Alternatives and competitors
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
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.
similarity × popularity
03 · Nearest neighbours
Alternatives to Politico
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Politico, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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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.
Very close cos 0.924 - 02
Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic
magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C.
Very close cos 0.926 - 03
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.
Very close cos 0.918 - 04
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 0.916 - 05
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.
Very close cos 0.911 - 06
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.
- Atlassian
- Google Search Console
- Meta Business Suite
- Microsoft 365
- Amazon Publisher Services
- Apple Business
Very close cos 0.913 - 07
British weekly news and international affairs publication (founded 1843)
Very close cos 0.911 - 08
Breitbart News Network
Syndicated news and opinion website providing continuously updated headlines to top news and analysis sources.
Very close cos 0.911 - 09
News | The Independent | Today's headlines and latest breaking news
The latest breaking news, comment and features from The Independent.
Very close cos 0.911 - 10
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 0.909 - 11
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.
- Cloudflare
- Cloudflare DNS
- Google Search Console
- Google Tag Manager
- Meta Business Suite
- Cloudflare Web Analytics
Very close cos 0.908 - 12
Foreign Policy – the Global Magazine of News and Ideas
The Global Magazine of News and Ideas
Very close cos 0.906 - 13
Rolling Stone – Music, Film, TV and Political News Coverage
Get the latest Rolling Stone news with exclusive stories and pictures from Rolling Stone.
Very close cos 0.903 - 14
Polygon: Gaming and Entertainment News, Culture, Reviews, and More
Your source for the latest in video games, sci-fi, fantasy, tabletop games, anime, horror, books, and comics.
Very close cos 0.903 - 15
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.
Very close cos 0.900 - 16
Latest news, sport and opinion from the Guardian
Latest news, sport, business, comment, analysis and reviews from the Guardian, the world's leading liberal voice
Very close cos 0.901 - 17
The Verge
The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts.
Very close cos 0.903 - 18
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 0.902 - 19
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 0.900 - 20
Welcome to the official website of the Swiss government
On our English website, you will find a selection of information about the Federal Council’s activities and decisions. For more details, please choose the German, French or Italian site.
Very close cos 0.898
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.
Built with
- CMS
- WordPress page source: /wp-content/
- Analytics
- Chartbeat page source: static.chartbeat.com
- Tag managers
- Google Tag Manager page source: googletagmanager.com/gtm.js
- Advertising
- Meta Pixel page source: connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js
- Security
- Cloudflare Turnstile page source: challenges.cloudflare.com/turnstile
- CDN
- Cloudflare header cf-ray: a56316b89fe7b1e5-HAM
- 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
- Cloudflare DNS NS lars.ns.cloudflare.com
- 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:…
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Politico adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 20/20
- Microsoft 365 14/20
- Google Workspace · not on politico.eu 13/20
- GlobalSign · not on politico.eu 11/20
- Meta Business Suite 11/20
- Google Ad Manager · not on politico.eu 10/20
- Zendesk · not on politico.eu 9/20
- Amazon SES · not on politico.eu 8/20
- Google Tag Manager 8/20
- Apple Business · not on politico.eu 7/20
- Atlassian 7/20
- Fastly · not on politico.eu 7/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on politico.eu 7/20
- Adobe 7/20
- OpenAI 6/20
- Zoom · not on politico.eu 5/20