Alternatives and competitors
Sites like NU
The 20 closest online news alternatives to NU, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 14 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to NU? The closest matches are RTL 4, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting and HLN. 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 NU
Summary by Claude
Free Dutch-language online news site covering national and international news, economy, sport, entertainment and culture, with news videos, live blogs and a reader comment section (NUjij). Owned by DPG Media.
- Who it’s for
- Dutch-speaking general public in the Netherlands
- Business model
- Advertising
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to NU’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 NU
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to NU, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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RTL Nieuws & Entertainment
Volg het nieuws terwijl het gebeurt, blijf op de hoogte van alle entertainment-nieuwtjes en mis niets van je favoriete RTL-programma’s.
Very close cos 0.950 - 02
NOS.nl - Nieuws, Sport en Evenementen | Nederlandse Omroep Stichting
NOS.nl - Nieuws, Sport en Evenementen op Radio, TV en Internet
Very close cos 0.942 - 03
HLN - Het Laatste Nieuws - Volg het nieuws op de nr1 nieuwssite in België, HLN.be brengt je het allerlaatste nieuws 24/24 en 7/7, uit binnen - en buitenland, evenals dichtbij met nieuws uit je eigen regio. | hln.be
HLN - Het Laatste Nieuws - Volg het nieuws op de nr1 nieuwssite in België, HLN.be brengt je het allerlaatste nieuws 24/24 en 7/7, uit binnen - en buitenland, evenals dichtbij met nieuws uit je eigen regio.
Very close cos 0.940 - 04
Dutch newspaper
Very close cos 0.931 - 05
AD.nl, het laatste nieuws uit binnen- en buitenland, sport en show | AD.nl
Blijf altijd op de hoogte van het laatste nieuws via de snelste en leukste nieuwssite van Nederland, 24 uur per dag en 7 dagen in de week
Very close cos 0.926 - 06
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
Very close cos 0.922 - 07
Flemish daily newspaper
Very close cos 0.917 - 08
Nachrichten, aktuelle Schlagzeilen und Videos - n-tv.de
Nachrichten seriös, schnell und kompetent. Artikel und Videos aus Politik, Wirtschaft, Börse, Sport und aller Welt.
Very close cos 0.916 - 09
Son Dakika - Son Dakika Haberleri - Son Haberler
Son dakika haberleri hızlı ve tarafsız bir şekilde SonDakika.com'da bulabilirsiniz. Gündemdeki son dakika haberler ve yeni gelişmeler anında tüm detaylarıyla burada.
Very close cos 0.915 - 10
Haberler.com - Son Dakika Haberler ve Güncel Haberler
Haber ve son dakika haberleri, güncel haberler, magazin, spor ve ekonomi gündemi, yerel ve dünya haberleri. Haberler.com, Türkiye’nin son dakika haber sitesi.
- Google Search Console
- Google Tag Manager
- Google Workspace
- Cloudflare
- Cloudflare DNS
- Cloudflare Web Analytics
Very close cos 0.913 - 11
VG
Siste nytt hvert minutt på Norges største nettsted. Nyheter fra Norge og verden, sport og underholdning.
Very close cos 0.912 - 12
Buienradar.nl - Weer - Actuele neerslag, weerbericht, weersverwachting, sneeuwradar en satellietbeelden
Actuele buienradar en actueel weer voor Nederland en Europa, actuele satellietbeelden, actuele temperaturen, neerslag, en veel meer!
Very close cos 0.910 - 13
Index.hr
Najčitaniji portal u Hrvatskoj. Pročitajte prijelomne, najnovije i najtočnije vijesti: Hrvatska danas, svijet, politika, zdravlje, crna kronika, novac, vrijeme, sport, zabava. Jedini neovisni.
- Google Search Console
- Google Workspace
- Meta Business Suite
- Prebid.js
- Amazon Publisher Services
- Amazon SES
Very close cos 0.911 - 14
News & E-Mail bei t-online | Politik, Sport, Unterhaltung & Ratgeber
Aktuelle News aus Politik, Sport, Unterhaltung, Wirtschaft & Finanzen | Ratgeber Leben, Gesundheit und Heim & Garten | E-Mail und Shopping bei t-online.
Very close cos 0.911 - 15
20 Minutes - Toute l’actualité en direct et les dernières infos en continu
Suivez l’actualité du jour sur 20 Minutes, média gratuit et indépendant. Politique, Sport, Culture, High Tech, Ecologie… Toute l’info en continu
Very close cos 0.910 - 16
Novinky.cz - nejčtenější zprávy na českém internetu
Nejnovější zprávy z domova i ze světa na jednom místě. Novinky, mimořádné události, aktuální témata. Online zpravodajství na Novinky.cz.
Very close cos 0.907 - 17
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 0.908 - 18
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.
Very close cos 0.906 - 19
RTBF Actus - La référence de l'actualité belge et internationale - Accueil - RTBF Actus
Toute l'actualité belge et internationale sur RTBF.be : retrouvez toutes les news info, sport, culture, musique et bien plus encore et accédez aux chaînes TV, radio et marques de la RTBF.
Very close cos 0.904 - 20
Latest News, Breaking News Today - Entertainment, Cricket, Business, Politics - India Today
Check out the latest news from India and around the world. Latest India news on Bollywood, Politics, Business, Cricket, Technology and Travel.
Very close cos 0.906
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to nu.nl’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones NU uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What NU is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- Tag managers
- Google Tag Manager page source: googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-
- Advertising
- Prebid.js page source: prebid.js
- Live chat & support
- Zendesk TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.dpgmmservices.nl include:spf.protection.outlook.c…
- A/B testing
- VWO page source: dev.visualwebsiteoptimizer.com
- Monitoring
- Sentry page source: .ingest.sentry.io
- CDN
- Akamai header x-akamai-transformed: 0 - 0 -
- Languages & backends
- Express header x-powered-by: Express
- Authentication
- Firebase page source: .firebaseapp.com
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace MX aspmx.l.google.com
- Microsoft 365 TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.dpgmmservices.nl include:spf.protection.outlook.c…
- DNS hosting
- Akamai Edge DNS NS eur2.akam.net
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=gqfC576h6pKDntEMQCdrUMXTtOD2vfhKvXTSXAI…
- Google Search Console meta google-site-verification: oQsKfEIgPiNMkgU1oDrWYKX6Z5FCFrwmlq3_VK6jlNo
- Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=y39uvlb8me78wtka5eak2twy6ws9kb
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what NU adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 20/20
- Microsoft 365 14/20
- Atlassian 8/20
- Google Workspace 8/20
- Adobe · not on nu.nl 7/20
- Next.js · not on nu.nl 7/20
- React · not on nu.nl 7/20
- Meta Business Suite 7/20
- Akamai Edge DNS 6/20
- Google Tag Manager 6/20
- Amazon CloudFront · not on nu.nl 6/20
- Amazon SES · not on nu.nl 6/20
- Google Ad Manager · not on nu.nl 6/20
- Akamai 5/20
- Prebid.js 5/20
- Cloudflare DNS · not on nu.nl 5/20