Sites like Slate

01 · Entity

About Slate

Slate slate.com

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.

Wikidata: U.S.-based online magazine

Top 10K · #2,516 English 13 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

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Summary by Claude

American online magazine publishing news analysis, commentary, and essays on politics, current affairs, business, technology, and culture, along with podcasts and advice columns.

Who it’s for

General US readers interested in politics and culture

Business model

Advertising and subscriptions (Slate Plus)

• online magazine
• political commentary
• US politics analysis
• culture criticism
• book and film reviews
• podcasts
• advice columns
• election coverage
• legal and Supreme Court analysis

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Slate’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.

1. 01
   The Atlantic theatlantic.com Top 10K English

   Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic

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

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   0 say The Atlantic is a good alternative to Slate 0 say The Atlantic isn’t a real alternative to Slate

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2. 02
   The Daily Beast thedailybeast.com Top 10K

   American news publication

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3. 03
   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!

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   0 say Newsweek is a good alternative to Slate 0 say Newsweek isn’t a real alternative to Slate

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4. 04
   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.

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   0 say Vox is a good alternative to Slate 0 say Vox isn’t a real alternative to Slate

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   Very close cos 0.935
5. 05
   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.

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   0 say TIME is a good alternative to Slate 0 say TIME isn’t a real alternative to Slate

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   Very close cos 0.932
6. 06
   Foreign Policy foreignpolicy.com Top 10K English

   Foreign Policy – the Global Magazine of News and Ideas

   The Global Magazine of News and Ideas

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   0 say Foreign Policy is a good alternative to Slate 0 say Foreign Policy isn’t a real alternative to Slate

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   Very close cos 0.926
7. 07
   Rolling Stone rollingstone.com Top 10K English

   Rolling Stone – Music, Film, TV and Political News Coverage

   Get the latest Rolling Stone news with exclusive stories and pictures from Rolling Stone.

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   0 say Rolling Stone is a good alternative to Slate 0 say Rolling Stone isn’t a real alternative to Slate

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8. 08
   The Independent independent.co.uk Top 1K English

   News | The Independent | Today's headlines and latest breaking news

   The latest breaking news, comment and features from The Independent.

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   0 say The Independent is a good alternative to Slate 0 say The Independent isn’t a real alternative to Slate

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   Very close cos 0.927
9. 09
   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.

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   0 say International Business Times is a good alternative to Slate 0 say International Business Times isn’t a real alternative to Slate

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10. 10
    Fast Company fastcompany.com Top 10K English

    fastcompany.com

    American magazine

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11. 11
    Harvard Business Review hbr.org Top 1K English

    Harvard Business Review - Ideas and Advice for Leaders

    Find new ideas and classic advice on strategy, innovation and leadership, for global leaders from the world's best business and management experts.

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    0 say Harvard Business Review is a good alternative to Slate 0 say Harvard Business Review isn’t a real alternative to Slate

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12. 12
    The Verge theverge.com Top 1K English

    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.

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    0 say The Verge is a good alternative to Slate 0 say The Verge isn’t a real alternative to Slate

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    Very close cos 0.925
13. 13
    Mental Floss mentalfloss.com Top 10K English

    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.

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    0 say Mental Floss is a good alternative to Slate 0 say Mental Floss isn’t a real alternative to Slate

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    Very close cos 0.921
14. 14
    Bored Panda boredpanda.com Top 10K English

    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.

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    0 say Bored Panda is a good alternative to Slate 0 say Bored Panda isn’t a real alternative to Slate

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15. 15
    Scientific American scientificamerican.com Top 10K English

    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.

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16. 16
    Breitbart News breitbart.com Top 10K English

    Breitbart News Network

    Syndicated news and opinion website providing continuously updated headlines to top news and analysis sources.

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17. 17
    PCWorld pcworld.com Top 10K English

    PCWorld

    PCWorld helps you navigate the PC ecosystem to find the products you want and the advice you need to get the job done.

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18. 18
    Polygon polygon.com Top 10K English

    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.

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    0 say Polygon is a good alternative to Slate 0 say Polygon isn’t a real alternative to Slate

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19. 19
    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.

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20. 20
    Politico politico.com Top 10K English

    American journalism company and news website

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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