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Compared with the KBO register · free

Is your company name already in the register? Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company in the KBO register already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector. Trademarks and domain names are checked separately.

“Alternatives”

An active company already has this name

The name is not unique in the register. In another sector the risk of confusion is smaller, but customers and search engines do not always make that distinction.

Also pick your activity to see whether a similar name exists in your own sector.

What this check does and does not say

  • We compare against every name in the KBO register today: the name, the abbreviation and the trade names of enterprises and their establishments. Capitals, accents, punctuation and legal forms (bv, nv, srl, ...) do not count.
  • This is not a trademark search and not legal advice on using the name. A name that is not in the register can still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the official registers of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP, boip.int) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, euipo.europa.eu).
  • A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.

Same or very similar names

51 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Alternatives same name
    Socio-cultural adult education · Liège · since 2021
  • Alternatives + same name
    Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2008
  • Alternatives same namein bankruptcy or liquidation
    Flémalle · since 1997
  • Alternative very similar
    Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1976
  • ALTERNATIVE very similar
    Other specialised construction activities · Etterbeek · since 2013
  • ALTERNATIVE very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2018
  • ALTER NATIVE very similar
    Physiotherapy · Esneux · since 2019
  • Alter-Native very similar
    Socio-cultural adult education · Florennes · since 2020
  • Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2020
  • ALTER-NATIVE very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Couvin · since 2008
  • ALTERNATIVE very similar
    Brussel · since 2009
  • Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2021
  • ALTERNATIVE very similar
    Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Brussel · since 2008
  • Alternative very similar
    Name of an establishment of CHRISTLICHE ARBEITERBEWEGUNG INTEGRATION · Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Eupen · since 2023
  • Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2026
  • Alternative very similar
    Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Eupen · since 2026
  • Alternative - Sud very similar
    Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1996
  • Alternative B very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Lasne · since 2021
  • ALTERNATIVE 5 very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Profondeville · since 2007
  • ALTERNATIV very similar
    Name of an establishment of ALTERNA · Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · Schaarbeek · since 1993
  • ALTERNATIVES 180 very similar
    Fernelmont · since 2023
  • Alternative 21 very similar
    Fleurus · since 2016
  • Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2021
  • ALTERNATIVE J.H. very similar
    Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Frameries · since 2006
  • ALTERNATIVA very similar
    Gent · since 1987
  • Namur · since 1986
  • ALTERNATIVA very similar
    Haaltert · since 1990
  • ALTERNATIVE DJC very similar
    Other retail sale of new goods · Namur · since 2013
  • Business and other management consultancy · since 2012
  • Cafés and bars · since 2013
  • AlternatiV BH very similar
    Abbreviation of AlternatiV Boussu-Hornu ASBL · Boussu · since 2025
  • New Alternatives very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Seneffe · since 2016
  • General electrical installation work · since 2017
  • Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2023
  • NOS Alternatives very similar
    Other business support services · Waterloo · since 2010
  • ALTERNATIVE IMMO very similar
    Development of residential building projects · Chaudfontaine · since 2011
  • ALTERNATIVE FOOD very similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Etterbeek · since 2026
  • ALTERNATIF very similar
    Cafés and bars · Courcelles · since 1999
  • ALTERNATIF very similar
    Activities of building architects · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2002
  • ALTERNA'TIF very similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · Flémalle · since 2019
  • Physiotherapy · since 1995
  • BIOT-ALTERNATIVES very similar
    Support activities for crop production · Ohey · since 2014
  • Other social work without accommodation · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1973
  • ALTERNATIEF very similar
    Travel agency activities · Ternat · since 1987
  • Alternatief very similar
    Vocational training · Hasselt · since 1985
  • Alternatief very similar
    Name of an establishment of Atelier Alternatief · Beschutte en sociale werkplaatsen · Genk · since 1998
  • ALTERNATIEF very similar
    Other personal services · Gent · since 2000
  • ALTERNATIEF very similar
    Office administrative and support services · Haaltert · since 2016
  • ALTERNATIVE S.C. very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2013
  • ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Computer programming · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1989
  • Alternatives et Services very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Sivry-Rance · since 1983
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.

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