Alternatives and competitors
Sites like va.gov
The 20 closest veterans benefits services alternatives to va.gov, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 8 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to va.gov? The closest matches are United States Department of State, United States Army and United States Department of Defense. 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
- 4,032
- Vector
- 384-d
- Query
- 18 ms
01 · Entity
About va.gov
va.gov
VA.gov Home | Veterans Affairs
Welcome to the official website of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Discover, apply for, and manage your VA benefits and care.
Wikidata: department of the United States government
Summary by Claude
Official website of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, where veterans, service members and their families can apply for and manage VA health care, disability compensation, education, home loan, pension, life insurance and burial benefits.
- Who it’s for
- U.S. veterans, service members and families
- Business model
- Government funded
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to va.gov’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
03 · Nearest neighbours
Alternatives to va.gov
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to va.gov, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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Technical Difficulties
executive department of the U.S. federal government
Very close cos 0.923 - 02
The Official Home Page of the United States Army
The latest news, images, videos, career information, and links from the U.S. Army
Very close cos 0.918 - 03
MHS Home | Health.mil
The Health.mil is the official website of the Military Health System. The Military Health System is one of America’s largest and most complex health care institutions, and the world’s preeminent military health care delivery operation. Our MHS saves lives on the battlefield, combats infectious disease around the world, and is responsible for providing health services to approximately 9.5 million beneficiaries, composed of uniformed service members, military retirees, and family members.
Very close cos 0.910 - 04
Homepage | house.gov
lower house of the United States Congress
Very close cos 0.911 - 05
Making government services easier to find | USAGov
Find government benefits, services, agencies, and information at USA.gov. Contact elected officials. Learn about passports, Social Security, taxes, and more.
Very close cos 0.911 - 06
Home | U.S. Department of Labor
U.S. federal department that regulates workers' rights and labor markets
Very close cos 0.908 - 07
Home - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | CMS
United States federal agency
Very close cos 0.904 - 08
Welcome to Medicare | Medicare
The official U.S. government website for Medicare, a health insurance program for people age 65 or older and younger people with disabilities.
Very close cos 0.903 - 10
Home | Virginia.gov
The official website of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Learn about Virginia government, contact a state agency, and find the services and resources you need.
Very close cos 0.902 - 11
Welcome to GOV.UK
GOV.UK - The best place to find government services and information.
Very close cos 0.901 - 12
The White House
President Donald J. Trump and Vice President JD Vance are committed to lowering costs for all Americans, securing our borders, unleashing American energy dominance, restoring peace through strength, and making all Americans safe and secure once again.
Very close cos 0.900 - 13
Home | USCIS
immigration benefits agency of the United States government
Very close cos 0.895 - 14
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.
Very close cos 0.895 - 15
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC
United States government public health agency
Very close cos 0.896 - 16
Department of Justice | Homepage | United States Department of Justice
Official website of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). DOJ’s mission is to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law; to ensure public safety against threats foreign and domestic; to provide federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime; to seek just punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior; and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans.
Very close cos 0.894 - 17
NPS.gov Homepage (U.S. National Park Service)
The National Park Service cares for special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage.
Close cos 0.892 - 18
National Archives | Home
National Archives and Records Administration
Close cos 0.892 - 19
Home | GSA
Our mission is to deliver the best customer experience and value in real estate, acquisition, and technology services to government and the American people.
Close cos 0.890 - 20
Internal Revenue Service | An official website of the United States government
Pay your taxes. Get your refund status. Find IRS forms and answers to tax questions. We help you understand and meet your federal tax responsibilities.
Close cos 0.891
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to va.gov’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones va.gov uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What va.gov is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- JavaScript frameworks
- Tag managers
- Google Tag Manager page source: googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-
- Email hosting
- Microsoft 365 TXT MS=ms28494616
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Adobe TXT adobe-sign-verification=594d4411032f090b796289d2ed5a659c3e7fd6cf516a1…
- DocuSign TXT docusign=31552c45-f8a2-4607-9542-acf2c7b6ddff
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=RkAwuvE_HJPBMMNduSFoIOZBXDdFYV8pyziOb8CoqUU
- Webex TXT webexdomainverification.4NWTE=159c226b-8398-4ffd-8683-22977242d145
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what va.gov adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 15/20
- Microsoft 365 14/20
- Akamai Edge DNS · not on va.gov 10/20
- Akamai · not on va.gov 9/20
- Apple Business · not on va.gov 8/20
- Adobe 7/20
- Atlassian · not on va.gov 7/20
- Google Tag Manager 5/20
- jQuery · not on va.gov 5/20
- Drupal · not on va.gov 5/20
- PHP · not on va.gov 5/20
- Amazon SES · not on va.gov 5/20
- Amazon CloudFront · not on va.gov 4/20
- DocuSign 4/20
- Webex 4/20
- OpenAI · not on va.gov 4/20