Sites like www.gov.uk

01 · Entity

About www.gov.uk

www.gov.uk

Welcome to GOV.UK

GOV.UK - The best place to find government services and information.

Wikidata: island country in north-west Europe

Top 1K · #295 English 3 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

Visit www.gov.uk

Summary by Claude

The official UK government website providing information and online access to public services such as tax accounts, benefits, passports, visas, driving licences and state pensions, plus news and publications from government departments.

Who it’s for

UK residents, businesses and visitors

Business model

Government funded

• government services portal
• HMRC personal tax account
• Universal Credit sign in
• passport renewal
• eVisa immigration status
• vehicle tax and MOT
• State Pension forecast
• Self Assessment tax return
• driving licence

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to www.gov.uk’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
   usa.gov Top 10K English

   Making government services easier to find | USAGov

   Find government benefits, services, agencies, and information at USA.gov. Contact elected officials. Learn about passports, Social Security, taxes, and more.

   • Amazon SES
   • Bing Webmaster Tools
   • Amazon CloudFront
   • Drupal
   • Google Search Console
   • Google Tag Manager

   0 say usa.gov is a good alternative to www.gov.uk 0 say usa.gov isn’t a real alternative to www.gov.uk

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.936
2. 02
   Ohio ohio.gov Top 10K

   404 Error Page

   state of the United States of America

   • Amazon SES
   • Apple Business
   • Amazon Web Services
   • Amazon CloudFront
   • Google Fonts
   • Google Search Console

   0 say Ohio is a good alternative to www.gov.uk 0 say Ohio isn’t a real alternative to www.gov.uk

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.931
3. 03
   Canada canada.ca Top 10K English

   Canada.ca

   The Government of Canada website is a single point of access to all programs, services, departments, ministries and organizations of the Government of Canada.

   • Adobe
   • Adobe Experience Manager
   • Adobe Experience Platform Tags
   • Akamai
   • Apache HTTP Server
   • Google Search Console

   0 say Canada is a good alternative to www.gov.uk 0 say Canada isn’t a real alternative to www.gov.uk

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.925
4. 04
   Service Public service-public.fr Top 10K French

   Accueil | Service Public

   Service Public - Vos droits et démarches plus simplement

   • AB Tasty
   • GlobalSign
   • Google Search Console

   0 say Service Public is a good alternative to www.gov.uk 0 say Service Public isn’t a real alternative to www.gov.uk

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.920
5. 05
   europa.eu Top 1K English

   Language selection | European Union

   Discover how the EU functions, its principles, priorities; find out about its history and member states; learn about its legal basis and your EU rights.

   • Amazon CloudFront
   • Drupal
   • GlobalSign
   • Google Search Console
   • jQuery
   • Microsoft 365

   0 say europa.eu is a good alternative to www.gov.uk 0 say europa.eu isn’t a real alternative to www.gov.uk

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.919
6. 06
   United States Department of State state.gov Top 1K English

   Technical Difficulties

   executive department of the U.S. federal government

   • Adobe
   • Akamai Edge DNS
   • Apple Business
   • Atlassian
   • Amazon Web Services
   • Amazon CloudFront

   0 say United States Department of State is a good alternative to www.gov.uk 0 say United States Department of State isn’t a real alternative to www.gov.uk

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.919
7. 07
   Gosuslugi gosuslugi.ru Top 1K Russian

   Портал государственных услуг Российской Федерации

   Проще, чем кажется

   • GlobalSign
   • Google Search Console

   0 say Gosuslugi is a good alternative to www.gov.uk 0 say Gosuslugi isn’t a real alternative to www.gov.uk

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.919
8. 08
   Indiana in.gov Top 10K

   state of the United States of America

   • Apple Business
   • Cloudflare DNS
   • Google Search Console

   0 say Indiana is a good alternative to www.gov.uk 0 say Indiana isn’t a real alternative to www.gov.uk

