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
   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
2. 02
   Mail.ru mail.ru Top 100 English

   Russian web portal

   • GlobalSign
   • nginx

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

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.903
3. 03
   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
4. 04
   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
5. 05
   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
6. 06
   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
7. 07
   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
8. 08
   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
9. 09
   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
10. 10
    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
11. 11
    Wikidot wikidot.com Top 10K English

    Wikidot - Free and Pro Wiki Hosting

    Polish wiki hosting corporation

    • Google Search Console
    • Bootstrap
    • Font Awesome
    • Google Workspace
    • Amazon Route 53
    • SendGrid

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

    Comment
    Close cos 0.882
12. 12
    500px 500px.com Top 10K English

    photo sharing website

    • GlobalSign
    • Google Search Console
    • Amazon SES
    • Atlassian
    • Amazon CloudFront
    • Google Workspace

    0 say 500px is a good alternative to VK 0 say 500px isn’t a real alternative to VK

    Comment
    Close cos 0.883
13. 13
    GameBanana gamebanana.com Top 10K English

    GameBanana | The Game Modding Community - Since 2001

    Mods, Tutorials, Sprays, Works In Progress, Sound Mods and more for video games

    • GlobalSign
    • Google Search Console
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Ad Manager
    • Google Analytics

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

    Comment
    Close cos 0.882
14. 14
    How-To Geek howtogeek.com Top 10K English

    How-To Geek - We Explain Technology

    We explain technology. Learn more with our articles, reviews, tips, and the best answers to your most pressing tech questions.

    • Google Search Console
    • PHP
    • Amazon SES
    • Google Analytics
    • Google Workspace
    • jsDelivr

    0 say How-To Geek is a good alternative to VK 0 say How-To Geek isn’t a real alternative to VK

    Comment
    Close cos 0.885
15. 15
    Flaticon flaticon.com Top 10K English

    That request didn't go through. Our security filter flagged something. You don't have permission to access this page.

    database of icons

    • Google Search Console
    • Akamai
    • Amazon SES
    • Google Workspace
    • Mailchimp
    • Zendesk

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

    Comment
    Close cos 0.880
16. 16
    Wowhead wowhead.com Top 10K English

    World of Warcraft News and Guides

    The largest World of Warcraft (WoW) information site, featuring guides, news, and information on classes, gearing, professions, raids, transmog, and more.

    • Google Search Console
    • Amazon CloudFront
    • Datadog RUM
    • Font Awesome
    • Google Ad Manager
    • Google Workspace

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

    Comment
    Close cos 0.880
17. 17
    flic.kr Top 10K English

    Flickr | The best place to be a photographer online.

    The nicest place on the internet is here for you: inspiration, community, creativity, art, passion, and a heaping scoop of weirdness await you. Join for free.

    • Amazon CloudFront
    • Google Analytics
    • Google Fonts
    • Google Tag Manager
    • Amazon Route 53
    • TrustArc

    0 say flic.kr is a good alternative to VK 0 say flic.kr isn’t a real alternative to VK

    Comment
    Close cos 0.880
18. 18
    9GAG 9gag.com Top 10K English

    9GAG - Best Funny Memes and Breaking News

    Your daily dose of funny memes, GIFs, videos and weird news stories. We deliver hundreds of new memes daily and much more humor anywhere you go.

    • GlobalSign
    • Google Search Console
    • Apple Business
    • Cloudflare
    • Amazon CloudFront
    • Didomi

    0 say 9GAG is a good alternative to VK 0 say 9GAG isn’t a real alternative to VK

    Comment
    Close cos 0.880
19. 19
    ShareThis sharethis.com Top 10K English

    ShareThis | Share Buttons | Website Tools | Behavioral Intelligence

    Discover how social sharing tools can drive traffic and help you understand consumer intent for better targeting and personalization.

    • Google Search Console
    • PHP
    • Amazon CloudFront
    • Google Analytics
    • Google Fonts
    • Google Tag Manager

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

    Comment
    Close cos 0.880
20. 20
    nicovideo.jp Top 10K English

    ニコニコ

    日本最大級の動画サービス、ニコニコ（niconico）。動画にコメントを付けて楽しむニコニコ動画や、生放送番組にリアルタイムでコメントを付けられるニコニコ生放送のほか、イラスト・マンガ・最新ニュース・ゲームなど、エンターテイメントを全て無料で楽しめる！

    • GlobalSign
    • Google Search Console
    • Amazon SES
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • Amazon CloudFront
    • Google Tag Manager

    0 say nicovideo.jp is a good alternative to VK 0 say nicovideo.jp isn’t a real alternative to VK

    Comment
    Close cos 0.880

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.