Alternatives and competitors
Sites like Popular Mechanics
The 20 closest popular science magazine alternatives to Popular Mechanics, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 9 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to Popular Mechanics? The closest matches are Popular Science, Scientific American and MakeUseOf. 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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About Popular Mechanics
Popular Mechanics popularmechanics.com
Popular Mechanics - Product Reviews, How-To, Space, Military, Math, Science, and New Technology
Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world, whether it's practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science.
Wikidata: magazine
Summary by Claude
Online edition of the Popular Mechanics magazine, publishing articles on science, technology, space, military and aviation, along with product reviews, buying guides and DIY home-improvement how-tos.
- Who it’s for
- General readers interested in science, technology and DIY
- Business model
- Advertising, affiliate commissions and magazine subscriptions
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to Popular Mechanics’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 Popular Mechanics
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Popular Mechanics, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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Popular Science | Science and Technology Stories Since 1872
Awe-inspiring science reporting, technology news, and DIY projects. Skunks to space robots, primates to climates. That's Popular Science, for over 150 years strong.
Very close cos 0.945 - 02
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.
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- Meta Business Suite
- Amazon Route 53
- Amazon CloudFront
- Google Tag Manager
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MUO - Technology, Simplified.
MUO is your guide to modern tech. Learn how to make use of the tech and gadgets around you, and discover cool stuff on the internet.
Very close cos 0.924 - 04
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 0.922 - 05
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 0.922 - 06
Lifehacker | Do everything better
Lifehacker is the ultimate authority on optimizing every aspect of your life. Do everything better.
Very close cos 0.920 - 07
Engadget | Technology News & Expert Reviews
Breaking news from the worlds of technology and entertainment, and expert reviews of the latest consumer tech products.
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- Amazon CloudFront
- Google Tag Manager
- Google Workspace
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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
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 0.918 - 10
PCWorld
PCWorld helps you navigate the PC ecosystem to find the products you want and the advice you need to get the job done.
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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 0.918 - 12
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 0.916 - 13
XDA
The world’s best source for computing news, reviews, editorials guides, and more.
Very close cos 0.916 - 14
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 0.913 - 15
Tom's Hardware: For The Hardcore PC Enthusiast
Tom's Hardware helps you buy the best hardware and build the best PC to play, create and work..
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Ars Technica - Serving the Technologist since 1998. News, reviews, and analysis.
News and reviews, covering IT, AI, science, space, health, gaming, cybersecurity, tech policy, computers, mobile devices, and operating systems.
Very close cos 0.912 - 17
CNET: Product reviews, advice, how-tos and the latest news - CNET
Get full-length product reviews, the latest news, tech coverage, daily deals, and category deep dives from CNET experts worldwide.
Very close cos 0.912 - 18
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.
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fastcompany.com
American magazine
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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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Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to popularmechanics.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Popular Mechanics uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What Popular Mechanics is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- JavaScript frameworks
- Cookie consent
- OneTrust page source: cdn.cookielaw.org
- Video
- Vimeo page source: player.vimeo.com/video
- Email hosting
- Microsoft 365 MX popularmechanics-com.mail.protection.outlook.com
- DNS hosting
- Amazon Route 53 NS ns-181.awsdns-22.com
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- GlobalSign TXT _globalsign-domain-verification=2wRqY6IrIINLY7B8Qcp-qur9HsiRTO04g4gws…
- Google Search Console meta google-site-verification: 98saqo61zkfl_yfZaXKLgLkazlZwpUcMCkqCFEO-O18
- Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=i25ihj6b5eze1xweou34v7znz6k5v9
Stack changes
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What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 20/20
- Google Workspace · not on popularmechanics.com 19/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on popularmechanics.com 14/20
- Google Ad Manager · not on popularmechanics.com 11/20
- Meta Business Suite 11/20
- GlobalSign 10/20
- PHP · not on popularmechanics.com 10/20
- WordPress · not on popularmechanics.com 10/20
- Amazon Route 53 9/20
- Microsoft 365 8/20
- Cloudflare DNS · not on popularmechanics.com 7/20
- Comscore · not on popularmechanics.com 7/20
- Fastly · not on popularmechanics.com 7/20
- Google Analytics · not on popularmechanics.com 6/20
- OneTrust 6/20
- Cloudflare · not on popularmechanics.com 6/20