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Sites like Politico

The 20 closest political news media alternatives to Politico, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 16 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to Politico? The closest matches are Euronews, The Atlantic and Vox. 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 Politico

Politico politico.eu

POLITICO – European Politics, Policy, Government News

POLITICO Europe covers the politics, policy and personalities of the European Union. Our coverage includes breaking news, opinion pieces, and features.

Wikidata: American journalism company and news website

Top 10K · #3,571 English 16 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
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Summary by Claude

European edition of Politico, publishing news, analysis and opinion on European Union politics, policy and government, with a paid POLITICO Pro policy intelligence service.

Who it’s for
EU policymakers, lobbyists and politics readers
Business model
Advertising and subscriptions

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Politico’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.

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The IndependentThe ConversationThe EconomistelDiario.esSlateeuropa.euNewsweekVoxThe AtlanticEuronews

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to Politico

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

Only in English
  1. 01
    Euronews euronews.com Top 10K English

    Latest breaking news available as free video on demand | Euronews

    Latest breaking news available as free video on demand. Stay informed on European and world news about economy, politics, diplomacy… with Euronews.

  2. 02
    The Atlantic theatlantic.com Top 10K English

    Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic

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

  3. 03
    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.

  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
    europa.eu Top 1K English

    Language selection | European Union

    Discover how the EU functions, its principles, priorities; find out about its history and member states; learn about its legal basis and your EU rights.

  6. 06
    Slate slate.com Top 10K English

    Slate Magazine - Politics, Business, Technology, and the Arts

    Online magazine of news, politics, technology, and culture. Combines humor and insight in thoughtful analyses of current events and political news.

  7. 07
    elDiario.es eldiario.es Top 10K Spanish

    elDiario.es - Noticias de actualidad - Periodismo a pesar de todo

    Diario digital de noticias de actualidad sobre política y economía, análisis y blogs de opinión. Dirigido por Ignacio Escolar. Periodismo riguroso, independiente y honesto.

  8. 08
    The Economist economist.com Top 10K English

    British weekly news and international affairs publication (founded 1843)

  9. 09
    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.

  10. 10
    The Conversation theconversation.com Top 10K

    The Conversation: In-depth analysis, research, news and ideas from leading academics and researchers.

    Curated by professional editors, The Conversation offers informed commentary and debate on the issues affecting our world. Plus a Plain English guide to the latest developments and discoveries from the university and research sector.

  11. 11
    El Confidencial elconfidencial.com Top 10K Spanish

    El Confidencial - El diario de los lectores influyentes

    El confidencial - El diario de los lectores influyentes. Encuentra todas las noticias al minuto: España, Europa, Mundo, Economía, Cultura, Ecología y la mejor opinión

  12. 12
    The Independent independent.co.uk Top 1K English

    News | The Independent | Today's headlines and latest breaking news

    The latest breaking news, comment and features from The Independent.

  13. 13
    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.

  14. 14
    The Daily Beast thedailybeast.com Top 10K

    American news publication

  15. 15
    International Business Times ibtimes.com Top 10K English

    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.

  16. 16
    UOL uol.com.br Top 1K Portuguese

    UOL - Seu universo online

    UOL, a maior empresa brasileira de conteúdo, serviços digitais e tecnologia com vários canais de jornalismo e diversas soluções para você ou seu negócio.

  17. 17
    Foreign Policy foreignpolicy.com Top 10K English

    Foreign Policy – the Global Magazine of News and Ideas

    The Global Magazine of News and Ideas

  18. 18
    Interia interia.pl Top 10K Polish

    Interia - Polska i świat: informacje, sport, gwiazdy.

    Interia - czołowy polski portal internetowy. Najlepsze serwisy informacyjne i tematyczne (Wydarzenia, Sport, Motoryzacja, Biznes, GeekWeek, Gry, Kobieta). Bezpłatna poczta e-mail.

  19. 19
    Libero libero.it Top 10K Italian

    Libero: Mail, Ricerca e News con aggiornamento quotidiano

    Entra su Libero.it: Mail e Email PEC, Login, le Ultime Notizie con aggiornamento quotidiano, Video, Motore di Ricerca e tanto altro

  20. 20
    Rolling Stone rollingstone.com Top 10K English

    Rolling Stone – Music, Film, TV and Political News Coverage

    Get the latest Rolling Stone news with exclusive stories and pictures from Rolling Stone.

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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

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CMS
Analytics
Tag managers
Advertising
  • Meta Pixel page source: connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js
Security
CDN
Languages & backends
  • PHP implied by WordPress (page source: /wp-content/)
Email hosting
  • Microsoft 365 TXT v=spf1 ip4:85.119.217.105/29 ip4:81.246.20.201 ip4:87.238.231.93 ip4:…
DNS hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Adobe TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=4f750abf8795bb604b0e0dd686732d076d9380344…
  • Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=EnHue3UwYSfo4DXgk/Bvg3WcQ2JVjyt6zf38Dox…
  • Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=NS-nKq6Q1pvoluLEgbnG2vP-DcDawEz6_BoJFi3vYgI
  • Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=9bdgtf0u932s92nce9jezzfsfjwjg2
  • Notion TXT notion-domain-verification=XZun19MRvhpTvTQmDXxkS6HUxAadQewxOeiZXc8zJFA
  • OpenAI TXT openai-domain-verification=dv-RGb1luy3eKjvjuzE4R2mlsOd
  • Salesforce TXT v=spf1 ip4:85.119.217.105/29 ip4:81.246.20.201 ip4:87.238.231.93 ip4:…

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