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Sites like Fast Company

The 20 closest business magazine alternatives to Fast Company, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 12 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to Fast Company? The closest matches are Inc., Harvard Business Review and Fortune. 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 Fast Company

Fast Company fastcompany.com

fastcompany.com

Wikidata: American magazine

Top 10K · #1,981 English 12 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit Fast Company

Summary by Claude

American business magazine publishing news and features on technology, business, innovation, leadership, the future of work and design, plus rankings like Most Innovative Companies, podcasts and newsletters.

Who it’s for
Business professionals, entrepreneurs and designers
Business model
Advertising and subscriptions

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Fast Company’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

Business InsiderTIMEEntrepreneurForbesThe AtlanticThe VergeNewsweekFortuneHarvard Business ReviewInc.

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to Fast Company

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

Only in English

We can’t read fastcompany.com’s homepage (HTTP 403), so it’s compared on what Wikidata and Wikipedia say about it.

  1. 01
    Inc. inc.com Top 10K English

    inc.com

    business magazine

  2. 02
    Harvard Business Review hbr.org Top 1K English

    Harvard Business Review - Ideas and Advice for Leaders

    Find new ideas and classic advice on strategy, innovation and leadership, for global leaders from the world's best business and management experts.

  3. 03
    Fortune fortune.com Top 10K English

    Fortune - Fortune 500 Daily & Breaking Business News

    Unrivaled access, premier storytelling, and the best of business since 1930.

  4. 04
    Newsweek newsweek.com Top 10K English

    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!

  5. 05
    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.

  6. 06
    The Atlantic theatlantic.com Top 10K English

    Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic

    magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C.

  7. 07
    Forbes forbes.com Top 1K English

    forbes.com

    American business magazine

  8. 08
    Entrepreneur entrepreneur.com Top 10K English

    Homepage | Entrepreneur

    Your ultimate resource for small business news, entrepreneurship, business management, franchise opportunities, growth strategies and making money. Learn how to succeed.

  9. 09
    TIME time.com Top 1K English

    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.

  10. 10
    Slate slate.com Top 10K English

    Slate Magazine - Politics, Business, Technology, and the Arts

    Online magazine of news, politics, technology, and culture. Combines humor and insight in thoughtful analyses of current events and political news.

  11. 11
    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.

  12. 12
    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.

  13. 13
    Scientific American scientificamerican.com Top 10K English

    Scientific American

    Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

  14. 14
    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.

  15. 15
    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.

  16. 16
    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.

  17. 17
    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.

  18. 18
    MIT Technology Review technologyreview.com Top 10K English

    MIT Technology Review

    Emerging technology news & insights | AI, Climate Change, BioTech, and more

  19. 19
    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.

  20. 20
    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.

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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

Built with

Live chat & support
  • Zendesk TXT v=spf1 a:dispatch-us.ppe-hosted.com include:_spf.google.com include:s…
Security
CDN
  • Fastly header x-served-by: cache-ber1080052-BER
Email hosting
  • Google Workspace TXT v=spf1 a:dispatch-us.ppe-hosted.com include:_spf.google.com include:s…
  • Microsoft 365 TXT v=spf1 a:dispatch-us.ppe-hosted.com include:_spf.google.com include:s…
  • Proofpoint MX mx1-us1.ppe-hosted.com
Email delivery
  • Amazon SES TXT v=spf1 a:dispatch-us.ppe-hosted.com include:_spf.google.com include:s…
  • Mailchimp Transactional TXT v=spf1 a:dispatch-us.ppe-hosted.com include:_spf.google.com include:s…
DNS hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • GlobalSign TXT _globalsign-domain-verification=UNpHzsP3DfgbAxW7_LaHmV-0basWFjytZ3uVL…
  • Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=eO1qsJOo2gALpVdcso2IuN6exMycZNqDOO1XpeqTC_A
  • Zoom TXT ZOOM_verify_3AkoDfohygJsFa5Q70IqZB

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