Alternatives and competitors

Sites like UZH

The 20 closest higher education alternatives to UZH, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 7 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to UZH? The closest matches are ETH Zurich, University of Vienna and University of Sydney. 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 UZH

UZH uzh.ch

Universität Zürich | Universität Zürich | UZH

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

Wikidata: public research university in Zurich, Switzerland

Top 10K · #5,669 German 7 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit UZH

Summary by Claude

Official website of the University of Zurich, Switzerland's largest public research university, with information on its seven faculties, over 200 degree programs, research, teaching, public events and university news.

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

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to UZH’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

UChicagoUniversity of TorontoLMUuni-koeln.deUniversity of UtahEPFLUniversity of New South WalesUniversity of SydneyUniversity of ViennaETH Zurich

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to UZH

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

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  1. 01
    ETH Zurich ethz.ch Top 10K English

    ETH Zurich - Homepage | ETH Zurich

    public research university in Zurich

  2. 02
    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.

  3. 03
    University of Sydney sydney.edu.au Top 10K English

    One of Australia’s top universities - The University of Sydney

    The University of Sydney: study at one of the world's best universities, leading the way in addressing environmental, social, and governance challenges.

  4. 04
    University of Queensland uq.edu.au Top 10K English

    The University of Queensland

    UQ ranks among the world's top 50 universities, delivering knowledge leadership and connecting with partners and communities for a better world.

  5. 05
    University of New South Wales unsw.edu.au Top 10K English

    UNSW Sydney | Australia's #1 university

    UNSW is ranked 1st in Australia overall and for employment outcomes. Browse our range of study options and find the perfect one for you.

  6. 06
    EPFL epfl.ch Top 10K English

    EPFL

    Based in Lausanne (Switzerland), EPFL is a university whose three missions are education, research and innovation.

  7. 07

    public university (1983-)

  8. 08
    University of Bonn uni-bonn.de Top 10K English

    University of Bonn

    The University of Excellence in Bonn is one of Germany's top universities. Study and research at one of the largest and best research-led universities in Germany.

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    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.

  10. 10
    University of Amsterdam uva.nl Top 10K Dutch

    Universiteit van Amsterdam

    Universiteit van Amsterdam

  11. 11
    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.

  12. 12
    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).

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    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.

  14. 14
    University of Alberta ualberta.ca Top 10K

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    public research university in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

  15. 15
    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.

  16. 16
    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.

  17. 17
    LMU uni-muenchen.de Top 10K German

    Startseite - LMU München

    Die Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität gehört zu den größten und forschungsstärksten Universitäten Europas. Mit ihrem ausdifferenzierten Fächerspektrum verfügt sie über ein herausragendes Potenzial für zukunftsweisende Forschung.

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    University of Toronto utoronto.ca Top 10K English

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    The University of Toronto - Error 403

  19. 19
    UChicago uchicago.edu Top 10K

    UChicago - Error 403

    private university in Chicago, Illinois

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    Heidelberg University - Zukunft seit 1386

    public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What UZH 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://www.uzh.ch/docroot/jquery/jquery-3.7.1.min.js
Analytics
  • Matomo page source: _paq.push(
Web servers
Languages & backends
  • Java cookie JSESSIONID
Email hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=6iHTrnkqTUQQIDdPY1SKYhUu47uakJGm5eny4rT…
  • Google Search Console meta google-site-verification: EWRa2h69RPpieZESLmZZO93FUq7lunH9vMu2_2qaS28

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