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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.
15 of the 60 sites closest to Google match.
- 01
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 - 02
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 - 03
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 - 04
Raindrop.io — All-in-one bookmark manager
For your inspiration, read later, media and stuff
Very close - 05
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 - 06
Mojeek
Mojeek is a web search engine that provides unbiased, fast, and relevant search results combined with a no tracking privacy policy.
Very close - 07
OpenText | Secure Information Management for AI
OpenText helps organizations securely manage and connect data across the enterprise, transforming data into trusted, AI-ready information.
Very close - 08
Free Online Games on CrazyGames | Play Now!
Play free online games at CrazyGames, the best place to play high-quality browser games. We add new games every day. Have fun!
Very close - 09
Devin Desktop | Devin
Manage any agent, locally or in the cloud, from one command center. Plan, review, and ship with a team of agents.
Very close - 10
Proton: Privacy by default
Over 100 million people use Proton to stay private and secure online. Get a free Proton account and take back your privacy.
Very close - 11
Web Hosting Built for Growth - DreamHost
DreamHost offers domain names, web hosting, managed WordPress hosting, business email, and much more. 100% uptime guarantee, 24/7 support. Sign up today!
Very close - 12
Browser for Managing Multiple Accounts | Gologin
Every account in an isolated browser profile with its own fingerprint, cookies and location. Manage all your accounts from one device. Free 7-day trial.
Close - 13
Omnivore
Omnivore
Very close - 14
Figma: The collaborative canvas for design, code, and AI
Figma is the canvas where design, code, and AI come together. From first idea to shipped product — go from concept to production with your whole team, in one place.
Very close - 15
Ghostery Ad Blocker | Best Free Ad Blocker & Privacy Tool | Ghostery
Take back control of your online privacy with Ghostery. The #1 privacy suite that gives you the power to block ads, stop trackers, and much more.
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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 = 60
- Sites searched
- 9,212
- Vector
- 384-d
- Query
- 40 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