Alternatives and competitors

Sites like Financial Times

The 20 closest business newspaper alternatives to Financial Times, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 17 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to Financial Times? The closest matches are The Times, Les Échos and TheStreet. 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 Financial Times

Financial Times ft.com

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Wikidata: London-based daily newspaper

Top 1K · #549 English 17 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit Financial Times

Summary by Claude

The Financial Times is a London-based daily newspaper, in print and online, covering business, finance, markets, economics and international news, mostly behind a paid subscription.

Who it’s for
Business professionals, investors and policymakers
Business model
Subscriptions and advertising

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Financial Times’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

Daily ExpressThe Independentlivemint.comBusiness InsiderCNBCThe GuardianThe EconomistInternational Business TimesThe New York TimesTheStreet

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to Financial Times

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

Only in English

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

  1. 01
    TheStreet thestreet.com Top 10K English

    thestreet.com

    US financial news and financial literacy website

  2. 02
    The New York Times nytimes.com Top 1K English

    nytimes.com

    American daily newspaper (founded 1851)

  3. 03
    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.

  4. 04
    The Economist economist.com Top 10K English

    British weekly news and international affairs publication (founded 1843)

  5. 05
    The Guardian theguardian.com Top 1K English

    Latest news, sport and opinion from the Guardian

    Latest news, sport, business, comment, analysis and reviews from the Guardian, the world's leading liberal voice

  6. 06
    CNBC cnbc.com Top 1K English

    International Business, World News & Global Stock Market Analysis

    CNBC International is the world leader for news on business, technology, China, trade, oil prices, the Middle East and markets.

  7. 07
    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.

  8. 08
    livemint.com Top 10K English

    Business News Today: Read Latest Business News, Live India Share Market News, Finance & Economy News | Mint

    Business News: Read latest Business News headlines, LIVE share market news and updates, financial, economic and banking news from India & across the World on Mint.

  9. 09
    The Independent independent.co.uk Top 1K English

    News | The Independent | Today's headlines and latest breaking news

    The latest breaking news, comment and features from The Independent.

  10. 10
    Daily Express express.co.uk Top 10K English

    Latest UK and World News, Sport and Comment | Express.co.uk

    Latest news, showbiz, sport, comment, lifestyle, city, video and pictures from the Daily Express and Sunday Express newspapers and Express.co.uk

  11. 11
    The Japan Times japantimes.co.jp Top 10K English

    The Japan Times - News On Japan, Business News, Opinion, Sports, Entertainment And More

    Latest news on Japan: business, politics, commentary, sports, culture, life and more

  12. 12
    British Broadcasting Corporation bbc.com Top 1K English

    BBC Home | Breaking News, World News, US News, Sports, Business, Innovation, Climate, Culture, Travel, Video & Audio

    Visit BBC for trusted reporting on the latest world and US news, sports, business, climate, innovation, culture and much more

  13. 13
    South China Morning Post scmp.com Top 10K English

    Breaking China, Asia, HK News, Opinions and Insights | South China Morning Post

    News, opinions, infographics and videos on China issues: geopolitics, diplomacy, economy, technology and lifestyle.

  14. 14
    The Atlantic theatlantic.com Top 10K English

    Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic

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

  15. 15
    Fortune fortune.com Top 10K English

    Fortune - Fortune 500 Daily & Breaking Business News

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

  16. 16
    The Straits Times straitstimes.com Top 10K English

    The Straits Times - Breaking news, Singapore news, Asia and world news & multimedia

    The Straits Times - Get latest breaking news, business, sports, lifestyle, tech & multimedia and more news in Singapore, Asia & rest of the world at straitstimes.com.

  17. 17
    USA Today usatoday.com Top 1K English

    Latest World & National News & Headlines - USATODAY.com

    USA TODAY delivers current national and local news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, and videos.

  18. 18
    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

  19. 19
    The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com Top 10K English

    The Globe and Mail: Canadian, World, Politics and Business News & Analysis

    The Globe and Mail offers the most authoritative news in Canada, featuring national and international news

  20. 20
    Le Monde lemonde.fr Top 1K English

    Le Monde in English – World news, culture and opinion

    France's leading newspaper brings you the latest coverage from France, Europe, and all around the world, unique perspectives and in-depth analysis.

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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

Built with

Marketing automation
  • HubSpot TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:mktomail.com include:_spf.sale…
  • Marketo TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:mktomail.com include:_spf.sale…
CDN
Email hosting
Email delivery
DNS hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Adobe TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=c5baff41-b308-42c8-8ace-9393ace1d783
  • Apple Business TXT apple-domain-verification=hiRNMTWYN1yBRwg4
  • Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=hVzdk0lf3NQ/udMQWFZWxWA8eOjXyOjGD6e+1kc…
  • DocuSign TXT docusign=c04c5b8c-58c7-4024-99f3-fb1f636da0d0
  • Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=sXoPNkEqXt3ce7rT9MnH2bnjNLKFR3oizWMMmkQFDLI
  • Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=15ore8k5t6ft96p6lt8sb02m8dls4w
  • Notion TXT notion-domain-verification=mkIjxnyKOdeLmDtzKbgWoLKngPBDT5U2dmxXWbCzf7l
  • OpenAI TXT openai-domain-verification=dv-bxQol3maMz9EffWDUvCsa5cG
  • Salesforce TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:mktomail.com include:_spf.sale…
  • Slack TXT slack-domain-verification=z853Xxvh1FXWNfobsGsdZp626tQCj0k4tvSa2w4O

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