Alternatives and competitors
Sites like Search Engine Journal
The 20 closest digital marketing news alternatives to Search Engine Journal, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 15 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to Search Engine Journal? The closest matches are The Verge, Semrush and PCWorld. 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 Search Engine Journal
Search Engine Journal searchenginejournal.com
Search Engine Journal - The AI Search & SEO News That Matters
Search Engine Journal is the last independent voice in search, sharing the latest AI search, SEO, GEO & AEO news that impact marketing strategy and business growth.
Summary by Claude
Online publication covering news, guides and analysis on SEO, AI search, pay-per-click advertising, and digital marketing, plus webinars and a paid membership (SEJ Pro).
- Who it’s for
- SEO professionals, digital marketers, agencies
- Business model
- Advertising, sponsored webinars, subscriptions
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to Search Engine Journal’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 Search Engine Journal
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Search Engine Journal, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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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 0.925 - 02
Semrush: Your Unfair Advantage for Growing Brand Visibility
Semrush is the leading platform to grow and measure brand visibility across AI search, SEO, PPC, social, and more.
Very close cos 0.922 - 03
PCWorld
PCWorld helps you navigate the PC ecosystem to find the products you want and the advice you need to get the job done.
Very close cos 0.922 - 04
Lifehacker | Do everything better
Lifehacker is the ultimate authority on optimizing every aspect of your life. Do everything better.
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 0.921 - 06
Business Insider - Latest News in Tech, Markets, Economy & Innovation
Business Insider tells the global tech, finance, stock market, media, economy, lifestyle, real estate, AI and innovative stories you want to know.
- Google Ad Manager
- Google Search Console
- Google Tag Manager
- Google Workspace
- Meta Business Suite
- Apple Business
Very close cos 0.919 - 07
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 0.919 - 08
Bored Panda - The Only Magazine For Pandas
Bored Panda is a leading art, pop culture and lifestyle magazine that is viewed nearly 100 million times every month.
Very close cos 0.916 - 09
GameRant - Breaking News, Reviews & Everything Else in the World of Video Games
GameRant delivers content written by gamers for gamers with an emphasis on news, reviews, unique features, and interviews.
Very close cos 0.917 - 10
ADWEEK
Breaking News in Advertising, Media and Technology
Very close cos 0.915 - 11
TechCrunch | Startup and Technology News
TechCrunch | Reporting on the business of technology, startups, venture capital funding, and Silicon Valley
Very close cos 0.915 - 12
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 0.916 - 13
Computerworld
Computerworld covers a range of technology topics, with a focus on these core areas of IT: generative AI, Windows, mobile, Apple/enterprise, office suites, productivity software, and collaboration software, as well as relevant information about companies such as Microsoft, Apple, OpenAI and Google.
Very close cos 0.914 - 14
Cointelegraph Bitcoin & Ethereum Blockchain News
The most recent news about crypto industry at Cointelegraph. Latest news about bitcoin, ethereum, blockchain, mining, cryptocurrency prices and more
Very close cos 0.913 - 15
Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic
magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C.
Very close cos 0.915 - 16
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 0.914 - 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 0.915 - 18
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 0.912 - 19
How-To Geek - We Explain Technology
We explain technology. Learn more with our articles, reviews, tips, and the best answers to your most pressing tech questions.
Very close cos 0.913 - 20
Everyday Health: Trusted Medical Information, Expert Health Advice, News, Tools, and Resources
Everyday Health inspires and empowers people to live their healthiest lives, every day, through trusted, medically reviewed information and expert health advice from the nation's leading healthcare providers and patient advocates. Learn more about health
- Google Ad Manager
- Google Search Console
- Google Workspace
- Amazon Route 53
- Amazon Publisher Services
- Apple Business
Very close cos 0.913
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to searchenginejournal.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Search Engine Journal uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What Search Engine Journal 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/
- JavaScript libraries
- jQuery asset https://cdn.searchenginejournal.com/wp-content/plugins/abm-sej/includes/jquery/jquery-3.6…
- Tag managers
- Google Tag Manager page source: googletagmanager.com/gtm.js
- Advertising
- Google Ad Manager page source: securepubads.g.doubleclick.net
- Marketing automation
- Monitoring
- Sentry page source: .ingest.us.sentry.io
- Web servers
- nginx header server: nginx
- Languages & backends
- PHP implied by WordPress (page source: /wp-content/)
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace MX aspmx.l.google.com
- Email delivery
- SendGrid TXT v=spf1 mx include:sendgrid.net include:_spf.google.com include:server…
- DNS hosting
- Amazon Route 53 NS ns-991.awsdns-59.net
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Bing Webmaster Tools meta msvalidate.01: 80969D31C3A3C3DA2D9FF418E324B35E
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=NcZlh5TFoRGYNheLXgxcx9gbVcKCsHDFnrRyEUkQswY
- Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=izb3xuehlebasmvzfd28f626fpea7c
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Search Engine Journal adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 20/20
- Google Workspace 17/20
- PHP 12/20
- Meta Business Suite 12/20
- WordPress 11/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on searchenginejournal.com 10/20
- Cloudflare DNS · not on searchenginejournal.com 10/20
- Google Tag Manager 10/20
- Google Ad Manager 8/20
- Cloudflare · not on searchenginejournal.com 8/20
- Amazon SES · not on searchenginejournal.com 7/20
- Apple Business · not on searchenginejournal.com 7/20
- GlobalSign · not on searchenginejournal.com 7/20
- OneTrust · not on searchenginejournal.com 6/20
- Zendesk · not on searchenginejournal.com 6/20
- nginx 6/20