Alternatives and competitors
Sites like Salon.com
The 20 closest online news and opinion alternatives to Salon.com, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 16 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to Salon.com? The closest matches are Newsweek, Vox and The Atlantic. 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 Salon.com
Salon.com salon.com
Salon.com - News, Politics, Culture, Science & Food
Wikidata: American progressive news and opinion website
Summary by Claude
Salon is an American progressive news and opinion website publishing commentary and articles on U.S. politics, culture, science and food. It was published from 1995 to 2026 and has since been discontinued.
- Who it’s for
- Progressive and liberal American readers
- Business model
- Advertising and premium ad-free subscriptions
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to Salon.com’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 Salon.com
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Salon.com, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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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 0.912 - 02
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 0.911 - 03
Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic
magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C.
Very close cos 0.911 - 04
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.
- Google Search Console
- Google Workspace
- Meta Business Suite
- Amazon Route 53
- Amazon Publisher Services
- Apple Business
Very close cos 0.908 - 05
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 0.905 - 06
Breitbart News Network
Syndicated news and opinion website providing continuously updated headlines to top news and analysis sources.
Very close cos 0.903 - 07
Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters, & software
Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters. Timely news source for technology related news and B2B software reviews & comparisons.
Very close cos 0.897 - 08
American journalism company and news website
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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 0.893 - 10
HuffPost - Breaking News, Politics, Entertainment & Opinion
Read the latest U.S. and world news, politics, entertainment, lifestyle and opinion pieces from HuffPost’s trusted team of journalists.
Close cos 0.890 - 11
Fox News - Breaking News Updates | Latest News Headlines | Photos & News Videos
Breaking News, Latest News and Current News from FOXNews.com. Breaking news and video. Latest Current News: U.S., World, Entertainment, Health, Business, Technology, Politics, Sports.
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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.
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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.
- Amazon CloudFront
- Google Search Console
- Google Tag Manager
- Meta Business Suite
- Amazon Route 53
- GlobalSign
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Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN
View the latest news and breaking news today for U.S., world, weather, entertainment, politics and health at CNN.com.
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ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
Your trusted source for breaking news, analysis, exclusive interviews, headlines, and videos at ABCNews.com
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nytimes.com
American daily newspaper (founded 1851)
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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.
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News, Politics, Sports, Mail & Latest Headlines - AOL.com
Discover the latest breaking news in the U.S. and around the world — politics, weather, entertainment, lifestyle, finance, sports and much more.
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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.
- Google Fonts
- Google Search Console
- Google Tag Manager
- Google Workspace
- Amazon Route 53
- Bing Webmaster Tools
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Page Six: Latest Celebrity News, Entertainment News & Gossip
Your source for the latest celebrity news, entertainment headlines and celeb gossip, with exclusive stories, photos, video, and more.
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Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to salon.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Salon.com uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What Salon.com 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-includes/
- Fonts
- Google Fonts page source: fonts.gstatic.com
- Analytics
- Chartbeat page source: static.chartbeat.com
- Tag managers
- Google Tag Manager page source: googletagmanager.com/gtm.js
- Security
- reCAPTCHA page source: google.com/recaptcha/api.js
- CDN
- Amazon CloudFront header x-amz-cf-id: NnFd2EiWZfqnm5lCbyL0jmsqB3V0TZMNTySUOGMwqmqTglWFb4b7lg==
- Hosting
- Amazon Web Services cookie AWSALB
- Web servers
- Apache HTTP Server header server: Apache
- Languages & backends
- PHP implied by WordPress (page source: /wp-includes/)
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace MX aspmx.l.google.com
- Email delivery
- Amazon SES TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:amazonses.com include:sparkpos…
- SendGrid TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:amazonses.com include:sparkpos…
- SparkPost TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:amazonses.com include:sparkpos…
- DNS hosting
- Amazon Route 53 NS ns-1607.awsdns-08.co.uk
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=ToZocoVH2HQ_ELmCBBfCEYwD3cn86qhMrWuiNPTfHfk
- Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=tgeiwtothsyny0dy06usfbpl583mto
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Salon.com adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 20/20
- Meta Business Suite 15/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on salon.com 15/20
- Google Workspace 11/20
- Amazon Route 53 11/20
- Adobe · not on salon.com 10/20
- Fastly · not on salon.com 10/20
- Apple Business · not on salon.com 9/20
- GlobalSign · not on salon.com 9/20
- Google Ad Manager · not on salon.com 9/20
- Amazon SES 8/20
- Atlassian · not on salon.com 8/20
- OneTrust · not on salon.com 8/20
- OpenAI · not on salon.com 7/20
- Next.js · not on salon.com 6/20
- React · not on salon.com 6/20