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
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
03 · Nearest neighbours
Alternatives to SFGATE
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to SFGATE, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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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.
Very close cos 0.912 - 02
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
Very close cos 0.906 - 03
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.
Very close cos 0.910 - 04
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.
Very close cos 0.907 - 05
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.
Very close cos 0.907 - 06
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
Very close cos 0.906 - 07
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 0.908 - 08
Patch - Everything Local: Breaking News, Events, Discussions
The best breaking news, stories, and events from the Patch network of local news sites
Very close cos 0.904 - 09
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.
Very close cos 0.905 - 10
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.
Very close cos 0.906 - 11
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 0.904 - 12
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.
Very close cos 0.904 - 13
Fox Business | Business News & Stock Quotes - Saving & Investing
Business news, small business news, business financial news and investment news from FoxBusiness.com.
Very close cos 0.902 - 14
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 0.903 - 15
Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic
magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C.
Very close cos 0.903 - 16
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.
Very close cos 0.902 - 17
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.
Very close cos 0.902 - 18
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.
Very close cos 0.897 - 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 0.901 - 20
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.
Very close cos 0.901
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
- Advertising
- Google Ad Manager page source: securepubads.g.doubleclick.net
- Taboola page source: cdn.taboola.com
- Monitoring
- New Relic page source: NREUM
- CDN
- Fastly header x-served-by: cache-ber1080052-BER, cache-ber1080030-BER
- Web servers
- Apache HTTP Server header server: Apache/2.4.65 (Unix)
- Email hosting
- Microsoft 365 MX sfgate-com.mail.protection.outlook.com
- 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
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what SFGATE adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 20/20
- Meta Business Suite 15/20
- GlobalSign 14/20
- Google Ad Manager 13/20
- Google Workspace · not on sfgate.com 13/20
- Microsoft 365 13/20
- Fastly 12/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on sfgate.com 11/20
- Adobe 10/20
- Amazon SES · not on sfgate.com 9/20
- Atlassian 9/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on sfgate.com 8/20
- OneTrust · not on sfgate.com 8/20
- Apple Business · not on sfgate.com 8/20
- OpenAI 8/20
- Next.js 8/20