hornet.com

Hornet

Who runs Hornet, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest gay dating app alternatives.

Who’s behind it
Not stated
Online since
Unknown
Trackers
Prices
No pricing page
Last price change
–
Closest alternative
Scruff

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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs Hornet

Hornet hornet.com

Meet, chat and connect with 100 million+ queer men worldwide

Wikidata: location-based social networking and online dating application

Company
No imprint we could read
Online since
Not in the Internet Archive
Audience
In English

02 · Privacy

What Hornet 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.

trackers that follow visitors

None of the 17 alternatives below has fewer; 10 have more.

Privacy-friendly alternatives →
Cookie banner
None found

We found no trackers, ad pixels or third-party embeds on Hornet’s homepage.

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to Hornet

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

No ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English

20 of the 60 sites closest to Hornet match.

  1. 01
    Scruff scruff.com English 2 trackers

    SCRUFF

    SCRUFF - The world's most reliable gay dating app. Meet, match, and connect with men in your area.

    Compare Scruff with Hornet →
  2. 02
    Romeo romeo.com 1 tracker

    ROMEO | Gay, Bi and Trans Dating and Chat | Dates. Friends. Love

    The top choice for gay, bi and trans dating. Find dates, make friends and fall in love on the ROMEO website, iOS or Android app. Happy dating!

    Compare Romeo with Hornet →
  3. 03
    Grindr grindr.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Grindr: The World’s Largest Social Networking App for LGBTQ People.

    Grindr is the world’s largest social networking app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people. Download Grindr today to discover, connect to, and explore the queer world around you.

    Compare Grindr with Hornet →
  4. 04
    Jack'd jackd.com English 2 trackers

    JACK'D

    Meet, chat, and connect with guys on JACK'D.

    Compare Jack'd with Hornet →
  5. 05
    Adam4Adam adam4adam.com English No trackers

    Adam4Adam - Free online dating & hookup, gay, chat, cam

    Adam4Adam is the free gay dating site with chat, cams and millions of guys near you. Join the biggest LGBTQ+ dating community and find your Adam today!

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  6. 06
    Badoo badoo.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Best Free Online Dating Site & App - Friends, Chat, Flirt | Badoo

    Join Badoo’s community - the best free online dating app. Chat before you match, meet & date people in your area or make new friends from all over the world.

    Compare Badoo with Hornet →
  7. 07
    Instagram instagram.com Top 100 English No trackers

    Instagram

    Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.

    Compare Instagram with Hornet →
  8. 08
    Zoosk zoosk.com English 2 trackers

    Zoosk | Dating Site, Free to Start | Ambitious, Educated Singles

    Zoosk is a modern dating site that connects ambitious, like-minded singles seeking real relationships. Join today for free to start meeting accomplished partners who match your drive.

    Compare Zoosk with Hornet →
  9. 09
    Tango tango.me Top 10K No trackers

    Tango Live - Live Stream & Video Chat

    Tango is your free video chat and live streaming platform to meet new people, stream live, and connect in real time, anytime. Join now and start chatting.

    Compare Tango with Hornet →
  10. 10
    Tumblr tumblr.com Top 1K English 1 tracker

    Tumblr

    Tumblr is the place you go to be yourself on the internet. No performance, no perfection. Just you, and the people who get it.

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  11. 11
    Feeld feeld.co English No trackers

    Feeld: The Dating App for Open-Minded Individuals

    Feeld connects open-minded people exploring love, desire, and alternative relationships in a safe, inclusive space.

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  12. 12
    Farcaster farcaster.xyz English No trackers

    Farcaster

    A decentralized social network

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  13. 13
    Likee likee.video 1 tracker

    Page Not Available - Likee

    Likee is a Short Video Community that allows you to explore more content of your interests and make more like-minded friends.

    Compare Likee with Hornet →
  14. 14
    TikTok tiktok.com Top 100 English 1 tracker

    TikTok - Make Your Day

    video-focused social media platform

    Compare TikTok with Hornet →
  15. 15
    kwai.com Top 10K English No trackers

    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.

    Compare kwai.com with Hornet →
  16. 16
    LinkedIn linkedin.com Top 100 English No trackers

    LinkedIn: Log In or Sign Up

    1 billion members | Manage your professional identity. Build and engage with your professional network. Access knowledge, insights and opportunities.

    Compare LinkedIn with Hornet →
  17. 17
    Guilded guilded.gg English No trackers

    Guilded - Chat for Gaming Communities

    Guilded upgrades your group chat and equips your server with integrated event calendars, forums, and more – 100% free.

    Compare Guilded with Hornet →
  18. 18
    Tinder tinder.com English No trackers

    Tinder | Dating, Make Friends & Meet New People

    With 55 billion matches to date, Tinder® is the world’s most popular dating app, making it the place to meet new people.

    Compare Tinder with Hornet →
  19. 19
    fotostrana.ru Top 10K 2 trackers

    Фотострана — знакомства, чат, игры | 22M+ пользователей

    Фотострана — №1 соцсеть знакомств! 22M+ пользователей, 25M+ фото, бесплатный чат, игры, конкурсы. Любовь и флирт рядом!

    Compare fotostrana.ru with Hornet →
  20. 20
    YouTube youtube.com Top 100 English No trackers

    YouTube

    Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

    Compare YouTube with Hornet →

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04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Hornet 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 · 10 technologies
Neighbours
k = 60
Sites searched
9,211
Vector
384-d
Query
36 ms

Competitor map

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

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