Alternatives and competitors
Sites like Associated Press
The 20 closest news agency alternatives to Associated Press, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 12 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to Associated Press? The closest matches are apnews.com, United Press International and The Atlantic. 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.
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- k = 20
- Sites searched
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01 · Entity
About Associated Press
Associated Press ap.org
Wikidata: American not-for-profit news agency
Summary by Claude
The Associated Press is a not-for-profit cooperative news agency that produces news reports, photos and video licensed to newspapers, broadcasters and digital publishers, and publishes the AP Stylebook, election results and sports polls.
- Who it’s for
- News organizations, broadcasters, publishers and general readers
- Business model
- Content licensing to member and customer media organizations
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to Associated Press’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 Associated Press
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Associated Press, thumbs down if it isn’t.
We can’t read ap.org’s homepage (bot protection page), so it’s compared on what Wikidata and Wikipedia say about it.
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American not-for-profit news agency
Very close cos 0.972 - 02
Top News, Latest headlines, Latest News, World News & U.S News - UPI.com
UPI delivers the latest headlines from around the world: Top News, Entertainment, Health, Business, Science and Sports News - United Press International
Very close cos 0.899 - 03
Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic
magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C.
Very close cos 0.901 - 04
ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
Your trusted source for breaking news, analysis, exclusive interviews, headlines, and videos at ABCNews.com
Very close cos 0.897 - 05
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 0.895 - 06
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!
Close cos 0.894 - 07
as.com
Spanish sports newspaper
Close cos 0.890 - 08
Fortune - Fortune 500 Daily & Breaking Business News
Unrivaled access, premier storytelling, and the best of business since 1930.
Close cos 0.888 - 09
ADWEEK
Breaking News in Advertising, Media and Technology
Close cos 0.887 - 10
Business Insider - Latest News in Tech, Markets, Economy & Innovation
Business Insider tells the global tech, finance, stock market, media, economy, lifestyle, real estate, AI and innovative stories you want to know.
Close cos 0.887 - 11
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.
Close cos 0.887 - 12
College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools
College Board is a non-profit organization that clears a path for all students to own their future through the AP Program, SAT Suite, BigFuture, and more.
Close cos 0.883 - 13
fastcompany.com
American magazine
Close cos 0.886 - 14
Foreign Policy – the Global Magazine of News and Ideas
The Global Magazine of News and Ideas
Close cos 0.884 - 15
EurekAlert! Science News Releases
EurekAlert! is an online science news service featuring health, medicine, science and technology news from leading research institutions and universities. Sponsored by AAAS, the science society.
- Google Search Console
- Microsoft 365
- Adobe Experience Platform Tags
- Apache HTTP Server
- Font Awesome
- Google Ad Manager
Close cos 0.884 - 16
American news website
Close cos 0.880 - 17
Breitbart News Network
Syndicated news and opinion website providing continuously updated headlines to top news and analysis sources.
Close cos 0.884 - 18
nytimes.com
American daily newspaper (founded 1851)
Close cos 0.885 - 19
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.
Close cos 0.885 - 20
ProPublica — Investigative Journalism and News in the Public Interest
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
Close cos 0.881
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to ap.org’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Associated Press uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What Associated Press is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- CDN
- Cloudflare header cf-ray: a5631cf9ec171a62-HAM
- Email hosting
- Microsoft 365 MX ap-org.mail.protection.outlook.com
- DNS hosting
- Cloudflare DNS NS howard.ns.cloudflare.com
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Adobe TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=2fb0968d90abb55244a76623a7e23a000c7ed65c9…
- Apple Business TXT apple-domain-verification=BDZq6aj0YvgNFsps
- Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=cnWQfVda3CF/uaJZj82Z4uz76vt4gZmKfvslkLj…
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=JYxnc1rJEOm0NMoUhqLA31mq6P9CXV8wlXPkufNYoz0
- Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=c54fplblj1n22ojmp87m5k5iwiixee
- Miro TXT miro-verification=8b868ce9fe963cecac9b8a736f3c4136dc637f1b
- Notion TXT notion-domain-verification=Vh58IvJZs3YSQ3bO8cQlWknfSXbvOAEK5dfgnK8h61R
- OpenAI TXT openai-domain-verification=dv-uSG2sRkwXmO4tgr6UMxrYwkw
- Zoom TXT ZOOM_verify_RDSngob7Si-WxY7IOPTnlg
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Associated Press adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 20/20
- Microsoft 365 15/20
- Meta Business Suite 13/20
- Google Workspace · not on ap.org 10/20
- Apple Business 10/20
- OpenAI 9/20
- Zoom 9/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on ap.org 8/20
- GlobalSign · not on ap.org 7/20
- Google Ad Manager · not on ap.org 7/20
- PHP · not on ap.org 7/20
- Cloudflare 6/20
- Cloudflare DNS 6/20
- Zendesk · not on ap.org 6/20
- Amazon SES · not on ap.org 6/20
- OneTrust · not on ap.org 6/20