Alternatives and competitors
Sites like The Mercury News
The 20 closest daily newspaper alternatives to The Mercury News, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 15 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to The Mercury News? The closest matches are SFGATE, Los Angeles Times and The Sydney Morning Herald. 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 The Mercury News
The Mercury News mercurynews.com
The Mercury News - Bay Area news, sports, business, entertainment, lifestyle and commentary
The Mercury News is the leading source of breaking news, local news, sports, business, entertainment, lifestyle and opinion for Silicon Valley, San Francisco Bay Area and beyond
Wikidata: daily newspaper published in San Jose, California, United States, since 1851
Summary by Claude
Website of The Mercury News, a San Jose daily newspaper covering local Bay Area and Silicon Valley news, sports, business, entertainment, lifestyle and opinion.
- Who it’s for
- San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley readers
- Business model
- Advertising and digital subscriptions
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to The Mercury News’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 The Mercury News
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to The Mercury News, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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SFGATE: San Francisco Bay Area News, Sports, Culture, Travel, Food, California Parks
Today's San Francisco Bay Area news, plus the latest in sports, weather, food, politics, culture, tech, Tahoe and national parks.
Very close cos 0.906 - 02
News from California, across the nation and world - Los Angeles Times
The L.A. Times is a leading source of breaking news, entertainment, sports, politics, and more for Southern California and the world.
- GlobalSign
- Google Search Console
- Google Workspace
- Meta Business Suite
- Amazon Route 53
- Amazon Publisher Services
Very close cos 0.900 - 03
Australian Breaking News Headlines & World News Online | SMH.com.au
Breaking news from Sydney, Australia and the world. Features the latest business, sport, entertainment, travel, lifestyle, and technology news.
Very close cos 0.898 - 04
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.
Close cos 0.890 - 05
The Seattle Times | Local news, sports, business, politics, entertainment, travel, restaurants and opinion for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.
Local news, sports, business, politics, entertainment, travel, restaurants and opinion for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.
Close cos 0.887 - 06
Latest & Breaking News Melbourne, Victoria | The Age
The Age has the latest local news on Melbourne, Victoria. Read National News from Australia, World News, Business News and Breaking News stories.
Close cos 0.888 - 07
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.
Close cos 0.889 - 08
German newspaper
Close cos 0.886 - 09
Patch - Everything Local: Breaking News, Events, Discussions
The best breaking news, stories, and events from the Patch network of local news sites
Close cos 0.887 - 10
Dallas News | Breaking News for DFW, Texas, World
Find breaking news, investigations, reviews and opinion on business, sports, arts, entertainment, food, real estate, crime and more at dallasnews.com.
Close cos 0.885 - 11
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.
Close cos 0.889 - 12
MARCA - Sports News Today and Live Sports in English
Latest sports news, videos, and scores. Everything you need to know about NFL, NBA, Boxing, Soccer, MLB and US Sports.
Close cos 0.886 - 13
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!
Close cos 0.886 - 14
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.
Close cos 0.885 - 15
as.com
Spanish sports newspaper
Close cos 0.883 - 16
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.
Close cos 0.884 - 17
MD in English - Mundo Deportivo
See the last sport news today in Mundo Deportivo. Soccer, basketball, tennis, F1, MotoGP and a lot of sports more.
Close cos 0.883 - 18
20minutos.es | Diario abierto | Última hora, local, España y el mundo
Diario de información general y local más leído de España, consulta las noticias de última hora de España, internacional, local, deportes en 20minutos
Close cos 0.883 - 19
EL PAÍS: el periódico global
Noticias de última hora sobre la actualidad en España y el mundo: política, economía, deportes, cultura, sociedad, tecnología, gente, opinión, viajes, moda, televisión, los blogs y las firmas de EL PAÍS. Además especiales, vídeos, fotos, audios, gráficos, entrevistas, promociones y todos los servicios de EL PAÍS.
- GlobalSign
- Google Search Console
- Meta Business Suite
- Adobe Experience Platform Tags
- Akamai Edge DNS
- Didomi
Close cos 0.883 - 20
CBS News | Breaking News, Top Stories & Exclusive Coverage
Stay informed on today's latest breaking news and exclusive scoops from CBS News. Follow current events in the U.S. and around the world, along with trending stories in politics, health and more key topics.
Close cos 0.882
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to mercurynews.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones The Mercury News uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What The Mercury News is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- CMS
- WordPress meta generator: WordPress 6.9.11
- JavaScript libraries
- jQuery asset https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.5.1/jquery.min.js?ver=3.5.1
- Fonts
- Google Fonts asset https://fonts.googleapis.com/
- Analytics
- Parse.ly page source: cdn.parsely.com
- Tag managers
- Google Tag Manager page source: googletagmanager.com/gtm.js
- CDN
- jsDelivr asset https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/
- Web servers
- nginx header server: nginx
- Languages & backends
- PHP implied by WordPress (meta generator: WordPress 6.9.11)
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace MX aspmx.l.google.com
- Email delivery
- Amazon SES TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:_spfbang.digitalfirstmedia.com…
- DNS hosting
- Amazon Route 53 NS ns-1650.awsdns-14.co.uk
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Bing Webmaster Tools meta msvalidate.01: 4B535F7EB2971D1FCBA5D1D3E3E292C3
- GlobalSign TXT _globalsign-domain-verification=0TyIZcbLmgSwoVohQ9GWaLbZq22eAkpviTlcN…
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=IBuiEqAaXT9PMPVWqOxfMd52-1NWibTg5tHIpl01as4
- Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=rhu5s1i15r1vqowtioy7vrrcaljnkn
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what The Mercury News adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 20/20
- Google Ad Manager · not on mercurynews.com 14/20
- Meta Business Suite 14/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on mercurynews.com 14/20
- GlobalSign 13/20
- Apple Business · not on mercurynews.com 10/20
- Fastly · not on mercurynews.com 9/20
- Google Workspace 9/20
- Amazon Route 53 9/20
- Google Tag Manager 9/20
- Atlassian · not on mercurynews.com 8/20
- OpenAI · not on mercurynews.com 8/20
- Adobe · not on mercurynews.com 6/20
- Next.js · not on mercurynews.com 6/20
- React · not on mercurynews.com 6/20
- Amazon Publisher Services · not on mercurynews.com 6/20