Sites like VK

01 · Entity

About VK

VK vkontakte.ru

VK.com | VK

Top 10K · #1,089 English 4 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

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Summary by Claude

VK (VKontakte) is a social network where users create profiles, message friends, join communities, and share photos, videos and music. vkontakte.ru is the legacy domain that redirects to vk.com.

Who it’s for

Russian-speaking internet users

Business model

Advertising

• social networking
• social network
• messaging
• communities and groups
• music streaming
• video sharing
• photo sharing
• VK Play games

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to VK’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.

1. 01
   VK Video vkvideo.ru Top 10K

   Russian service for watching videos

   • GlobalSign
   • Google Search Console
   • Yandex Webmaster

   0 say VK Video is a good alternative to VK 0 say VK Video isn’t a real alternative to VK

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.927
2. 02
   vkplay.ru Top 10K

   Russian-language online gaming service

   • GlobalSign
   • Google Search Console
   • Yandex Webmaster

   0 say vkplay.ru is a good alternative to VK 0 say vkplay.ru isn’t a real alternative to VK

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.924
3. 03
   My.com my.com Top 1K

   website and application software

   • GlobalSign
   • Google Search Console

   0 say My.com is a good alternative to VK 0 say My.com isn’t a real alternative to VK

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.909
4. 04
   Odnoklassniki ok.ru Top 1K English

   OK social network. Communication with friends on OK. Your meeting place with classmates

   OK is a social network where you can find your old friends. Communication, online games, send gifts and cards to friends. Come to OK, and share your emotions with friends, colleagues and classmates.

   • GlobalSign
   • Google Search Console
   • Envoy
   • Google Tag Manager
   • Java
   • Meta Business Suite

   0 say Odnoklassniki is a good alternative to VK 0 say Odnoklassniki isn’t a real alternative to VK

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.905
5. 05
   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.

   • Google Search Console
   • Atlassian
   • Bing Webmaster Tools
   • Cloudflare DNS
   • Google Workspace
   • Meta Business Suite

   0 say Pikabu is a good alternative to VK 0 say Pikabu isn’t a real alternative to VK

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.904
6. 06
   instagram.com Top 100

   photo and video sharing social network owned by Meta Platforms

   • Google Search Console
   • Adobe
   • Meta Business Suite
   • Proofpoint
   • Slack

   0 say instagram.com is a good alternative to VK 0 say instagram.com isn’t a real alternative to VK

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.901
7. 07
   fotostrana.ru Top 10K

   Фотострана — знакомства, чат, игры | 22M+ пользователей

   Фотострана — №1 соцсеть знакомств! 22M+ пользователей, 25M+ фото, бесплатный чат, игры, конкурсы. Любовь и флирт рядом!

   • GlobalSign
   • Google Search Console
   • PHP
   • Google Analytics
   • jQuery
   • Mailchimp Transactional

   0 say fotostrana.ru is a good alternative to VK 0 say fotostrana.ru isn’t a real alternative to VK

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.901
8. 08
   MAX max.ru Top 10K Russian

   MAX — быстрое и легкое приложение для общения и решения повседневных задач

   MAX позволяет отправлять любые виды сообщений и звонить даже на слабых устройствах и при низкой скорости интернета.

   • GlobalSign
   • Google Search Console
   • SvelteKit
   • Yandex Metrica
   • Yandex Webmaster

   0 say MAX is a good alternative to VK 0 say MAX isn’t a real alternative to VK

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.894
9. 09
   Facebook facebook.com Top 100

   American online social media and social networking service

   • Google Search Console
   • HubSpot
   • Meta Business Suite

   0 say Facebook is a good alternative to VK 0 say Facebook isn’t a real alternative to VK

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.894
10. 10
    Wikimedia movement wikimedia.org Top 1K English

    Wikimedia Error

    global social movement for free educational knowledge

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Microsoft 365
    • Miro

    0 say Wikimedia movement is a good alternative to VK 0 say Wikimedia movement isn’t a real alternative to VK

