USA.gov
Ranked 4 of 4 government websites by recommenders
Recommended over america.gov as less effort and a better, established resource that loads without errors. Critics say it is not comprehensive.
Recommended over america.gov as less effort and a better, established resource that loads without errors. Critics say it is not comprehensive.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Better than america.gov
“It is less effort and requires less time than america.gov's:”
Comment from 30 Sep 2026 in “America.gov” “usa.gov is a better resource and already existed”
Comment from 30 Sep 2026 in “America.gov”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Not comprehensive
“it’s not really comprehensive, and I’m not sure it can be.”
Comment from 30 Sep 2026 in “America.gov”
Other government websites people recommend
The three most recommended other government websites, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOV.UK | 29 | 4 | 88% | 11 | — | Approved |
| America.gov | 19 | 26 | 42% | 1 | — | — |
| realfood.gov | 6 | 7 | 46% | 2 | — | — |
| USA.govThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
All 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“vs just being one of those "let our chatbot help you out!!!" popup widgets on the existing usa.gov”
“it’s not really comprehensive, and I’m not sure it can be.”
“It is less effort and requires less time than america.gov's:”
“usa.gov is a better resource and already existed”
“the old USA.gov works and loading and no errors”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.