Alternatives and competitors

Sites like heise online

The 20 closest technology news alternatives to heise online, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 9 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to heise online? The closest matches are Chip, Ars Technica and GIGA. 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 heise online

heise online heise.de

heise online – IT news, guides and background information | heise online

News and forums on computers, IT, science, media and politics. Price comparison of hardware and software as well as downloads at Heise Medien.

Wikidata: German website

Top 10K · #2,628 English 9 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit heise online

Summary by Claude

German technology news site publishing IT news, security reports, product reviews, guides and forums, with access to Heise magazines such as c't and iX, a hardware price comparison and software downloads.

Who it’s for
IT professionals and technology enthusiasts
Business model
Advertising and subscriptions

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to heise online’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

How-To GeekGizmodoComputerworldSlashdotPCMagThe RegisterXDA DevelopersEngadgetThe VergeArs Technica

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to heise online

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

Only in English
  1. 01
    Ars Technica arstechnica.com Top 10K English

    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.

  2. 02
    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.

  3. 03
    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.

  4. 04
    XDA Developers xda-developers.com Top 10K English

    XDA

    The world’s best source for computing news, reviews, editorials guides, and more.

  5. 05
    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

  6. 06
    PCMag pcmag.com Top 10K English

    English-language computer magazine

  7. 07
    Slashdot slashdot.org Top 10K English

    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.

  8. 08
    Computerworld computerworld.com Top 10K English

    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.

  9. 09
    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.

  10. 10
    How-To Geek howtogeek.com Top 10K English

    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.

  11. 11

    rnd.de

    German news organization

  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
    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.

  14. 14
    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.

  15. 15
    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!

  16. 16
    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.

  17. 17
    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.

  18. 18
    9to5Mac 9to5mac.com Top 10K English

    9to5Mac - Apple News & Mac Rumors Breaking All Day

    Apple News & Mac Rumors Breaking All Day

  19. 19
    Tom's Guide tomsguide.com Top 10K English

    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....

  20. 20
    kicker.de Top 10K English

    kicker.de

    German association football website

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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

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Web servers
  • nginx header server: nginx
Email delivery
  • Brevo TXT brevo-code:e09d9e43d8e705fdcf03fb07346ec6f5
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Apple Business TXT apple-domain-verification=m53iQZB4O1uMxDGR
  • Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=Gu/57UFQtzGEanzticeKxW4a9uoH0YrH87kO1sZ…
  • DocuSign TXT docusign=b14b0107-39e4-44c2-b48f-944859786474
  • Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=7CvE9FRS3zv0wnl8KzLmVw0TSlQay6qOX_zGFm2wzWw
  • Miro TXT miro-verification=601d1e3e9623fe2102de9d6d215a2380ae5c69bd
  • OpenAI TXT openai-domain-verification=dv-gdksvci3x45ukvwR1nWvKFHj

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