Alternatives and competitors
Sites like National Geographic
The 20 closest science and nature magazine alternatives to National Geographic, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 8 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to National Geographic? The closest matches are Live Science, ScienceAlert and Mental Floss. 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
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01 · Entity
About National Geographic
National Geographic nationalgeographic.com
National Geographic
Explore National Geographic. A world leader in geography, cartography and exploration.
Wikidata: monthly geography, history, nature, and science magazine
Summary by Claude
Website of National Geographic magazine, publishing articles, photography and video on science, nature, wildlife, history, space, health and travel, with print and digital subscriptions and links to Nat Geo TV programming on Disney+.
- Who it’s for
- General readers interested in science, nature and travel
- Business model
- Subscriptions and advertising
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to National Geographic’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 National Geographic
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to National Geographic, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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Live Science | Latest science news and articles for those with curious minds
Daily discoveries, groundbreaking research and fascinating science breakthroughs that impact you and the wider world, reported by our expert journalists.
Very close cos 0.932 - 02
ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroughs
The latest science news. Publishing independent, fact-checked reporting on health, space, nature, technology, and the environment.
Very close cos 0.927 - 03
Mental Floss - History, Trivia, Interesting Facts, and More
Learn weird, interesting facts about history, entertainment, language, geography, and more topics. Test your knowledge with our quizzes and other trivia.
Very close cos 0.925 - 04
Scientific American
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
- Amazon CloudFront
- Google Search Console
- Meta Business Suite
- GlobalSign
- Google Tag Manager
- Amazon Route 53
Very close cos 0.926 - 05
Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic
magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C.
Very close cos 0.920 - 06
ScienceDaily: Your source for the latest research news
Breaking science news and articles on global warming, extrasolar planets, stem cells, bird flu, autism, nanotechnology, dinosaurs, evolution -- the latest discoveries in astronomy, anthropology, biology, chemistry, climate & environment, computers, engineering, health & medicine, math, physics, psychology, technology, and more -- from the world's leading universities and research organizations.
Very close cos 0.919 - 07
Nature
First published in 1869, Nature is the world’s leading multidisciplinary science journal. Nature publishes the finest peer-reviewed research that drives ground-breaking discovery, and is read by thought-leaders and decision-makers around the world.
Very close cos 0.918 - 08
Space.com: NASA, Space Exploration and Astronomy News
Get the latest space exploration, innovation and astronomy news. Space.com celebrates humanity's ongoing expansion across the final frontier.
Very close cos 0.917 - 09
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 0.915 - 10
American magazine
Very close cos 0.909 - 11
American online magazine and media company
Very close cos 0.908 - 12
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.
Very close cos 0.910 - 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!
Very close cos 0.909 - 14
Simple Page
travel magazine based in New York City, New York
Very close cos 0.904 - 15
science magazine
Very close cos 0.905 - 16
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 0.905 - 17
Simple Page
American weekly magazine devoted to celebrity and human-interest
Very close cos 0.903 - 18
Stuff: Latest breaking news | New Zealand
News from New Zealand and the world: breaking news, videos, sport, rugby, politics, business, entertainment, lifestyle, travel, and property
Very close cos 0.901 - 19
Simple Page
American magazine
Very close cos 0.900 - 20
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.
Very close cos 0.903
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to nationalgeographic.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones National Geographic uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What National Geographic is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- Monitoring
- Datadog RUM page source: datadoghq-browser-agent.com
- CDN
- Amazon CloudFront header x-amz-cf-id: MKodDezQuE4JJ6b2WUN165jnxhgmea8leJ5uf6pMoJZrcqMaeFZC7g==
- Web servers
- nginx header server: nginx
- Email hosting
- Microsoft 365 MX nationalgeographic-com.mail.protection.outlook.com
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Adobe TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=012b7d24aff9766444b9232173abb52ef026139e5…
- Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=5lqJwtfJPMHqC/aGvT/7s2BR53IHCs9P6vFjCQY…
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=5WNnmPMKPkvtFdhx94xNnsjdVQhTlvYGo0g0iF2nh7Y
- Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=s2vntb2m7i6eo2t3r7wrfwehg5ojke
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what National Geographic adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 20/20
- Microsoft 365 15/20
- Google Workspace · not on nationalgeographic.com 14/20
- Meta Business Suite 11/20
- Cloudflare · not on nationalgeographic.com 10/20
- GlobalSign · not on nationalgeographic.com 10/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on nationalgeographic.com 9/20
- Adobe 9/20
- Fastly · not on nationalgeographic.com 8/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on nationalgeographic.com 8/20
- Zoom · not on nationalgeographic.com 8/20
- Google Ad Manager · not on nationalgeographic.com 7/20
- OpenAI · not on nationalgeographic.com 7/20
- Tailwind CSS · not on nationalgeographic.com 6/20
- Zendesk · not on nationalgeographic.com 6/20
- Atlassian 6/20