Alternatives and competitors

Sites like Chip

The 20 closest technology media alternatives to Chip, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 5 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to Chip? The closest matches are GIGA, heise online and TechRadar. 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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01 · Entity

About Chip

Chip chip.de

Wikidata: German computer and communications magazine

Top 10K · #2,981 5 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit Chip

Summary by Claude

German-language technology news and consumer electronics site with product tests, reviews, price comparisons, software downloads and how-to guides, associated with the Chip computer magazine.

Who it’s for
German-speaking consumers interested in technology
Business model
Advertising and affiliate commissions

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Chip’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

Engadgetkicker.deXDA Developersn-tvPCMagPCWorldixbt.comTechRadarheise onlineGIGA

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to Chip

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Chip, thumbs down if it isn’t.

We can’t read chip.de’s homepage (bot protection page), so it’s compared on what Wikidata and Wikipedia say about it.

  1. 01
    GIGA giga.de Top 10K German

    GIGA | News und Tipps zu Android, Apple, Games, Entertainment, Tech und Haushalt

    Bei GIGA findet ihr aktuelle News, Tests, Tipps und Schnäppchen rund um Technik, Games und Entertainment.

  2. 02
    heise online heise.de Top 10K English

    heise online – IT news, guides and background information | heise online

    News and forums on computers, IT, science, media and politics. Price comparison of hardware and software as well as downloads at Heise Medien.

  3. 03
    TechRadar techradar.com Top 10K German

    TechRadar | Dein Technik-Kaufberater

    Die aktuellsten News und Produkttests im Bereich Technik, Computer, Home Entertainment Systeme, Gadgets und mehr

  4. 04
    ixbt.com Top 10K Russian

    iXBT.com — новости технологий, обзоры гаджетов, смартфонов, бытовой техники и автомобилей

    IXBT.com - крупнейший в Рунете ресурс о компьютерах и высоких технологиях. Ежедневно на сайте появляется множество интересных новостей, тестов, аналитических материалов и обзоров

  5. 05
    PCWorld pcworld.com Top 10K English

    PCWorld

    PCWorld helps you navigate the PC ecosystem to find the products you want and the advice you need to get the job done.

  6. 06
    PCMag pcmag.com Top 10K English

    English-language computer magazine

  7. 07
    n-tv n-tv.de Top 1K German

    Nachrichten, aktuelle Schlagzeilen und Videos - n-tv.de

    Nachrichten seriös, schnell und kompetent. Artikel und Videos aus Politik, Wirtschaft, Börse, Sport und aller Welt.

  8. 08
    XDA Developers xda-developers.com Top 10K English

    XDA

    The world’s best source for computing news, reviews, editorials guides, and more.

  9. 09
    kicker.de Top 10K English

    kicker.de

    German association football website

  10. 10
    Engadget engadget.com Top 10K English

    Engadget | Technology News & Expert Reviews

    Breaking news from the worlds of technology and entertainment, and expert reviews of the latest consumer tech products.

  11. 11
    The Verge theverge.com Top 1K English

    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.

  12. 12
    Handelsblatt handelsblatt.com Top 10K German

    Handelsblatt - Nachrichten aus Finanzen, Wirtschaft und Politik

    Auf Handelsblatt lesen Sie News über Unternehmen, Finanzen, Politik und Technik. ➤ Die Nr. 1 der Finanz- & Wirtschaftszeitungen. ➤ Substanz entscheidet.

  13. 13
    CNET cnet.com Top 1K English

    CNET: Product reviews, advice, how-tos and the latest news - CNET

    Get full-length product reviews, the latest news, tech coverage, daily deals, and category deep dives from CNET experts worldwide.

  14. 14
    Tom's Hardware tomshardware.com Top 10K English

    Tom's Hardware: For The Hardcore PC Enthusiast

    Tom's Hardware helps you buy the best hardware and build the best PC to play, create and work..

  15. 15
    Der Spiegel spiegel.de Top 1K German

    DER SPIEGEL | Online-Nachrichten

    Deutschlands führende Nachrichtenseite. Alles Wichtige aus Politik, Wirtschaft, Sport, Kultur, Wissenschaft, Technik und mehr.

  16. 16
    Ars Technica arstechnica.com Top 10K English

    Ars Technica - Serving the Technologist since 1998. News, reviews, and analysis.

    News and reviews, covering IT, AI, science, space, health, gaming, cybersecurity, tech policy, computers, mobile devices, and operating systems.

  17. 17
    MakeUseOf makeuseof.com Top 10K English

    MUO - Technology, Simplified.

    MUO is your guide to modern tech. Learn how to make use of the tech and gadgets around you, and discover cool stuff on the internet.

  18. 18
    Focus Online focus.de Top 1K

    German news website

  19. 19
    T-Online t-online.de Top 1K German

    News & E-Mail bei t-online | Politik, Sport, Unterhaltung & Ratgeber

    Aktuelle News aus Politik, Sport, Unterhaltung, Wirtschaft & Finanzen | Ratgeber Leben, Gesundheit und Heim & Garten | E-Mail und Shopping bei t-online.

  20. 20
    GSMArena.com gsmarena.com Top 10K English

    GSMArena.com - mobile phone reviews, news, specifications and more...

    GSMArena.com - The ultimate resource for GSM handset information

Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to chip.de’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Chip uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What Chip is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.

Built with

CDN
  • Akamai header server: AkamaiGHost
Email hosting
DNS hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Adobe TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=3dd87aeb46d139cf0d8b7c78e2f0a96b5ebd3ad07…
  • Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=ADXdiaemzjJXv0Cxw8MbdL09b6EY1y3t3z4LrFR…

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