Alternatives and competitors

Sites like SFGATE

The 20 closest local news website alternatives to SFGATE, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 15 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to SFGATE? The closest matches are Fox News, The Mercury News and Deadline. 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 SFGATE

SFGATE sfgate.com

SFGATE: San Francisco Bay Area News, Sports, Culture, Travel, Food, California Parks

Today's San Francisco Bay Area news, plus the latest in sports, weather, food, politics, culture, tech, Tahoe and national parks.

Wikidata: American news website based in San Francisco, California, United States

Top 10K · #2,722 English 15 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit SFGATE

Summary by Claude

Free online news site covering the San Francisco Bay Area and California, including local news, sports, politics, food, culture, tech, travel, Lake Tahoe, Hawaii and national parks.

Who it’s for
San Francisco Bay Area and California readers
Business model
Advertising

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to SFGATE’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

CNNInternational Business TimesCBS NewsPatchNewsweekBoston.comLos Angeles TimesDeadlineThe Mercury NewsFox News

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to SFGATE

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to SFGATE, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Only in English
  1. 01
    Fox News foxnews.com Top 1K English

    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.

  2. 02
    The Mercury News mercurynews.com Top 10K English

    The Mercury News - Bay Area news, sports, business, entertainment, lifestyle and commentary

    The Mercury News is the leading source of breaking news, local news, sports, business, entertainment, lifestyle and opinion for Silicon Valley, San Francisco Bay Area and beyond

  3. 03
    Deadline deadline.com Top 10K English

    Deadline – Hollywood Entertainment Breaking News

    Deadline.com is always the first to break up-to-the-minute entertainment, Hollywood and media news, with an unfiltered, no-holds-barred analysis of events.

  4. 04
    Los Angeles Times latimes.com Top 1K English

    News from California, across the nation and world - Los Angeles Times

    The L.A. Times is a leading source of breaking news, entertainment, sports, politics, and more for Southern California and the world.

  5. 05
    Boston.com boston.com Top 10K English

    Boston.com: Local breaking news, sports, weather, and things to do

    What Boston cares about right now: Get breaking updates on news, sports, and weather. Local alerts, things to do, and more on Boston.com.

  6. 06
    Ninemsn nine.com.au Top 10K English

    nine.com.au -- the new ninemsn - News, Sport, TV, Entertainment, Lifestyle | Latest Breaking News Headlines from Australia and the world

    Meet the new nine.com.au. Get the latest news, sport, TV, travel, fashion, fitness, recipes, celebrity news and exclusive content, all for free at nine.com.au, the home of Nine

  7. 07
    Newsweek newsweek.com Top 10K English

    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!

  8. 08
    Patch patch.com Top 10K English

    Patch - Everything Local: Breaking News, Events, Discussions

    The best breaking news, stories, and events from the Patch network of local news sites

  9. 09
    CBS News cbsnews.com Top 1K English

    CBS News | Breaking News, Top Stories & Exclusive Coverage

    Stay informed on today's latest breaking news and exclusive scoops from CBS News. Follow current events in the U.S. and around the world, along with trending stories in politics, health and more key topics.

  10. 10
    Bleacher Report bleacherreport.com Top 10K English

    Bleacher Report | Sports. Highlights. News. Now.

    Fan easier, fan faster and fan better with Bleacher Report. Keep up with the latest storylines, expert analysis, highlights and scores for all your favorite sports.

  11. 11
    International Business Times ibtimes.com Top 10K English

    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.

  12. 12
    CNN cnn.com Top 1K English

    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.

  13. 13
    Fox Business foxbusiness.com Top 10K English

    Fox Business | Business News & Stock Quotes - Saving & Investing

    Business news, small business news, business financial news and investment news from FoxBusiness.com.

  14. 14
    Vox vox.com Top 10K English

    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.

  15. 15
    The Atlantic theatlantic.com Top 10K English

    Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic

    magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C.

  16. 16
    NBC News nbcnews.com Top 1K English

    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.

  17. 17
    CBS Sports cbssports.com Top 10K English

    CBS Sports | News, live scores, schedules, Fantasy, and more

    CBS Sports delivers today's top sports news, live scoring, stats and player info for NFL, NBA, MLB and more of your favorite leagues.

  18. 18
    Chron chron.com Top 10K English

    Chron: Texas News, Weather, Food, Culture, Sports, College

    Chron, a trusted Texas news source since 2012, delivers the latest weather, culture, food and sports news about Houston, the Gulf Coast, North Texas and beyond.

  19. 19
    TIME time.com Top 1K English

    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.

  20. 20
    USA Today usatoday.com Top 1K English

    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.

Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to sfgate.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones SFGATE uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What SFGATE is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.

Built with

JavaScript frameworks
  • Next.js page source: /_next/static/
  • React implied by Next.js (page source: /_next/static/)
Advertising
Monitoring
CDN
  • Fastly header x-served-by: cache-ber1080052-BER, cache-ber1080030-BER
Web servers
Email hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Adobe TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=3ebb0754e0941b0fd3e9cfe346802f5b6321a2a9b…
  • Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=FpL/aWW65m3p2lAjgu9uaxMnORyl2KLKjkSbpFU…
  • Bing Webmaster Tools meta msvalidate.01: 9451CA04ABC9D1D5C6419C73B4C4F7B7
  • GlobalSign TXT _globalsign-domain-verification=Iiihy-iv_vLdlIMtHvh-aCdqO2T53oCoknhW4…
  • Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=MhIxpkTaMNCW3TCfkC0j38khn03PtCoswQPB_DcI7qc
  • Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=qqynxm212f5lyr5u525q554vlwn7kk
  • OpenAI TXT openai-domain-verification=dv-W45nYtCHsBlkQWvpBLfy9OiI

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