We give an overview of four rationalization theories for spaces (Bousfield-Kan's Q-completion; Bousfield's homology rationalization; Casacuberta-Peschke's Ω-rationalization; Gómez-Tato-Halperin-Tanré's π 1 -fiberwise rationalization) that extend the classical rationalization of simply connected spaces. We also give an overview of the corresponding rationalization theories for groups (Q-completion; HQ-localization; Baumslag rationalization) that extend the classical Malcev completion.