Alternatives and competitors
Sites like TheGuardian.com
The 20 closest daily newspaper alternatives to TheGuardian.com, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 12 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to TheGuardian.com? The closest matches are The Independent, The Sun and The Times. 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 TheGuardian.com
TheGuardian.com guardian.co.uk
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
Wikidata: British news website
Summary by Claude
Online edition of The Guardian, a British daily newspaper, publishing news, sport, business, opinion, analysis, culture and reviews with live blogs and explainers.
- Who it’s for
- General news readers in the UK and worldwide
- Business model
- Reader contributions, subscriptions and advertising
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to TheGuardian.com’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 TheGuardian.com
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to TheGuardian.com, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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News | The Independent | Today's headlines and latest breaking news
The latest breaking news, comment and features from The Independent.
Very close cos 0.953 - 02
News, sport, celebrities and gossip | The Sun
Get the latest news, exclusives, sport, celebrities, showbiz, politics, business and lifestyle from The Sun
Very close cos 0.937 - 03
British weekly news and international affairs publication (founded 1843)
Very close cos 0.934 - 04
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
Very close cos 0.933 - 05
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
Very close cos 0.927 - 06
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.
Very close cos 0.927 - 07
Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic
magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C.
Very close cos 0.926 - 08
Technology news and analysis | The Register
All the latest news for enterprise technology decision-makers and IT pros | The Register
Very close cos 0.925 - 09
The Mirror: The Heart of Britain
Get the latest news, sport, celebrity gossip, TV, politics and lifestyle from The Mirror. Big stories with a big heart, always with you in mind.
- Google Ad Manager
- Google Search Console
- Google Workspace
- Amazon SES
- Amazon CloudFront
- Meta Business Suite
Very close cos 0.923 - 10
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.
Very close cos 0.921 - 11
Metro.co.uk: News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities from Metro
Metro.co.uk: News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities from Metro
Very close cos 0.920 - 12
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.
Very close cos 0.920 - 13
Vox
Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it. In text, video and audio, our reporters explain politics, policy, world affairs, technology, culture, science, the climate crisis, money, health and everything else that matters. Our goal is to ensure that everyone, regardless of income or status, can access accurate information that empowers them.
- Apple Business
- Google Ad Manager
- Google Search Console
- Google Workspace
- Amazon Publisher Services
- Amazon SES
Very close cos 0.920 - 14
Security Verification
London-based daily newspaper
Very close cos 0.918 - 15
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.
Very close cos 0.918 - 16
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 0.918 - 17
nytimes.com
American daily newspaper (founded 1851)
Very close cos 0.917 - 18
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.
Very close cos 0.915 - 19
Latest News Today, Breaking News, India News, Top Headlines | The Indian Express
Get the latest news today, breaking news, and top news headlines updates from India and around the world. Stay updated on politics, business, sports, entertainment, and more with The Indian Express.
Very close cos 0.915 - 20
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 0.916
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to guardian.co.uk’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones TheGuardian.com uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What TheGuardian.com is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- Analytics
- Comscore page source: .scorecardresearch.com
- Advertising
- Google Ad Manager page source: securepubads.g.doubleclick.net
- Monitoring
- Sentry page source: .ingest.us.sentry.io
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace MX aspmx.l.google.com
- Microsoft 365 TXT MS=ms11152033
- DNS hosting
- NS1 NS dns1.p02.nsone.net
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Adobe TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=1368fd2c-0545-45ae-94f3-d68e3011a81d
- Apple Business TXT apple-domain-verification=TvfgpRuRqlYkkyrO
- DocuSign TXT docusign=f944699e-0f48-4a6c-bb06-6f298838accd
- GlobalSign TXT globalsign-domain-verification=QCdmvx2FmvCpeqYXQsTAMJMq2YjyK0VzLosSdN…
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=Gruud_A1jSnwIisPP0kLLk2Gbh1q5YZCAf1rBW4j6S0
- Salesforce TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:spf_c.oraclecloud.com include:…
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what TheGuardian.com adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 20/20
- Google Workspace 16/20
- Adobe 11/20
- Meta Business Suite · not on guardian.co.uk 11/20
- Microsoft 365 11/20
- Google Ad Manager 9/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on guardian.co.uk 9/20
- GlobalSign 8/20
- Atlassian · not on guardian.co.uk 8/20
- Amazon SES · not on guardian.co.uk 6/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on guardian.co.uk 6/20
- Zoom · not on guardian.co.uk 6/20
- Amazon CloudFront · not on guardian.co.uk 6/20
- OpenAI · not on guardian.co.uk 6/20
- Apple Business 5/20
- Zendesk · not on guardian.co.uk 5/20