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.919
9. 09
   Washington wa.gov Top 10K

   state of the United States of America

   • Apple Business
   • Microsoft 365

   0 say Washington is a good alternative to www.gov.uk 0 say Washington isn’t a real alternative to www.gov.uk

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.919
10. 10
    Michigan michigan.gov Top 10K

    state of the United States of America

    • Adobe
    • Akamai
    • Akamai Edge DNS
    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian
    • DocuSign

    0 say Michigan is a good alternative to www.gov.uk 0 say Michigan isn’t a real alternative to www.gov.uk

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.918
11. 11
    Texas texas.gov Top 10K

    state of the United States of America

    0 say Texas is a good alternative to www.gov.uk 0 say Texas isn’t a real alternative to www.gov.uk

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.919
12. 12
    pa.gov Top 10K English

    Home | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

    We're the home base of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Explore the services and resources offered by your government.

    • Adobe Experience Manager
    • Adobe Experience Platform Tags
    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian
    • Azure Front Door
    • Brevo

    0 say pa.gov is a good alternative to www.gov.uk 0 say pa.gov isn’t a real alternative to www.gov.uk

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.917
13. 13
    Goods and Services Tax gst.gov.in Top 10K

    an indirect tax levied in India

    • Amazon SES
    • Google Search Console

    0 say Goods and Services Tax is a good alternative to www.gov.uk 0 say Goods and Services Tax isn’t a real alternative to www.gov.uk

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.914
14. 14
    Massachusetts mass.gov Top 10K English

    Not allowed | Mass Gov

    state of the United States of America

    • Akamai Edge DNS
    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian
    • Google Search Console
    • Microsoft 365
    • Proofpoint

    0 say Massachusetts is a good alternative to www.gov.uk 0 say Massachusetts isn’t a real alternative to www.gov.uk

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.915
15. 15
    Tennessee State Government tn.gov Top 10K

    400 The plain HTTP request was sent to HTTPS port

    government of the U.S. state of Tennessee

    • Adobe
    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Brevo
    • GlobalSign

    0 say Tennessee State Government is a good alternative to www.gov.uk 0 say Tennessee State Government isn’t a real alternative to www.gov.uk

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.915
16. 16
    UK National Archives nationalarchives.gov.uk Top 10K English

    Welcome to The National Archives

    Explore 1,000 years of history with the official national archive of the UK Government.

    • nginx
    • Adobe Fonts
    • Amazon SES
    • Atlassian
    • Amazon CloudFront
    • Font Awesome

    0 say UK National Archives is a good alternative to www.gov.uk 0 say UK National Archives isn’t a real alternative to www.gov.uk

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.912
17. 17
    Utah utah.gov Top 10K English

    Home | Utah.gov

    The Official Website of the State of Utah

    • Adobe
    • Akamai Edge DNS
    • Amazon SES
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian

    0 say Utah is a good alternative to www.gov.uk 0 say Utah isn’t a real alternative to www.gov.uk

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.914
18. 18
    ct.gov Top 10K English

    CT.GOV-Connecticut's Official State Website

    • Adobe Fonts
    • Apple Business
    • ASP.NET
    • Atlassian
    • Azure Front Door
    • Google Search Console

    0 say ct.gov is a good alternative to www.gov.uk 0 say ct.gov isn’t a real alternative to www.gov.uk

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.913
19. 19
    Maryland maryland.gov Top 10K English

    Maryland.gov

    An official website of the state of Maryland connecting you to benefits, services, businesses, education, and government information.

    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare Web Analytics
    • DocuSign
    • Drupal

    0 say Maryland is a good alternative to www.gov.uk 0 say Maryland isn’t a real alternative to www.gov.uk

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.912
20. 20
    parivahan.gov.in Top 10K English

    Welcome! | Parivahansewa

    • Drupal
    • PHP

    0 say parivahan.gov.in is a good alternative to www.gov.uk 0 say parivahan.gov.in isn’t a real alternative to www.gov.uk

    Comment
    Very close cos 0.910

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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