Alternatives and competitors
Sites like Waze
The 20 closest GPS navigation app alternatives to Waze, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 6 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to Waze? The closest matches are MapQuest, AllTrails and Strava. 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 Waze
Waze waze.com
Driving Directions & Traffic Reports by Waze
Get driving directions, a live traffic map & road alerts. Download the GPS traffic app, powered by community.
Wikidata: GPS navigation mobile app
Summary by Claude
Free GPS navigation app for smartphones that provides turn-by-turn driving directions, a live traffic map and road alerts based on reports from its community of drivers. It also offers programs for volunteer map editors, beta testers and partner cities and brands.
- Who it’s for
- Drivers and motorcyclists
- Business model
- Advertising and partnerships
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to Waze’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 Waze
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Waze, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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company owned by System1
Very close cos 0.918 - 02
AllTrails: Trail Guides & Maps for Hiking, Camping, and Running | AllTrails
Explore the outdoors with AllTrails, the best app for hiking, biking, and running. Discover curated guides, trail maps, photos, and reviews for over 500,000 trails worldwide.
Very close cos 0.910 - 03
Strava | Running, Cycling & Hiking App - Train, Track & Share
Strava connects millions of runners, cyclists, hikers, walkers and other active people through the sports they love – all on our mobile app and website.
Very close cos 0.906 - 04 Very close cos 0.903
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Где мои дети | Скачать приложение для Android и iOS
GPS Трекер для ребенка «Где мои дети» - скачайте приложение бесплатно и будьте спокойны за своих детей.
Very close cos 0.900 - 06
Komoot | Find, plan and share your adventures
Turn your next ride, hike, or run into an adventure with komoot. Get inspired by tapping into shared community knowledge and recommendations, then bring your adventures to life with the easy route planner.
Very close cos 0.898 - 08
Mapbox | Maps, Navigation, Search, and Data
APIs and SDKs for AI-powered maps, location search, turn-by-turn navigation, and geospatial data in mobile or web apps. Get started for free.
Very close cos 0.896 - 09
TomTom — Maps and Location Technology
TomTom Technology for a moving world. Meet the leading independent location, navigation and map technology specialist.
Close cos 0.890 - 10
location based freemium app for families
Close cos 0.883 - 11
Карта городов России: подробные карты с поиском по адресу — 2ГИС
Подробная карта городов России: поиск по адресу, телефоны, отзывы, фото, часы работы фирм и удобный поиск проезда
Close cos 0.885 - 12
OpenStreetMap
OpenStreetMap is a map of the world, created by people like you and free to use under an open license.
Close cos 0.884 - 13
HERE Technologies: The Live Map That Powers Real-World AI
HERE Technologies provides live map data, routing and location APIs, and a location platform that powers fleet, automotive and real-world AI applications.
Close cos 0.883 - 14
Geocaching
There are millions of geocaches hidden around the world—there are probably some near you right now. Get the free Official Geocaching app and start finding them.
- Google Search Console
- Google Tag Manager
- Google Workspace
- Apple Business
- Mailchimp
- Mailchimp Transactional
Close cos 0.882 - 15
Garmin Official Site
Delivering innovative GPS-enabled technology across diverse markets, including sports and fitness, outdoor recreation, marine, automotive, and aviation.
Close cos 0.878 - 16
Mobcup - Elevate Your Mobile Experience with Free Ringtones & Wallpapers
Discover an expansive library of high-quality, free ringtones and wallpapers, meticulously curated to personalize your mobile device. Stay ahead of the curve with our trending sounds and visuals.
Close cos 0.875 - 17
Flurry | Mobile App Analytics Platform for Android & iOS
Flurry is a mobile app analytics platform for Android & iOS that empowers product, development and growth experts to build better apps that users love.
Close cos 0.877 - 18
Game8|The Top Gaming and App Walkthroughs Straight from Japan!
The Top Gaming and App Walkthroughs Straight from Japan! Game8 delivers the latest in gaming news, walkthrough information, and other useful tools so that you can get the most out of your gaming experience! Our pages for popular apps and new games are being updated every minute!
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Canva
online graphic design platform
Close cos 0.876
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to waze.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Waze uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What Waze is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- Fonts
- Google Fonts asset https://fonts.googleapis.com/
- Tag managers
- Google Tag Manager page source: googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-
- Hosting
- Google Cloud header via: 1.1 google
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace MX aspmx.l.google.com
- DNS hosting
- Google Cloud DNS NS ns-cloud-b1.googledomains.com
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=k0_7da8Nm3RA9ZFG-8Nj2895hmeUdDr3RuP1vQVNyOs
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Waze adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 17/20
- Google Workspace 11/20
- Apple Business · not on waze.com 9/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on waze.com 9/20
- Atlassian · not on waze.com 9/20
- Meta Business Suite · not on waze.com 8/20
- Amazon CloudFront · not on waze.com 7/20
- DocuSign · not on waze.com 7/20
- OpenAI · not on waze.com 6/20
- Adobe · not on waze.com 6/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on waze.com 6/20
- Google Tag Manager 5/20
- Next.js · not on waze.com 5/20
- React · not on waze.com 5/20
- GlobalSign · not on waze.com 5/20
- Cloudflare · not on waze.com 5/20