Alternatives and competitors
Sites like Smithsonian Magazine
The 20 closest general interest magazine alternatives to Smithsonian Magazine, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 3 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to Smithsonian Magazine? The closest matches are Smithsonian Institution, Mental Floss and Scientific American. 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 Smithsonian Magazine
Smithsonian Magazine smithsonianmag.com
Wikidata: American magazine
Summary by Claude
The website of Smithsonian magazine, publishing articles on history, science, art, culture, travel and innovation, published by the Smithsonian Institution.
- Who it’s for
- General readers interested in history and science
- Business model
- Advertising and subscriptions
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to Smithsonian Magazine’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 Smithsonian Magazine
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Smithsonian Magazine, thumbs down if it isn’t.
We can’t read smithsonianmag.com’s homepage (bot protection page), so it’s compared on what Wikidata and Wikipedia say about it.
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group of museums and research centers administered by the United States government
Very close cos 0.925 - 02
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 0.922 - 03
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.
- Google Search Console
- Amazon Route 53
- Amazon CloudFront
- GlobalSign
- Google Tag Manager
- Meta Business Suite
Very close cos 0.923 - 04
Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic
magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C.
Very close cos 0.919 - 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 0.918 - 06
ScienceDaily: Your source for the latest research news
Breaking science news and articles on global warming, extrasolar planets, stem cells, bird flu, autism, nanotechnology, dinosaurs, evolution -- the latest discoveries in astronomy, anthropology, biology, chemistry, climate & environment, computers, engineering, health & medicine, math, physics, psychology, technology, and more -- from the world's leading universities and research organizations.
Very close cos 0.915 - 07
ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroughs
The latest science news. Publishing independent, fact-checked reporting on health, space, nature, technology, and the environment.
Very close cos 0.915 - 08
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.
Very close cos 0.913 - 09
National Geographic
Explore National Geographic. A world leader in geography, cartography and exploration.
Very close cos 0.909 - 10
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 - 11
Nature
First published in 1869, Nature is the world’s leading multidisciplinary science journal. Nature publishes the finest peer-reviewed research that drives ground-breaking discovery, and is read by thought-leaders and decision-makers around the world.
Very close cos 0.902 - 12
Simple Page
American weekly magazine devoted to celebrity and human-interest
Very close cos 0.902 - 13
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 0.904 - 14
Simple Page
American magazine
Very close cos 0.899 - 15
academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Very close cos 0.900 - 16
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 0.901 - 17
American media company
Very close cos 0.898 - 18
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 0.900 - 19
Popular Science | Science and Technology Stories Since 1872
Awe-inspiring science reporting, technology news, and DIY projects. Skunks to space robots, primates to climates. That's Popular Science, for over 150 years strong.
Very close cos 0.897 - 20
American online magazine and media company
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Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to smithsonianmag.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Smithsonian Magazine uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What Smithsonian Magazine is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- CDN
- Cloudflare header cf-ray: a5630cd9a9dd20da-HAM
- DNS hosting
- Amazon Route 53 NS ns-472.awsdns-59.com
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=lh17VLiQGI0HcaDwAuMAu0L0QozE5yp5EcCv7aMHXmA
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Smithsonian Magazine adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 20/20
- Google Workspace · not on smithsonianmag.com 15/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on smithsonianmag.com 12/20
- Adobe · not on smithsonianmag.com 9/20
- Cloudflare 9/20
- Meta Business Suite · not on smithsonianmag.com 9/20
- GlobalSign · not on smithsonianmag.com 9/20
- Atlassian · not on smithsonianmag.com 8/20
- OneTrust · not on smithsonianmag.com 8/20
- OpenAI · not on smithsonianmag.com 8/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on smithsonianmag.com 8/20
- Amazon Route 53 8/20
- Zendesk · not on smithsonianmag.com 7/20
- Fastly · not on smithsonianmag.com 7/20
- Google Ad Manager · not on smithsonianmag.com 7/20
- DocuSign · not on smithsonianmag.com 6/20