Alternatives and competitors

Sites like Zalo

The 20 closest instant messaging alternatives to Zalo, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 7 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to Zalo? The closest matches are 24h.com.vn, Dân Trí and Báo Mới. 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 Zalo

Zalo zalo.me

Zalo: Phát triển Internet thay đổi cuộc sống người Việt Nam

Tìm hiểu cách Zalo xây dựng, phát triển và đóng góp thông qua Zalo, Zing, Zalo Video; Trí tuệ nhân tạo (AI) Kiki Auto, mô hình ngôn ngữ lớn; Chuyển đổi số …

Wikidata: Vietnamese mobile instant messenger and social media service

Top 10K · #2,614 English 7 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit Zalo

Summary by Claude

Corporate site for Zalo, Vietnam's most popular messaging app by VNG Corporation, presenting its ecosystem including Zalo messenger, Zing MP3 music streaming, Baomoi news aggregator, Zalo Video short-form video, and the Kiki in-car voice assistant.

Who it’s for
Vietnamese internet users
Business model
Advertising and business services

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Zalo’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.

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ViberLINEYouTubekwai.comnicovideo.jpHow-To GeekBIGOprivatevietnamtourguide.comZoomVietnamNet

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to Zalo

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

Only in English
  1. 01
    VietnamNet vietnamnet.vn Top 10K English

    VietNamNet News - Latest Vietnam news, business, sports, entertaiment, politics

    VietNamNet News provides latest Vietnam news, photos, videos about Vietnam. Breaking news from Vietnam and the world today.

  2. 02
    Zoom zoom.com Top 1K English

    One platform to connect | Zoom

    Modernize workflows with Zoom's trusted collaboration tools: including video meetings, Zoom Chat, VoIP phone, webinars, whiteboard, contact center, and events.

  3. 03

    Xin Chao Private Vietnam Tours | Best Vietnam Tour Operator

    Xin Chao is a Vietnam based travel company founded by Loc Nguyen Viet Bao. It provides Customizable and private Sightseeing tours for daily – Excursions and Long trip

  4. 04
    BIGO bigo.sg Top 10K English

    BIGO TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD.

    The official website for BIGO Newsroom. Explore the latest news, media coverage and creator stories from BIGO Technology.

  5. 05
    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.

  6. 06
    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!

  7. 07
    kwai.com Top 10K English

    Make Everyone Shine

    Kwai is a social network for short videos and trends. Discover funny short videos. Contribute to the virtual community with recordings, videos of your life, playing daily challenges or likes the best memes and videos. Download the app to share your life with short videos and choose from dozens of magical effects and filters for them.

  8. 08
    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.

  9. 09
    LINE line.me Top 1K English

    LINE|always at your side.

    More than just a messenger app. LINE is new level of communication and the very infrastructure of your life.

  10. 10
    Viber viber.com Top 1K English

    Home | Viber

    cross-platform instant messaging voice-over-Internet Protocol application for smartphones

  11. 11
    GoTo goto.com Top 10K English

    GoTo: Business Communication & IT Support Software

    Businesses of all sizes trust GoTo to power business growth and support customers. Explore our business phone system, contact center, and IT support products.

  12. 12
    Snapchat snapchat.com Top 1K English

    Snapchat - Say It In A Snap

    Chat, send Snaps, explore Stories, and try Lenses on desktop, or download the app on mobile! See how to connect & create with friends on Snapchat, wherever you are.

  13. 13
    ManageEngine manageengine.com Top 10K English

    ManageEngine: ITOps, cybersecurity & service management software

    ManageEngine powers businesses like yours to take control of your IT with enterprise-grade solutions built from the ground up.

  14. 14
    Messenger messenger.com Top 10K English

    Messenger

    Hang out anytime, anywhere—Messenger makes it easy and fun to stay close to your favorite people

  15. 15
    Kompas.com kompas.com Top 10K English

    Berita Terkini Hari Ini, Kabar Akurat Terpercaya - Kompas.com

    Kompas.com - Berita Indonesia dan Dunia Terkini Hari Ini, Kabar Harian Terbaru Terpercaya Terlengkap Seputar Politik, Ekonomi, Travel, Teknologi, Otomotif, Bola

  16. 16
    8x8 8x8.com Top 10K English

    Vercel Security Checkpoint

    American provider of Voice over IP products

  17. 17
    XDA Developers xda-developers.com Top 10K English

    XDA

    The world’s best source for computing news, reviews, editorials guides, and more.

  18. 18
    WhatsApp whatsapp.com Top 100 English

    WhatsApp | Secure and Reliable Free Private Messaging and Calling

    Use WhatsApp Messenger to stay in touch with friends and family. WhatsApp is free and offers simple, secure, reliable messaging and calling, available on phones all over the world.

  19. 19
    Slack slack.com Top 1K English

    Slack | AI Work Platform & Productivity Tools

    Boost productivity and save time with Slack‌ — ‌the AI work platform for managing projects, automating workflows, and connecting teams securely. Start working smarter today.

  20. 20
    Agora agora.io Top 1K English

    Real-Time Engagement & Conversational AI Platform | Agora

    Build ultra-low latency voice, video, chat, and voice AI experiences for meaningful human-to-human and human-to-AI conversations, with flexible APIs and no-code & low-code tools.

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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

Built with

JavaScript frameworks
  • Next.js header x-powered-by: Next.js
  • React implied by Next.js (header x-powered-by: Next.js)
Analytics
Email hosting
Email delivery
  • Amazon SES TXT v=spf1 a mx include:amazonses.com include:spf.protection.outlook.com …
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=W6B6OX-CH4YVR2qoG-rApRzMLtlkKQeHOZfkOO4NX_U
  • OpenAI TXT openai-domain-verification=dv-GDSrB72rpm75o4uQ86kZykcN

Stack changes

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