Alternatives and competitors
Sites like ProPublica
The 20 closest investigative journalism alternatives to ProPublica, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 19 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to ProPublica? The closest matches are The Conversation, Brookings and Pew Research Center. 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 ProPublica
ProPublica propublica.org
ProPublica — Investigative Journalism and News in the Public Interest
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
Wikidata: nonprofit investigative journalism organization based in New York City
Summary by Claude
Nonprofit newsroom publishing investigative journalism on US government, politics, justice, health, and public institutions, often in partnership with other news outlets.
- Who it’s for
- General public and news readers
- Business model
- Donations and philanthropic grants
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to ProPublica’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 ProPublica
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to ProPublica, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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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.
Very close cos 0.921 - 02
Brookings - Quality. Independence. Impact.
The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC. Our mission is to conduct in-depth research that leads to new ideas for solving problems facing society at the local, national and global level.
Very close cos 0.916 - 03
Pew Research Center | Nonpartisan, nonadvocacy, public opinion polling and data-driven social science research
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Very close cos 0.912 - 04
Christian Science Monitor - CSMonitor.com
American nonprofit newspaper (1908-)
Very close cos 0.907 - 05
Human Rights Watch | Defending Human Rights Worldwide
Human Rights Watch defends the rights of people in 100 countries worldwide, spotlighting abuses and bringing perpetrators to justice
Very close cos 0.907 - 06
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 0.910 - 07
American nonprofit media organization
Very close cos 0.905 - 08
Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic
magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C.
Very close cos 0.907 - 09
Council on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, nonpartisan member organization, think tank, and publisher.
Very close cos 0.903 - 10
Our World in Data
Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems.
Very close cos 0.904 - 11
PBS: Public Broadcasting Service
Watch full episodes of your favorite PBS dramas, find in-depth news analysis and explore documentaries on history, science, art and more!
Very close cos 0.901 - 12
international news agency
Very close cos 0.903 - 13
American news publication
Very close cos 0.904 - 14
Foreign Policy – the Global Magazine of News and Ideas
The Global Magazine of News and Ideas
Very close cos 0.897 - 15
American Civil Liberties Union | The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union — beyond one person, party, or side. Our mission is to realize this promise of the United States Constitution for all and expand the reach of its guarantees.
The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union — beyond one person, party, or side. Our mission is to realize this promise of the United States Constitution for all and expand the reach of its guarantees.
Close cos 0.893 - 16
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.
Very close cos 0.896 - 17
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 0.897 - 18
Top News, Latest headlines, Latest News, World News & U.S News - UPI.com
UPI delivers the latest headlines from around the world: Top News, Entertainment, Health, Business, Science and Sports News - United Press International
Close cos 0.893 - 19
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 0.896 - 20
Leading the future of open science publishing - PLOS
Discover how we are transforming scholarly publishing with a mission-driven commitment to open science, research integrity, and innovation that benefits researchers, institutions, and society worldwide.
Close cos 0.891
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to propublica.org’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones ProPublica uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What ProPublica is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- CMS
- WordPress meta generator: WordPress 7.0.8
- JavaScript frameworks
- React asset https://www.propublica.org/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/react.min.js?ver=18.3.1.1
- Analytics
- Parse.ly page source: cdn.parsely.com
- Tag managers
- Google Tag Manager page source: googletagmanager.com/gtm.js
- Security
- reCAPTCHA page source: google.com/recaptcha/api.js
- CDN
- Cloudflare header cf-ray: a5631aedbe35471d-HAM
- Languages & backends
- PHP implied by WordPress (meta generator: WordPress 7.0.8)
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace MX aspmx.l.google.com
- Microsoft 365 TXT MS=ms52164794
- Email delivery
- Amazon SES TXT v=spf1 include:amazonses.com include:mailgun.org include:_spf.google.…
- Mailgun TXT v=spf1 include:amazonses.com include:mailgun.org include:_spf.google.…
- DNS hosting
- Amazon Route 53 NS ns-1190.awsdns-20.org
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=KRxX3SVwEajBuo9tVFY4UX93RJGykoOj2Mwu5YB…
- Canva TXT canva-site-verification=SQ99tiVmP9pHCdEMJpCivQ
- GlobalSign TXT globalsign-domain-verification=Wq9iztGUzQcBBi1OLrEOlXtefwOzX7yfvhbsw-…
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=fMmhKvSb9hn3Zk41NHgEIaodFWBkEHS5FIg3UBZrwW4
- Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=35f20bpg5z4pwh0ss771f0c438nhn7
- Salesforce TXT v=spf1 include:amazonses.com include:mailgun.org include:_spf.google.…
- Slack TXT slack-domain-verification=HRPmIaKGZvbwOvMvVQ2HO6BQBmawIYvPzLcgmzYp
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what ProPublica adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 19/20
- Microsoft 365 15/20
- Meta Business Suite 12/20
- Google Workspace 11/20
- Zoom · not on propublica.org 10/20
- Apple Business · not on propublica.org 9/20
- Atlassian 9/20
- Google Tag Manager 9/20
- Cloudflare 8/20
- PHP 8/20
- Adobe · not on propublica.org 8/20
- OpenAI · not on propublica.org 8/20
- Cloudflare DNS · not on propublica.org 8/20
- React 7/20
- WordPress 7/20
- Amazon Route 53 7/20