Alternatives and competitors
Sites like AOL
The 20 closest web portal alternatives to AOL, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 10 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to AOL? The closest matches are Yahoo, Newsweek and Vox. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.
- Neighbours
- k = 20
- Sites searched
- 4,032
- Vector
- 384-d
- Query
- 12 ms
01 · Entity
About AOL
AOL aol.com
News, Politics, Sports, Mail & Latest Headlines - AOL.com
Discover the latest breaking news in the U.S. and around the world — politics, weather, entertainment, lifestyle, finance, sports and much more.
Wikidata: American web portal and online service provider
Summary by Claude
AOL.com is a web portal that aggregates news headlines from many publishers on politics, entertainment, finance, sports, weather and lifestyle, alongside AOL Mail and paid premium support services.
- Who it’s for
- General US consumers, often older internet users
- Business model
- Advertising and subscriptions
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to AOL’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). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.
similarity × popularity
03 · Nearest neighbours
Alternatives to AOL
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to AOL, thumbs down if it isn’t.
- 01
Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos
Latest news coverage, email, free stock quotes, live scores and video are just the beginning. Discover more every day at Yahoo!
Very close cos 0.917 - 02
Newsweek - Latest Breaking News, US, World, Politics, Business, Tech and Videos.
Newsweek provides in-depth analysis on news, world events, politics, business, tech, entertainment, healthcare, & trending videos. Subscribe for breaking news alerts!
Very close cos 0.914 - 03
Vox
Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it. In text, video and audio, our reporters explain politics, policy, world affairs, technology, culture, science, the climate crisis, money, health and everything else that matters. Our goal is to ensure that everyone, regardless of income or status, can access accurate information that empowers them.
Very close cos 0.910 - 04
Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic
magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C.
Very close cos 0.907 - 05
TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates
Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news.
Very close cos 0.904 - 06
parade.com
American Sunday newspaper magazine
Very close cos 0.897 - 07
American not-for-profit news agency
Very close cos 0.899 - 08
NBC News - Breaking Headlines and Video Reports on World, U.S. and Local Angles | NBC News
Go to NBCNews.com for breaking news, videos, and the latest top stories in world news, business, politics, health and pop culture.
Very close cos 0.900 - 09
Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN
View the latest news and breaking news today for U.S., world, weather, entertainment, politics and health at CNN.com.
Very close cos 0.898 - 10
Breitbart News Network
Syndicated news and opinion website providing continuously updated headlines to top news and analysis sources.
Very close cos 0.897 - 11
The Verge
The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts.
Very close cos 0.899 - 12
Everyday Health: Trusted Medical Information, Expert Health Advice, News, Tools, and Resources
Everyday Health inspires and empowers people to live their healthiest lives, every day, through trusted, medically reviewed information and expert health advice from the nation's leading healthcare providers and patient advocates. Learn more about health
Very close cos 0.899 - 13
Search Engine Journal - The AI Search & SEO News That Matters
Search Engine Journal is the last independent voice in search, sharing the latest AI search, SEO, GEO & AEO news that impact marketing strategy and business growth.
- Bing Webmaster Tools
- Google Search Console
- Meta Business Suite
- Amazon Route 53
- Google Ad Manager
- Google Tag Manager
Very close cos 0.896 - 14
Bored Panda - The Only Magazine For Pandas
Bored Panda is a leading art, pop culture and lifestyle magazine that is viewed nearly 100 million times every month.
Very close cos 0.897 - 15
Latest World & National News & Headlines - USATODAY.com
USA TODAY delivers current national and local news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, and videos.
Very close cos 0.896 - 16
How-To Geek - We Explain Technology
We explain technology. Learn more with our articles, reviews, tips, and the best answers to your most pressing tech questions.
Very close cos 0.897 - 17
Home – Lycos
search engine and web portal
Close cos 0.892 - 18
nj.com
website for local news from New Jersey
Close cos 0.891 - 19
CBR - The World's Top Destination For Comic, Movie & TV news
Covering comics, movies, TV like no other in the world. CBR.com is all you need!
Very close cos 0.896 - 20
Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters, & software
Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters. Timely news source for technology related news and B2B software reviews & comparisons.
Very close cos 0.895
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to aol.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones AOL uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What AOL is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- JavaScript frameworks
- Monitoring
- New Relic page source: NREUM
- CDN
- Amazon CloudFront header x-amz-cf-id: n_U5TEjIeZN0_4P4RL5OdjMRHF-fJAyUScHQ2H78sWvfzXU_Lwh-Nw==
- Web servers
- Envoy header server: envoy
- DNS hosting
- Amazon Route 53 NS ns-1805.awsdns-33.co.uk
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Bing Webmaster Tools meta msvalidate.01: AC51FE4BBA33843E8A3FC86F4B7024F2
- GlobalSign TXT _globalsign-domain-verification=A8559NR8s5jDgfIOiI89M1Ln_KDohG1F-obiP…
- Google Search Console meta google-site-verification: ko2245Ra2QPRrivJQepBc3qAXmApiF8Wrb1nbWAP_jc
- Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=ervjrx9gun9l4uhc6o4d05p65r2824
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what AOL adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 20/20
- Meta Business Suite 15/20
- Google Workspace · not on aol.com 12/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on aol.com 12/20
- Amazon Route 53 10/20
- Google Ad Manager · not on aol.com 8/20
- GlobalSign 7/20
- Next.js 7/20
- React 7/20
- Amazon SES · not on aol.com 7/20
- Apple Business · not on aol.com 7/20
- Fastly · not on aol.com 7/20
- OpenAI · not on aol.com 7/20
- OneTrust · not on aol.com 7/20
- Adobe · not on aol.com 6/20
- PHP · not on aol.com 6/20