Alternatives and competitors

Sites like Computerworld

The 20 closest technology news media alternatives to Computerworld, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 16 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to Computerworld? The closest matches are The Register, The Verge and MakeUseOf. 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 Computerworld

Computerworld computerworld.com

Computerworld

Computerworld covers a range of technology topics, with a focus on these core areas of IT: generative AI, Windows, mobile, Apple/enterprise, office suites, productivity software, and collaboration software, as well as relevant information about companies such as Microsoft, Apple, OpenAI and Google.

Wikidata: American information technology magazine

Top 10K · #4,232 English 16 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
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Summary by Claude

Online IT news publication covering enterprise technology topics such as Windows, Apple in the enterprise, mobile, office and collaboration software, and generative AI, with news, analysis, how-to articles and interviews.

Who it’s for
IT and business technology professionals
Business model
Advertising

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Computerworld’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

9to5MacXDA DevelopersGizmodoPCWorldTechCrunchBusiness InsiderHow-To GeekMakeUseOfThe VergeThe Register

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to Computerworld

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

Only in English
  1. 01
    The Register theregister.com Top 10K English

    Technology news and analysis | The Register

    All the latest news for enterprise technology decision-makers and IT pros | The Register

  2. 02
    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.

  3. 03
    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.

  4. 04
    How-To Geek howtogeek.com Top 10K English

    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.

  5. 05
    Business Insider businessinsider.com Top 1K English

    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.

  6. 06
    TechCrunch techcrunch.com Top 1K English

    TechCrunch | Startup and Technology News

    TechCrunch | Reporting on the business of technology, startups, venture capital funding, and Silicon Valley

  7. 07
    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.

  8. 08
    Gizmodo gizmodo.com Top 10K English

    Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

    Dive into cutting-edge tech, reviews and the latest trends with the expert team at Gizmodo. Your ultimate source for all things tech.

  9. 09
    XDA Developers xda-developers.com Top 10K English

    XDA

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

  10. 10
    TechRepublic techrepublic.com Top 10K English

    online trade publication and social community

  11. 11
    9to5Mac 9to5mac.com Top 10K English

    9to5Mac - Apple News & Mac Rumors Breaking All Day

    Apple News & Mac Rumors Breaking All Day

  12. 12
    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.

  13. 13
    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.

  14. 14
    International Business Times ibtimes.com Top 10K English

    International Business Times - Business News, Financial news

    International Business Times is the leading provider of business news and financial news from the US and around the world.

  15. 15
    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.

  16. 16
    Adweek adweek.com Top 10K English

    ADWEEK

    Breaking News in Advertising, Media and Technology

  17. 17
    PCMag pcmag.com Top 10K English

    English-language computer magazine

  18. 18
    Lifehacker lifehacker.com Top 10K English

    Lifehacker | Do everything better

    Lifehacker is the ultimate authority on optimizing every aspect of your life. Do everything better.

  19. 19
    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.

  20. 20
    venturebeat.com Top 10K English

    Vercel Security Checkpoint

    American technology news and analysis website

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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

Built with

CMS
Fonts
  • Adobe Fonts asset https://use.typekit.net/huo4szq.css?ver=1.0.0
Analytics
Tag managers
Advertising
Web servers
  • nginx header server: nginx
Languages & backends
  • PHP implied by WordPress (meta generator: WordPress 6.8.12)
Video
Email hosting
  • Microsoft 365 TXT v=spf1 include:mailgun.org include:spf.protection.outlook.com inclu…
  • Mimecast MX usb-smtp-inbound-2.mimecast.com
Email delivery
  • Mailgun TXT v=spf1 include:mailgun.org include:spf.protection.outlook.com inclu…
DNS hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=jVBJ5LCccE6b_eBWq5avL6XrxmSaskWwGHgNl_Qoc7c
  • Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=wzat0koa4aba1q51ty07mi7y491bz9
  • Salesforce TXT v=spf1 include:mailgun.org include:spf.protection.outlook.com inclu…

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