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

Top 10K · #1,919 English 6 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit Waze

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

Life360TomTomMapboxnavitime.co.jpKomootgdemoideti.ruamapStravaAllTrailsMapQuest

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to Waze

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Waze, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Only in English
  1. 01
    MapQuest mapquest.com Top 10K English

    company owned by System1

  2. 02
    AllTrails alltrails.com Top 10K English

    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.

  3. 03
    Strava strava.com Top 10K English

    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.

  4. 04
    amap amap.com Top 10K

    navigation application

  5. 05
    gdemoideti.ru Top 10K Russian

    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.

  6. 06
    Komoot komoot.com Top 10K English

    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.

  7. 07

    ERROR: The request could not be satisfied

  8. 08
    Mapbox mapbox.com Top 10K English

    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.

  9. 09
    TomTom tomtom.com Top 10K English

    TomTom — Maps and Location Technology

    TomTom Technology for a moving world. Meet the leading independent location, navigation and map technology specialist.

  10. 10
    Life360 life360.com Top 1K English

    location based freemium app for families

  11. 11
    2GIS 2gis.ru Top 10K Russian

    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

  12. 12
    OpenStreetMap openstreetmap.org Top 1K English

    OpenStreetMap

    OpenStreetMap is a map of the world, created by people like you and free to use under an open license.

  13. 13
    Here Technologies here.com Top 10K English

    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.

  14. 14
    Geocaching geocaching.com Top 10K English

    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.

  15. 15
    Garmin Group garmin.com Top 10K English

    Garmin Official Site

    Delivering innovative GPS-enabled technology across diverse markets, including sports and fitness, outdoor recreation, marine, automotive, and aviation.

  16. 16
    Mobcup mobcup.fm Top 10K English

    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.

  17. 17
    Flurry flurry.com Top 1K English

    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.

  18. 18
    game8.co Top 10K English

    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!

  19. 19
    parivahan.gov.in Top 10K English

    Welcome! | Parivahansewa

  20. 20
    Canva canva.com Top 1K English

    Canva

    online graphic design platform

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
Tag managers
Hosting
Email hosting
DNS hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)

Stack changes

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