Alternatives and competitors
Sites like Verisign
The 20 closest domain name registry alternatives to Verisign, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 7 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to Verisign? The closest matches are Dynadot, ICANN and Name.com. 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
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- Sites searched
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- Query
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01 · Entity
About Verisign
Verisign verisign.net
A global provider of domain name registry services and internet infrastructure | Verisign
Verisign, a global provider of domain name registry services and internet infrastructure, enables internet navigation for many of the world’s most recognized domain names.
Summary by Claude
Verisign operates the authoritative registries for the .com and .net top-level domains, runs DNS resolution infrastructure including root servers, and serves as DNS root zone maintainer under agreement with ICANN.
- Who it’s for
- Domain registrars, businesses, internet community
- Business model
- Domain registry fees
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to Verisign’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 Verisign
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Verisign, thumbs down if it isn’t.
- 01
Register, Buy & Manage Domain Names Online | Dynadot
Search 800+ domain extensions, register names at transparent prices, and manage DNS, privacy, email, transfers, renewals, and domain portfolios in Dynadot.
Very close cos 0.917 - 02
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
ICANN’s mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet.
Very close cos 0.912 - 03
Cloudflare Captcha Page | Register.com
American domain name registrar
- Google Search Console
- Adobe Experience Manager
- Cloudflare
- Cloudflare DNS
- Meta Business Suite
- Microsoft 365
Very close cos 0.909 - 04
easyDNS - DNS, Domains, Web and Email Hosting Since 1998
The DNS Professionals: Anycast, Dynamic DNS, Enterprise DNS, Secondary DNS with TSIG, DNSSEC. We also offer web hosting, email and VPS. Amazing Support.
Very close cos 0.906 - 05
Directnic.com-Get a FREE Domain with any annual Hosting Plan
Directnic makes registering Domain Names fast, simple, and affordable. Find out why so many business owners chose Directnic to be their Domain Name Registrar.
Very close cos 0.902 - 06
NIC.DO – .DO Domain Registration
Internet country-code top level domain for the Dominican Republic
Very close cos 0.899 - 07
Registry
internet country code top-level domain for India
Very close cos 0.899 - 08
Security check | Network Solutions
American-based technology company and a subsidiary of Web.com
Very close cos 0.896 - 09
EuroDNS: Domains, Hosting & Web Essentials All In One Place
Find a domain, launch your website, and make it happen with us! From hosting, to SSL, to branded email: EuroDNS has everything you need in one place.
Close cos 0.893 - 10
NIC.IO - The Official .IO Domain Registry and Network Information Centre
NIC.IO - The Official .IO Domain Registry and Network Information Centre
Close cos 0.890 - 11
Domain Registration - Register domain name at Pananames
Search and registration of domain names in many different TLDs. Register your domain name today!
Close cos 0.888 - 12
Expanding the online frontier | Google Registry
More and more people make websites every day, but not everyone knows how to stay safe and secure online. Learn what you need to be aware of to keep your data safe online.
Close cos 0.887 - 13
Dynamic DNS, VPS Hosting and More
- Google Search Console
- Google Workspace
- Google Ads conversion tracking
- Google Analytics
- Google Fonts
- jQuery
Close cos 0.890 - 14
NLnet Labs - Home
Research & Development, Internet architecture, DNS, Routing, Stability and Security.
Close cos 0.885 - 15
ZoneEdit – Managed DNS & Domain Services
Close cos 0.884 - 16
.xyz Domain Names | Join Generation XYZ
For every website, everywhere®
Close cos 0.885 - 17
Free dynamic DNS service | Dynu Systems, Inc.
Dynu Systems, Inc. provides free dynamic DNS service as well as other services such as domain registration, email and SSL services.
Close cos 0.885 - 18
Managed DNS Business Services & Solutions Provider | a DigiCert Company
DNS Made Easy powered by DigiCert provides high-performance managed DNS services with 100% uptime, low-latency resolution, enhanced security, and simplified DNS management.
- Adobe Experience Platform Tags
- Google Search Console
- Google Workspace
- Adobe Experience Manager
- Imperva
- reCAPTCHA
Close cos 0.881 - 19
No-IP | Smarter DNS Starts Here
No-IP is a Free Dynamic DNS and Managed DNS provider with 100% uptime. Get free DDNS, plus domain registration and SSL certificates, for home and business
- Google Search Console
- Bing Webmaster Tools
- Google Ads conversion tracking
- Google Fonts
- Google Tag Manager
- HubSpot
Close cos 0.883 - 20
Home Page
API endpoint
Close cos 0.880
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to verisign.net’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Verisign uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What Verisign is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- Tag managers
- Adobe Experience Platform Tags asset https://assets.adobedtm.com/1d6e8340b68d/700e249796ce/launch-305389a5b097.min.js
- Cookie consent
- OneTrust page source: cdn.cookielaw.org
- CDN
- Amazon CloudFront header x-amz-cf-id: qRk___tf3DVFK9V5zZvv4ysQLxu5WDD9LrLmoyETdPM6FkP_icSa2Q==
- Hosting
- Amazon Web Services header server: AmazonS3
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace TXT v=spf1 include:spf-e.verisign.com include:spf-i.verisign.com include:…
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Google Search Console meta google-site-verification: nwxdSxCcBqilblu_dSMA680ULvUqh17mPCmHn3q0jPQ
- Yandex Webmaster meta yandex-verification: 67e79094314b725f
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Verisign adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 15/20
- jQuery · not on verisign.net 8/20
- Google Fonts · not on verisign.net 7/20
- nginx · not on verisign.net 7/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on verisign.net 6/20
- Google Analytics · not on verisign.net 6/20
- Cloudflare · not on verisign.net 5/20
- Google Workspace 5/20
- Cloudflare DNS · not on verisign.net 4/20
- Meta Business Suite · not on verisign.net 4/20
- Font Awesome · not on verisign.net 4/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on verisign.net 4/20
- PHP · not on verisign.net 4/20
- Atlassian · not on verisign.net 3/20
- OpenAI · not on verisign.net 3/20
- Apache HTTP Server · not on verisign.net 3/20