    Comment
    Close cos 0.894
11. 11
    TikTok tiktok.com Top 100 English

    TikTok - Make Your Day

    video-focused social media platform

    • Google Search Console
    • Akamai Edge DNS
    • Apple Business
    • Google Workspace
    • HubSpot
    • Meta Business Suite

    0 say TikTok is a good alternative to VK 0 say TikTok isn’t a real alternative to VK

    Comment
    Close cos 0.893
12. 12
    ResearchGate researchgate.net Top 1K English

    ResearchGate - Temporarily Unavailable

    commercial scientific social network

    • Google Search Console
    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Workspace

    0 say ResearchGate is a good alternative to VK 0 say ResearchGate isn’t a real alternative to VK

    Comment
    Close cos 0.892
13. 13
    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.

    • Google Search Console
    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian
    • Azure DNS
    • Cloudflare
    • DocuSign

    0 say LinkedIn is a good alternative to VK 0 say LinkedIn isn’t a real alternative to VK

    Comment
    Close cos 0.891
14. 14
    vc.ru Top 10K Russian

    vc.ru — бизнес, технологии, идеи, модели роста, стартапы

    Крупнейшая в рунете площадка для предпринимателей нового поколения. Новости ИТ-рынка, вакансии рунета, реклама, PR, интерфейсы, мобильные приложения.

    • Google Search Console
    • Amazon SES
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Fonts
    • Google Workspace
    • Vue.js

    0 say vc.ru is a good alternative to VK 0 say vc.ru isn’t a real alternative to VK

    Comment
    Close cos 0.892
15. 15
    Rutube rutube.ru Top 10K Russian

    RUTUBE - смотрите видео онлайн, бесплатно.

    RUTUBE — ведущий российский видеопортал, предлагающий к просмотру тв онлайн, кинофильмы, сериалы, мультфильмы и пользовательское видео. Смотри. Создавай. Загружай.

    • GlobalSign
    • Bing Webmaster Tools
    • Yandex Metrica
    • Yandex Webmaster

    0 say Rutube is a good alternative to VK 0 say Rutube isn’t a real alternative to VK

    Comment
    Close cos 0.888
16. 16
    Dribbble dribbble.com Top 10K English

    promotion & networking platform for digital designers and creatives

    • GlobalSign
    • Google Search Console
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Amazon CloudFront
    • Google Workspace

    0 say Dribbble is a good alternative to VK 0 say Dribbble isn’t a real alternative to VK

    Comment
    Close cos 0.886
17. 17
    Product Hunt producthunt.com Top 10K English

    product discovery website

    • Google Search Console
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Workspace
    • Mailjet
    • Meta Business Suite

    0 say Product Hunt is a good alternative to VK 0 say Product Hunt isn’t a real alternative to VK

    Comment
    Close cos 0.886
18. 18
    Reddit reddit.com Top 1K

    American social news aggregation website and discussion portal

    • Google Search Console
    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian
    • DocuSign
    • Google Workspace
    • Microsoft 365

    0 say Reddit is a good alternative to VK 0 say Reddit isn’t a real alternative to VK

    Comment
    Close cos 0.885
19. 19
    wiki.gg Top 10K English

    Welcome to wiki.gg!

    wiki.gg hosts MediaWiki sites about common-interest topics. With over 800 wikis and an indie, editors-first mindset, we're a great place to host your wiki and we'd love to have you!

    • Google Search Console
    • Amazon SES
    • Atlassian
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Cloudflare Web Analytics

    0 say wiki.gg is a good alternative to VK 0 say wiki.gg isn’t a real alternative to VK

    Comment
    Close cos 0.883
20. 20
    YouTube youtube.com Top 100 English

    YouTube

    Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Fonts
    • Google Workspace
    • Meta Business Suite

    0 say YouTube is a good alternative to VK 0 say YouTube isn’t a real alternative to VK

    Comment
    Close cos 0.885

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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