bredeste studietilbud.

  13. 13
    University of Utah utah.edu Top 10K English

    The University of Utah

    Founded in 1850, The University of Utah is the flagship institution of higher learning in Utah, and offers over 100 undergraduate and more than 90 graduate degree programs to over 30,000 students. As a preeminent research and teaching institution, the University cultivates an academic environment in which the highest standards of intellectual integrity and scholarship are practiced.

  14. 14
    UZH uzh.ch Top 10K German

    Universität Zürich | Universität Zürich | UZH

    Die Universität Zürich gehört zu den besten Forschungsuniversitäten Europas und bietet das breiteste Angebot an Studienfächern in der Schweiz.

  15. 15
    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin hu-berlin.de Top 10K English

    Making sure you're not a bot!

    Wir forschen, lehren und arbeiten für die und mit der Gesellschaft. Frei. Unabhängig. Verantwortungsvoll. Mutig und engagiert. Vielfältig und offen. Geschichtsbewusst und zukunftsorientiert. Exzellent. Wir sind die Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU).

  16. 16
    Boston University bu.edu Top 10K English

    Homepage | Boston University

    Boston University is a leading private research institution with two primary campuses in the heart of Boston and programs around the world.

  17. 17
    uni-koeln.de Top 10K English

    Universität zu Köln: University of Cologne

    The University of Cologne is a university with the classic range of subjects of a comprehensive university. As one of the largest universities in Europe, it also works at the highest international level in research and teaching.

  18. 18

    Home | UC Santa Barbara

    UC Santa Barbara is a leading center for teaching and research located on the California coast - truly a learning and living environment like no other!

  19. 19
    iu.edu Top 10K English

    Bring On Tomorrow: Solving tomorrow's problems today

    Indiana University empowers students to succeed through top-ranked academics, groundbreaking research, and service that strengthens Indiana and beyond.

  20. 20
    University of Edinburgh ed.ac.uk Top 10K English

    The University of Edinburgh

    The University of Edinburgh, influencing the world since 1583. We are one of the UK's top-rated research universities. Located in Scotland's capital city, one of the liveliest and most beautiful cities in the world.

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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

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Analytics
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Tag managers
CDN
  • cdnjs asset https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/mathjax/2.7.4/MathJax.js?config=TeX-AMS_HTML
Hosting
Web servers
Email hosting
  • Microsoft 365 TXT v=spf1 ip4:145.18.56.76/31 ip4:13.74.56.125 ip4:87.195.18.70 ip4:94.2…
Email delivery
  • Brevo TXT brevo-code:827311f17475d789ad60ba0974d0be19
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=fgCYupj4jgwsJq920dddvuWFDvBa7KVzk4tXTPK…
  • Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=fx8Mt-sj-00QqB-cI_bRwu3odAnEdgU0ExBF-sg281U
  • Zoom TXT ZOOM_verify_5SDyNZLJSPWYTWoGkjFXog

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