Alternatives and competitors
Sites like NJ.com
The 20 closest local news alternatives to NJ.com, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 12 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to NJ.com? The closest matches are Parade, RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland and Siol. 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 NJ.com
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nj.com
Wikidata: website for local news from New Jersey
Summary by Claude
NJ.com is a New Jersey local news website owned by Advance Publications, publishing news, sports, politics, weather, obituaries and entertainment coverage for the state, including content from the Star-Ledger and other Advance newspapers.
- Who it’s for
- New Jersey residents and readers
- Business model
- Advertising and subscriptions
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to NJ.com’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 NJ.com
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to NJ.com, thumbs down if it isn’t.
We can’t read nj.com’s homepage (HTTP 403), so it’s compared on what Wikidata and Wikipedia say about it.
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parade.com
American Sunday newspaper magazine
Very close cos 0.896 - 02
rnd.de
German news organization
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Not available in your region – realtor.com®
Our home search experience isn’t currently available to visitors located in Europe.
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News, Politics, Sports, Mail & Latest Headlines - AOL.com
Discover the latest breaking news in the U.S. and around the world — politics, weather, entertainment, lifestyle, finance, sports and much more.
Close cos 0.891 - 05
nytimes.com
American daily newspaper (founded 1851)
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The New Yorker
Reporting, Profiles, breaking news, cultural coverage, podcasts, videos, and cartoons from The New Yorker.
Close cos 0.891 - 07
Patch - Everything Local: Breaking News, Events, Discussions
The best breaking news, stories, and events from the Patch network of local news sites
Close cos 0.889 - 08
nine.com.au -- the new ninemsn - News, Sport, TV, Entertainment, Lifestyle | Latest Breaking News Headlines from Australia and the world
Meet the new nine.com.au. Get the latest news, sport, TV, travel, fashion, fitness, recipes, celebrity news and exclusive content, all for free at nine.com.au, the home of Nine
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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!
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Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos
Latest news coverage, email, free stock quotes, live scores and video are just the beginning. Discover more every day at Yahoo!
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Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic
magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Berita Terkini Hari Ini, Kabar Akurat Terpercaya - Kompas.com
Kompas.com - Berita Indonesia dan Dunia Terkini Hari Ini, Kabar Harian Terbaru Terpercaya Terlengkap Seputar Politik, Ekonomi, Travel, Teknologi, Otomotif, Bola
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thestreet.com
US financial news and financial literacy website
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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.
Close cos 0.882 - 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
- Apple Business
- GlobalSign
- Google Search Console
- Mailchimp Transactional
- Meta Business Suite
- Microsoft 365
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Boing Boing - A Directory of Mostly Wonderful Things
Boing Boing is the Web's favorite site devoted to technology, entertainment, and culture. Launched in 1989 as a print 'zine and still...
- Google Search Console
- Meta Business Suite
- Amazon Publisher Services
- Amazon SES
- Bing Webmaster Tools
- Cloudflare
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kicker.de
German association football website
Close cos 0.883
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to nj.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones NJ.com uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What NJ.com is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- Security
- DataDome header x-datadome: protected
- Email hosting
- Microsoft 365 MX nj-com.mail.protection.outlook.com
- Email delivery
- Mailchimp Transactional TXT v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:_spf.salesforce.com…
- DNS hosting
- NS1 NS dns2.p09.nsone.net
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Apple Business TXT apple-domain-verification=T0_K0DCGNd5c3H5bfVg4Rqo1LHowBLnJUSVcjNC6KtI
- GlobalSign TXT _globalsign-domain-verification=IG4UdrI9gc_SVSE132aTagdWhxkvONdbIBhHh…
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=hOBV0NP0KfwVDgUYPW2G2VdT5k5zBJ9KHXbWQEGrcZ8
- Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=j68n5b21bv9usa2b0jzpwq7tfg3p0k
- Notion TXT notion-domain-verification=TmLUGsartiuVMkRZq5laiUNtMTYR1cYTNyWxHA787Ex
- OpenAI TXT openai-domain-verification=dv-5XeFeVuerQuulJ0fdg8Hmotc
- Salesforce TXT v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:_spf.salesforce.com…
- Zoom TXT ZOOM_verify_Y5enTYzBXSooGqThCnKfjv
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what NJ.com adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 20/20
- Microsoft 365 14/20
- Meta Business Suite 13/20
- Google Workspace · not on nj.com 10/20
- Adobe · not on nj.com 10/20
- OpenAI 10/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on nj.com 10/20
- Atlassian · not on nj.com 9/20
- Amazon SES · not on nj.com 8/20
- Fastly · not on nj.com 7/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on nj.com 7/20
- GlobalSign 7/20
- Next.js · not on nj.com 7/20
- React · not on nj.com 7/20
- Apple Business 7/20
- Google Ad Manager · not on nj.com 7/20