Alternatives and competitors

Sites like HuffPost

The 20 closest online news publication alternatives to HuffPost, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 23 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to HuffPost? The closest matches are New York Post, Vox and Newsweek. 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 HuffPost

HuffPost huffpost.com

HuffPost - Breaking News, Politics, Entertainment & Opinion

Read the latest U.S. and world news, politics, entertainment, lifestyle and opinion pieces from HuffPost’s trusted team of journalists.

Wikidata: American online news aggregator and blog

Top 1K · #970 English 23 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
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Summary by Claude

HuffPost is a U.S. digital news site publishing breaking news, political coverage, entertainment, lifestyle, personal essays, opinion pieces, video and shopping recommendations, with a progressive editorial perspective.

Who it’s for
General U.S. and international news readers
Business model
Advertising and affiliate commerce

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to HuffPost’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

IndiatimesThe New York TimesForeign PolicyThe IndependentNBC NewsTIMEThe AtlanticNewsweekVoxNew York Post

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to HuffPost

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

Only in English
  1. 01
    New York Post nypost.com Top 10K English

    New York Post – Breaking News, Top Headlines, Photos & Videos

    Your source for breaking news, photos, and videos about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more.

  2. 02
    Vox vox.com Top 10K English

    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.

  3. 03
    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!

  4. 04
    The Atlantic theatlantic.com Top 10K English

    Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic

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

  5. 05
    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.

  6. 06
    NBC News nbcnews.com Top 1K English

    NBC News - Breaking Headlines and Video Reports on World, U.S. and Local Angles | NBC News

    Go to NBCNews.com for breaking news, videos, and the latest top stories in world news, business, politics, health and pop culture.

  7. 07
    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.

  8. 08
    Foreign Policy foreignpolicy.com Top 10K English

    Foreign Policy – the Global Magazine of News and Ideas

    The Global Magazine of News and Ideas

  9. 09
    The New York Times nytimes.com Top 1K English

    nytimes.com

    American daily newspaper (founded 1851)

  10. 10
    Indiatimes indiatimes.com Top 1K English

    Indiatimes: Latest in Lifestyle, Health, Fashion, and Wellness

    Indiatimes is your destination when it comes to exploring the latest in lifestyle trends, health and wellness hacks, and fashion advice. From food fads to travel tips and relationship rules, we tell you how to live your best life. Bookmark this for all the latest lifestyle content tailored just for you.

  11. 11
    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.

  12. 12
    Politico politico.com Top 10K English

    American journalism company and news website

  13. 13
    Breitbart News breitbart.com Top 10K English

    Breitbart News Network

    Syndicated news and opinion website providing continuously updated headlines to top news and analysis sources.

  14. 14
    CNN cnn.com Top 1K English

    Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN

    View the latest news and breaking news today for U.S., world, weather, entertainment, politics and health at CNN.com.

  15. 15
    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.

  16. 16
    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.

  17. 17
    Page Six pagesix.com Top 10K English

    Page Six: Latest Celebrity News, Entertainment News & Gossip

    Your source for the latest celebrity news, entertainment headlines and celeb gossip, with exclusive stories, photos, video, and more.

  18. 18
    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.

  19. 19
    ABC News abcnews.com Top 10K English

    ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

    Your trusted source for breaking news, analysis, exclusive interviews, headlines, and videos at ABCNews.com

  20. 20
    White House whitehouse.gov Top 10K English

    The White House

    President Donald J. Trump and Vice President JD Vance are committed to lowering costs for all Americans, securing our borders, unleashing American energy dominance, restoring peace through strength, and making all Americans safe and secure once again.

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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

Built with

Fonts
  • Adobe Fonts asset https://use.typekit.net/sqj4onc.css
  • Google Fonts asset https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Montserrat:300,400,500,600,700,800,900&display=fa…
Analytics
  • Comscore page source: .scorecardresearch.com
Advertising
Cookie consent
  • OneTrust page source: cdn.cookielaw.org
Payments
  • Stripe TXT stripe-verification=d38cdcc3cf079c227e06ab26c180851493164930761e9d98d…
CDN
  • Fastly header x-served-by: cache-iad-kiad7000176-IAD, cache-iad-kiad7000176-IAD, cache…
Web servers
  • nginx header server: nginx
Languages & backends
  • Express header x-powered-by: Express
Video
Email hosting
Email delivery
  • Amazon SES TXT v=spf1 mx ip4:74.205.21.242 ip4:149.174.0.0/16 ip4:64.236.0.0/16 ip4:…
  • SendGrid TXT v=spf1 mx ip4:74.205.21.242 ip4:149.174.0.0/16 ip4:64.236.0.0/16 ip4:…
DNS hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Adobe TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=82dd13381f860472d15ec91a855861633ea9e0f45…
  • Apple Business TXT apple-domain-verification=7Y1F2DtfeAbwpA4O
  • Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=7oN0IBPtC9f0xMQLjXiV1ygnfkGihQQCZA6izoi…
  • DocuSign TXT docusign=54594994-f075-4ac7-86c4-8a9aa4677d1d
  • Dropbox TXT dropbox-domain-verification=uqrgxlh1a22z
  • Google Search Console meta google-site-verification: 97Mj-wW7u8U1NOnkW1rfH-I1kgO0-a9YsgoesOk41R8
  • Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=r3yrzm13yak5mvla48450yvwgxj4sp

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