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Who runs Google, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest web browser alternatives.
- Who’s behind it
- Part of google.com
- Online since
- Unknown
- Trackers
- Prices
- No pricing page
- Last price change
- –
- Closest alternative
- Opera
Measured from Google’s own pages, the Internet Archive and public records. Hover a dotted value for its source and date.
Visit Google01 · Who’s behind it
Who runs Google
Google chrome.com
Chrome is the official web browser from Google, built to be fast, secure, and customizable. Download now and make it yours.
- Company
- No imprint we could read
- Part of
- google.com Runs this domain’s DNS
- Online since
- Not in the Internet Archive
- Audience
- In English
02 · Privacy
What Google tracks
What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.
tracker that follows visitors
7 of the 18 alternatives below have fewer, 2 have more.
Privacy-friendly alternatives →- Cookie banner
- None found
- US company
- 3 tools
Tag manager
Loads further tracking scripts, which we can’t always see.
Third-party embeds
Videos, maps or fonts from other companies, which receive the visitor’s IP address.
03 · Alternatives
Alternatives to Google
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Google, thumbs down if it isn’t.
- 01
Opera Web Browser | Faster, Safer, Smarter | Opera
Faster, safer and smarter than default browsers. Fully-featured for privacy, security, and so much more. Get the faster, better Opera browser for free.
Very close - 02
Vivaldi Browser | Powerful, Personal and Private web browser
It’s a web browser. But fun. It comes with a bunch of clever features built-in. It’s super flexible and does not track you. Get the Vivaldi browser for desktop, mobile, and your car!
Very close - 03
The browser that puts you first | Brave
The Brave browser is a fast, private and secure web browser for PC, Mac and mobile. Download now to enjoy a faster ad-free browsing experience that saves data and battery life by blocking tracking software.
Very close - 04
Firefox: The fast, private browser that keeps you safe — Firefox.com
The independent browser that has your back. Firefox blocks trackers, has a free built-in VPN, puts you in control of AI, and never sells your personal data.
Very close - 05
Mozilla - Internet for people, not profit (US)
We’re working to put control of the internet back in the hands of the people using it.
Very close - 06
UC Browser | Powerful, Personal and Private web browser
UC Browser is a fast and safe web browser for PC, Mac, and mobile. Download now to enjoy a clean, ad-free browsing experience with built-in VPN for enhanced privacy and security!
Close - 07
Microsoft – AI, Cloud, Productivity, Computing, Gaming & Apps
Explore Microsoft products and services and support for your home or business. Shop Microsoft 365, Copilot, Teams, Xbox, Windows, Azure, Surface and more.
Close - 08
ChromeOS – das sichere Cloud-First-Betriebssystem für Ihr Unternehmen
Kennen Sie schon ChromeOS, das sichere Cloud-First-Betriebssystem, mit dem Sie Ihr Unternehmen voranbringen und die Erwartungen Ihrer Mitarbeitenden an moderne Arbeitsumgebungen erfüllen können?
Very close - 09
DuckDuckGo - Protection. Privacy. Peace of mind.
The Internet privacy company that empowers you to seamlessly take control of your personal information online, without any tradeoffs.
Very close - 10
Yandex — fast Internet search
Yandex finds anything: webpages, images, music, good. Solve any problem — from everyday to a scientific one. Search by text, voice or image.
Very close - 11
web search engine and browser
Close - 12
Raindrop.io — All-in-one bookmark manager
For your inspiration, read later, media and stuff
Very close - 13
Grok
Grok is an AI assistant built by SpaceXSI. Chat, create images, write code, and get real-time answers from the web and X.
Very close - 14
Web Analytics Made Easy - Statcounter
StatCounter is a simple but powerful real-time web analytics service that helps you track, analyse and understand your visitors so you can make good decisions to become more successful online.
Very close - 15
ChatGPT: Chat, Work, Create & Code with AI
Use ChatGPT to answer questions, write, create images, complete work, and code—all in one place. Get started for free or download the app.
Close - 16
Mojeek
Mojeek is a web search engine that provides unbiased, fast, and relevant search results combined with a no tracking privacy policy.
Very close - 17
Google AppSheet | Build apps with no code
Use Google AppSheet to build powerful applications that transform your business. Get started today.
Very close - 18
Best Note Taking App - Organize Your Notes with Evernote
Our note taking app helps you capture and prioritize ideas, projects and to-do lists, so nothing falls through the cracks. Start your free trial today!
Very close - 19
Free Online Games at Poki - Play Now!
Play free online games at Poki, the #1 website for instant web games. Explore exclusive titles, popular favorites, and new game releases every day - no download needed!
Very close - 20
Online browser games platform
Very close
Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles Google’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones Google uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.
04 · History
What changed
Price and policy history →No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Google adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.
05 · Details
How we measure
Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.
The full technology stack, the competitor map and search numbers · 4 technologies
- Neighbours
- k = 20
- Sites searched
- 9,192
- Vector
- 384-d
- Query
- 33 ms
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to Google’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). Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.
similarity × popularity
Built with
- JavaScript libraries
- GSAP asset https://www.gstatic.com/external_hosted/greensock3/dist/gsap.min.js
- Fonts
- Google Fonts asset https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Product+Sans&family=Google+Sans+Display:ital@0;1…
- Tag managers
- Google Tag Manager page source: googletagmanager.com/gtm.js
- Video
- YouTube embeds page source: youtube.com/embed/
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console · not on chrome.com 15/20
- Google Workspace · not on chrome.com 10/20
- Cloudflare · not on chrome.com 7/20
- Cloudflare DNS · not on chrome.com 7/20
- Meta Business Suite · not on chrome.com 6/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on chrome.com 6/20
- Apple Business · not on chrome.com 5/20
- OpenAI · not on chrome.com 5/20
- GlobalSign · not on chrome.com 5/20
- Google Tag Manager 4/20
- Zendesk · not on chrome.com 4/20
- Google Cloud · not on chrome.com 4/20
- Next.js · not on chrome.com 4/20
- React · not on chrome.com 4/20
- Bing Webmaster Tools · not on chrome.com 3/20
- jQuery · not on chrome.com 3/20