Alternatives and competitors
Sites like Radio Free Asia
The 20 closest international public broadcaster alternatives to Radio Free Asia, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 10 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to Radio Free Asia? The closest matches are South China Morning Post, Council on Foreign Relations and CGTN. 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 Radio Free Asia
Radio Free Asia rfa.org
Radio Free Asia
Wikidata: US government-funded broadcaster in Asia
Summary by Claude
U.S. Congress-funded international news service publishing online news, commentary and radio broadcasts about China, Tibet, North Korea, Myanmar, Hong Kong and other Asian countries with restricted press freedom.
- Who it’s for
- Audiences in Asia and readers following Asian politics
- Business model
- Government funding
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to Radio Free Asia’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 Radio Free Asia
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Radio Free Asia, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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Breaking China, Asia, HK News, Opinions and Insights | South China Morning Post
News, opinions, infographics and videos on China issues: geopolitics, diplomacy, economy, technology and lifestyle.
- Google Search Console
- Google Tag Manager
- Google Workspace
- Meta Business Suite
- React
- Amazon Publisher Services
Very close cos 0.908 - 02
Council on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, nonpartisan member organization, think tank, and publisher.
Very close cos 0.900 - 03
CGTN | Breaking News, China News, World News and Video
Get the news as it breaks and go behind the day's top stories, from politics, business, culture and sports to nature, travel and technology. CGTN delivers a Chinese perspective on global news through innovative use of the latest media tools.
Very close cos 0.901 - 04
VOA - Voice of America English News
Accurate, objective news coverage from the U.S. and around the world.
Very close cos 0.898 - 05
Breitbart News Network
Syndicated news and opinion website providing continuously updated headlines to top news and analysis sources.
Very close cos 0.900 - 06
BBC Home | Breaking News, World News, US News, Sports, Business, Innovation, Climate, Culture, Travel, Video & Audio
Visit BBC for trusted reporting on the latest world and US news, sports, business, climate, innovation, culture and much more
Very close cos 0.898 - 07
Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic
magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C.
Very close cos 0.898 - 08
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 0.898 - 09
ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Follow the latest headlines from ABC News, Australia's most trusted media source, with live events, audio and on-demand video from the national broadcaster.
Very close cos 0.895 - 10
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!
Close cos 0.893 - 11
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 0.895 - 12
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
Close cos 0.889 - 13
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.
Close cos 0.892 - 14
Our World in Data
Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems.
Close cos 0.890 - 15
Foreign Policy – the Global Magazine of News and Ideas
The Global Magazine of News and Ideas
Close cos 0.890 - 16
Pew Research Center | Nonpartisan, nonadvocacy, public opinion polling and data-driven social science research
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Close cos 0.887 - 17
Breaking News and Analysis on Asia and the World | Real-Time Coverage out of Asia and Singapore - CNA
Get 24/7 real-time updates on breaking news from Asia, Singapore and around the world. CNA delivers accurate, timely coverage of events as they unfold. Stay informed.
- Google Search Console
- Google Tag Manager
- Meta Business Suite
- Amazon Route 53
- Adobe Experience Platform Tags
- Algolia
Close cos 0.886 - 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.
- Google Search Console
- Google Tag Manager
- Akamai Edge DNS
- Amazon Publisher Services
- Comscore
- Google Ad Manager
Close cos 0.888 - 19
Technical Difficulties
executive department of the U.S. federal government
Close cos 0.888 - 20
The Straits Times - Breaking news, Singapore news, Asia and world news & multimedia
The Straits Times - Get latest breaking news, business, sports, lifestyle, tech & multimedia and more news in Singapore, Asia & rest of the world at straitstimes.com.
Close cos 0.888
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to rfa.org’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Radio Free Asia uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What Radio Free Asia is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- JavaScript frameworks
- React asset https://www.rfa.org/pf/dist/engine/react.js?d=175&mxId=00000000
- Tag managers
- Google Tag Manager page source: googletagmanager.com/gtm.js
- CDN
- Akamai header x-akamai-transformed: 9 27531 0 pmb=mRUM,2
- Web servers
- OpenResty header server: openresty
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace MX aspmx.l.google.com
- DNS hosting
- Amazon Route 53 NS ns-599.awsdns-10.net
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Apple Business TXT apple-domain-verification=iofYNUbWBZYwrt83
- Canva TXT canva-site-verification=SRMkgRWYilSU6HejVSbgYg
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=xzP_Zdz-XR0QDapEgUdCT3_hPkyIsIqjQbthOOoupE8
- Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=e8ov351dteebcfc9kywwivljy4w87g
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Radio Free Asia adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 16/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on rfa.org 12/20
- Meta Business Suite 10/20
- Atlassian · not on rfa.org 8/20
- Google Tag Manager 8/20
- Next.js · not on rfa.org 7/20
- React 7/20
- Adobe · not on rfa.org 7/20
- Cloudflare DNS · not on rfa.org 5/20
- jQuery · not on rfa.org 5/20
- Zoom · not on rfa.org 5/20
- OpenAI · not on rfa.org 5/20
- Cloudflare · not on rfa.org 4/20
- Google Ad Manager · not on rfa.org 4/20
- Google Workspace 4/20
- nginx · not on rfa.org 4/20