Alternatives and competitors
Sites like WebMD
The 20 closest consumer health information alternatives to WebMD, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 15 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to WebMD? The closest matches are Everyday Health, Healthline and verywellhealth.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
- k = 20
- Sites searched
- 4,032
- Vector
- 384-d
- Query
- 13 ms
01 · Entity
About WebMD
WebMD webmd.com
WebMD - Better information. Better health.
The leading source for trustworthy and timely health and medical news and information. Providing credible health information, supportive community, and educational services by blending award-winning expertise in content, community services, expert commentary, and medical review.
Wikidata: American corporation which provides health information services
Summary by Claude
WebMD publishes consumer health and medical information, including articles on conditions, symptoms, drugs, treatments, healthy living and medical news, plus tools like a symptom checker and doctor directory.
- Who it’s for
- General consumers seeking health information
- Business model
- Advertising and sponsored content
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to WebMD’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 WebMD
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to WebMD, thumbs down if it isn’t.
- 01
Everyday Health: Trusted Medical Information, Expert Health Advice, News, Tools, and Resources
Everyday Health inspires and empowers people to live their healthiest lives, every day, through trusted, medically reviewed information and expert health advice from the nation's leading healthcare providers and patient advocates. Learn more about health
Very close cos 0.952 - 02
Healthline: Medical information and health advice you can trust.
We're committed to being your source for expert health guidance. Come to us in your pursuit of wellness.
Very close cos 0.951 - 03
Simple Page
health website
- Cloudflare
- Google Search Console
- Google Workspace
- Mailchimp Transactional
- Meta Business Suite
- Microsoft 365
Very close cos 0.949 - 04
Medical and health information | MedicalNewsToday
Medical news and health news headlines posted throughout the day, every day
Very close cos 0.933 - 05
Today on Medscape
educational website (1995-)
Very close cos 0.922 - 06
Medical News | Medical Articles
Medical News and articles you can trust from around the world. All content is written and reviewed by qualified health, medical and scientific experts.
Very close cos 0.922 - 07
MedlinePlus - Health Information from the National Library of Medicine
Find information on health conditions, wellness issues, and more in easy-to-read language on MedlinePlus, the up-to-date, trusted health information site from the NIH and the National Library of Medicine.
- Google Search Console
- Amazon Web Services
- Bing Webmaster Tools
- Amazon CloudFront
- Google Tag Manager
- jQuery
Very close cos 0.919 - 08
Simple Page
mental health website
- Cloudflare
- Google Search Console
- Google Workspace
- Mailchimp Transactional
- Meta Business Suite
- Microsoft 365
Very close cos 0.912 - 09
Lifehacker | Do everything better
Lifehacker is the ultimate authority on optimizing every aspect of your life. Do everything better.
Very close cos 0.912 - 10
Men's Health - Fitness, Nutrition, Health, Sex, Style & Weight Loss Tips for Men
Men's Health is the brand men live by for fitness, nutrition, health, sex, style, grooming, tech, weight loss, and more.
Very close cos 0.909 - 11
medical practice and medical research group based in Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Very close cos 0.906 - 12
Psychology Today: Health, Help, Happiness + Find a Therapist
View the latest from the world of psychology: from behavioral research to practical guidance on relationships, mental health and addiction. Find help from our directory of therapists, psychologists and counselors.
- Google Ad Manager
- Google Search Console
- Mailchimp Transactional
- Meta Business Suite
- Microsoft 365
- Bing Webmaster Tools
Very close cos 0.906 - 13
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC
United States government public health agency
Very close cos 0.906 - 14 Very close cos 0.905
- 15 Very close cos 0.902
- 16
American media company
Very close cos 0.902 - 17
MUO - Technology, Simplified.
MUO is your guide to modern tech. Learn how to make use of the tech and gadgets around you, and discover cool stuff on the internet.
Very close cos 0.905 - 18
Home - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | CMS
United States federal agency
Very close cos 0.902 - 19
ScienceDaily: Your source for the latest research news
Breaking science news and articles on global warming, extrasolar planets, stem cells, bird flu, autism, nanotechnology, dinosaurs, evolution -- the latest discoveries in astronomy, anthropology, biology, chemistry, climate & environment, computers, engineering, health & medicine, math, physics, psychology, technology, and more -- from the world's leading universities and research organizations.
Very close cos 0.903 - 20
ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroughs
The latest science news. Publishing independent, fact-checked reporting on health, space, nature, technology, and the environment.
Very close cos 0.902
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to webmd.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones WebMD uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What WebMD is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- JavaScript frameworks
- Vue.js page source: data-v-50be9da8
- Tag managers
- Adobe Experience Platform Tags asset https://assets.adobedtm.com/2c8c1e17b98c/27339f98909a/launch-3931f206f4f7.min.js
- Advertising
- Google Ad Manager page source: securepubads.g.doubleclick.net
- Live chat & support
- Zendesk TXT v=spf1 include:spf.zohomail360.com include:mail.zendesk.com include:s…
- Cookie consent
- OneTrust page source: cdn.cookielaw.org
- Security
- reCAPTCHA page source: google.com/recaptcha/enterprise.js
- CDN
- Cloudflare header cf-ray: a562fea6ccfcfcbb-HAM
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace MX aspmx.l.google.com
- Microsoft 365 TXT v=spf1 include:spf.zohomail360.com include:mail.zendesk.com include:s…
- Email delivery
- Mailchimp Transactional TXT v=spf1 include:spf.zohomail360.com include:mail.zendesk.com include:s…
- DNS hosting
- Cloudflare DNS NS amir.ns.cloudflare.com
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Adobe TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=273cee5ce44db359754043668120f4ccf0076e55a…
- GlobalSign TXT globalsign-domain-verification=-8kpivpbgMACeanB8hk0ansSLujEnFA_i1ukkw…
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=tbLtuRpVup8Z965hPBFprdgjOoJw4VJqv1mkzJl84VE
- Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=w0zj3kf18imt845aplzy38efaox23t
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what WebMD adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 18/20
- Google Workspace 13/20
- Meta Business Suite 12/20
- Microsoft 365 12/20
- GlobalSign 7/20
- Google Ad Manager 7/20
- OneTrust 7/20
- Cloudflare 7/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on webmd.com 6/20
- PHP · not on webmd.com 6/20
- jQuery · not on webmd.com 6/20
- Cloudflare DNS 5/20
- Google Analytics · not on webmd.com 5/20
- Akamai Edge DNS · not on webmd.com 5/20
- Apple Business · not on webmd.com 4/20
- Atlassian · not on webmd.com 4/20