Alternatives and competitors
Sites like Engadget
The 20 closest technology news alternatives to Engadget, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 9 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to Engadget? The closest matches are The Verge, Ars Technica and CNET. 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 Engadget
Engadget engadget.com
Engadget | Technology News & Expert Reviews
Breaking news from the worlds of technology and entertainment, and expert reviews of the latest consumer tech products.
Wikidata: multilingual technology blog network with daily coverage of gadgets and consumer electronics
Summary by Claude
Technology news site publishing daily coverage of gadgets, consumer electronics, gaming, apps, AI, space and electric vehicles, along with product reviews, buying guides, podcasts and newsletters.
- Who it’s for
- Consumer technology enthusiasts and shoppers
- Business model
- Advertising and affiliate commissions
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to Engadget’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 Engadget
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Engadget, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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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 0.967 - 02
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.
Very close cos 0.961 - 03
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.
Very close cos 0.960 - 04
TechRadar | Dein Technik-Kaufberater
Die aktuellsten News und Produkttests im Bereich Technik, Computer, Home Entertainment Systeme, Gadgets und mehr
- Google Search Console
- Google Tag Manager
- Google Workspace
- Meta Business Suite
- Amazon Route 53
- Bing Webmaster Tools
Very close cos 0.953 - 05
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.
Very close cos 0.951 - 06
XDA
The world’s best source for computing news, reviews, editorials guides, and more.
Very close cos 0.950 - 07
Tom's Guide | Tech Product Reviews, Top Picks and How To
Tom's Guide upgrades your life by helping you decide what tech to buy, showing you how to get the most out of it and solving problems as they arise. Tom's Guide is here to help you....
Very close cos 0.948 - 08
English-language computer magazine
Very close cos 0.947 - 09
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 0.944 - 10
PCWorld
PCWorld helps you navigate the PC ecosystem to find the products you want and the advice you need to get the job done.
Very close cos 0.942 - 11
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 0.940 - 12
9to5Mac - Apple News & Mac Rumors Breaking All Day
Apple News & Mac Rumors Breaking All Day
Very close cos 0.940 - 13
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 0.941 - 14
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
Very close cos 0.939 - 15
IT総合情報ポータル「ITmedia」Home
テクノロジー関連のニュース及び速報を中心に、レビューや特集記事を掲載。
Very close cos 0.935 - 16
Lifehacker | Do everything better
Lifehacker is the ultimate authority on optimizing every aspect of your life. Do everything better.
Very close cos 0.934 - 17
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..
- Google Search Console
- Google Tag Manager
- Google Workspace
- Meta Business Suite
- Amazon Route 53
- Bing Webmaster Tools
Very close cos 0.933 - 18
MacRumors: Apple News and Rumors
Apple News and Rumors
Very close cos 0.931 - 19
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.
Very close cos 0.932 - 20
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.
Very close cos 0.931
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to engadget.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Engadget uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What Engadget is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- CMS
- WordPress page source: /wp-content/
- Tag managers
- Google Tag Manager page source: googletagmanager.com/gtm.js
- CDN
- Amazon CloudFront header x-amz-cf-id: HiouboDsBtyx73ArEkAtCzDoHPiATHaIdmkmRd4ikgDj6l5yzZeJ1g==
- Web servers
- nginx header server: nginx
- Languages & backends
- PHP implied by WordPress (page source: /wp-content/)
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace MX aspmx.l.google.com
- DNS hosting
- Amazon Route 53 NS ns-1799.awsdns-32.co.uk
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=z8P2Zv9ueAtK5r0B2VTHvQhS1bUWkyU0ppiD2av3pUU
- Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=ji23xe0rk7xahs4smgxgv2b833jbr7
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Engadget adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 20/20
- Google Workspace 16/20
- Google Ad Manager · not on engadget.com 13/20
- PHP 11/20
- WordPress 11/20
- Google Tag Manager 11/20
- Meta Business Suite 11/20
- nginx 8/20
- Cloudflare DNS · not on engadget.com 7/20
- Amazon Route 53 6/20
- GlobalSign · not on engadget.com 6/20
- Google Analytics · not on engadget.com 6/20
- Cloudflare · not on engadget.com 6/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on engadget.com 5/20
- Comscore · not on engadget.com 5/20
- Amazon SES · not on engadget.com 4/20