Alternatives and competitors

Sites like MS

The 20 closest cable news network alternatives to MS, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 15 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to MS? The closest matches are MSN, NBC News and Breitbart News. 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.

Neighbours
k = 20
Sites searched
4,032
Vector
384-d
Query
14 ms

01 · Entity

About MS

MS ms.now

MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) - US News Today | Breaking News

MS NOW (formerly MSNBC): Breaking news and the latest headlines today. Get daily updates from local reporters plus world news with live audio and video.

Top 10K · #4,217 English 15 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
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Summary by Claude

MS NOW, the rebranded MSNBC, is a US cable news network website publishing political news, analysis and opinion, with video and audio of its TV shows and a paid membership tier for exclusive content.

Who it’s for
US news viewers interested in politics
Business model
Advertising and subscriptions

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to MS’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

CNBCCNNVoxFox NewsCBS NewsABC NewsNewsweekBreitbart NewsNBC NewsMSN

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to MS

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

Only in English
  1. 01
    MSN msn.com Top 100 English

    MSN

    collection of Internet sites by Microsoft

  2. 02
    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.

  3. 03
    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.

  4. 04
    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!

  5. 05
    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

  6. 06
    CBS News cbsnews.com Top 1K English

    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.

  7. 07
    Fox News foxnews.com Top 1K English

    Fox News - Breaking News Updates | Latest News Headlines | Photos & News Videos

    Breaking News, Latest News and Current News from FOXNews.com. Breaking news and video. Latest Current News: U.S., World, Entertainment, Health, Business, Technology, Politics, Sports.

  8. 08
    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.

  9. 09
    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.

  10. 10
    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.

  11. 11
    NewsBreak newsbreak.com Top 10K English

    NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts

    NewsBreak is the best local source for news, videos, and information on safety, accidents, sports, business, celebrity updates, stock market trends, and more.

  12. 12
    Boston.com boston.com Top 10K English

    Boston.com: Local breaking news, sports, weather, and things to do

    What Boston cares about right now: Get breaking updates on news, sports, and weather. Local alerts, things to do, and more on Boston.com.

  13. 13
    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.

  14. 14
    Politico politico.com Top 10K English

    American journalism company and news website

  15. 15
    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.

  16. 16
    The Atlantic theatlantic.com Top 10K English

    Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic

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

  17. 17
    Mashable mashable.com Top 10K English

    Mashable

    Mashable is a global, multi-platform media and entertainment company.

  18. 18
    The Hill thehill.com Top 10K English

    The Hill - covering Congress, Politics, Political Campaigns and Capitol Hill

    The Hill is a top US political website, read by the White House and more lawmakers than any other site -- vital for policy, politics and election campaigns.

  19. 19
    The Christian Science Monitor csmonitor.com Top 10K English

    Christian Science Monitor - CSMonitor.com

    American nonprofit newspaper (1908-)

  20. 20
    CTV News ctvnews.ca Top 10K English

    CTV News – Breaking News and Video, Canada News Today

    Get live updates on the latest local, national, and international news, including trusted reporting on politics, health, business, sports and more.

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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

Built with

CMS
JavaScript libraries
  • jQuery asset https://www.ms.now/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1
Analytics
Tag managers
Monitoring
CDN
  • Akamai header akamai-grn: 0.911d1002.1793957708.5ab3c50
Languages & backends
  • PHP implied by WordPress (meta generator: WordPress 7.0.8)
Email hosting
Email delivery
  • Amazon SES TXT v=spf1 include:%{ir}.%{v}.%{d}.spf.has.pphosted.com include:amazonses…
DNS hosting
  • NS1 NS dns1.p01.nsone.net
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Dropbox TXT dropbox-domain-verification=nx6l47zy2fuw
  • Google Search Console meta google-site-verification: REPjLi_yDHx7TLKgH3OC5uFnLfGp1M-1m8QUec6g8qQ
  • Zoom TXT ZOOM_verify_Tg1u1a034hXebJbhmqjLlU

Stack changes

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