Alternatives and competitors
Sites like Digg
The 20 closest news aggregation alternatives to Digg, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 6 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to Digg? The closest matches are Slashdot, Digital Trends and Engadget. 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 Digg
Digg digg.com
Digg - News, before it trends
See what's next in AI before it trends. Digg watches the people who move first.
Wikidata: social media website
Summary by Claude
Digg is a news aggregation site that clusters trending stories from multiple sources into short summaries, covering AI, tech, business, entertainment and sports, with an emphasis on spotting stories early.
- Who it’s for
- General news readers and tech enthusiasts
- Business model
- Advertising
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to Digg’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 Digg
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Digg, thumbs down if it isn’t.
- 01
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 0.907 - 02
Digital Trends - Tech Product Reviews, How To, Best Ofs, deals and Advice
Tech Product Reviews, How To, Best Ofs, deals and Advice
Very close cos 0.904 - 03
Engadget | Technology News & Expert Reviews
Breaking news from the worlds of technology and entertainment, and expert reviews of the latest consumer tech products.
Very close cos 0.902 - 04
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.
Very close cos 0.900 - 05
Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic
magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C.
Very close cos 0.900 - 06
Infoseek[インフォシーク] - 楽天が運営するニュースサイト
Infoseek(インフォシーク)は、社会、経済、国際、芸能、スポーツ、IT、天気等の最新ニュースを配信しています。楽天ポイントが獲得出来るお小遣いコンテンツ(ポイ活)やお得な情報も充実しています。
Very close cos 0.896 - 07
GIPHY - Be Animated
GIPHY is the platform that animates your world. Find the GIFs, Clips, and Stickers that make your conversations more positive, more expressive, and more you.
Very close cos 0.895 - 08
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 0.898 - 09
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 0.898 - 10
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 0.898 - 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 0.897 - 12
WIRED - The Latest in Technology, Science, Culture and Business | WIRED
We bring you the future as it happens. From the latest in science and technology to the big stories in business and culture, we've got you covered.
Close cos 0.892 - 13
Mashable
Mashable is a global, multi-platform media and entertainment company.
Close cos 0.891 - 14
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.
Close cos 0.893 - 15
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.
Close cos 0.893 - 16
ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
Your trusted source for breaking news, analysis, exclusive interviews, headlines, and videos at ABCNews.com
Close cos 0.892 - 17
Flipboard: Your Social Magazine
One place for all the stories you care about. Join the Flipboard community to discover and share what inspires you.
Close cos 0.889 - 18
Boing Boing - A Directory of Mostly Wonderful Things
Boing Boing is the Web's favorite site devoted to technology, entertainment, and culture. Launched in 1989 as a print 'zine and still...
- Cloudflare DNS
- Google Search Console
- Google Workspace
- Amazon Publisher Services
- Amazon SES
- Bing Webmaster Tools
Close cos 0.890 - 19
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.
Close cos 0.893 - 20
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
NewsBreak is the best local source for news, videos, and information on safety, accidents, sports, business, celebrity updates, stock market trends, and more.
Close cos 0.888
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to digg.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Digg uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What Digg is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- JavaScript frameworks
- Hosting
- Vercel header x-vercel-id: fra1::p6q6c-1793957086390-8ee668d70e85
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace MX aspmx.l.google.com
- DNS hosting
- Cloudflare DNS NS katja.ns.cloudflare.com
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=u3UGvCX8ybaV76_DcJi8B2karVuuro07Bok6z69sT68
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Digg adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 20/20
- Google Workspace 15/20
- Meta Business Suite · not on digg.com 13/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on digg.com 13/20
- Google Ad Manager · not on digg.com 11/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on digg.com 11/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on digg.com 11/20
- PHP · not on digg.com 10/20
- WordPress · not on digg.com 10/20
- Apple Business · not on digg.com 8/20
- Atlassian · not on digg.com 8/20
- React 8/20
- OpenAI · not on digg.com 7/20
- Zoom · not on digg.com 7/20
- Next.js 7/20
- Amazon SES · not on digg.com 7/20