Alternatives and competitors

Sites like Star Tribune

The 20 closest daily newspaper alternatives to Star Tribune, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 12 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to Star Tribune? The closest matches are Chicago Tribune, New York Daily News and The Atlantic. 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 Star Tribune

Star Tribune startribune.com

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Wikidata: newspaper in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Top 10K · #5,681 English 12 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit Star Tribune

Summary by Claude

The Minnesota Star Tribune is a daily newspaper based in Minneapolis that publishes local, state, national news, sports, business, opinion and obituaries online and in print.

Who it’s for
Readers in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest
Business model
Digital subscriptions and advertising

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Star Tribune’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

National PostThe New York TimesNew York PostDaily MirrorMetroDallas NewsUSA TodayThe AgeThe Straits TimesThe Atlantic

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to Star Tribune

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

Only in English

We can’t read startribune.com’s homepage (HTTP 429), so it’s compared on what Wikidata and Wikipedia say about it.

  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.

  2. 02
    The Straits Times straitstimes.com Top 10K English

    The Straits Times - Breaking news, Singapore news, Asia and world news & multimedia

    The Straits Times - Get latest breaking news, business, sports, lifestyle, tech & multimedia and more news in Singapore, Asia & rest of the world at straitstimes.com.

  3. 03
    The Age theage.com.au Top 10K English

    Latest & Breaking News Melbourne, Victoria | The Age

    The Age has the latest local news on Melbourne, Victoria. Read National News from Australia, World News, Business News and Breaking News stories.

  4. 04
    Libération liberation.fr Top 10K English

    liberation.fr

    French daily newspaper founded in 1973

  5. 05
    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.

  6. 06
    Dallas News dallasnews.com Top 10K English

    Dallas News | Breaking News for DFW, Texas, World

    Find breaking news, investigations, reviews and opinion on business, sports, arts, entertainment, food, real estate, crime and more at dallasnews.com.

  7. 07
    Metro metro.co.uk Top 10K English

    Metro.co.uk: News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities from Metro

    Metro.co.uk: News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities from Metro

  8. 08
    Daily Mirror mirror.co.uk Top 10K English

    The Mirror: The Heart of Britain

    Get the latest news, sport, celebrity gossip, TV, politics and lifestyle from The Mirror. Big stories with a big heart, always with you in mind.

  9. 09
    livemint.com Top 10K English

    Business News Today: Read Latest Business News, Live India Share Market News, Finance & Economy News | Mint

    Business News: Read latest Business News headlines, LIVE share market news and updates, financial, economic and banking news from India & across the World on Mint.

  10. 10
    New York Post nypost.com Top 10K English

    New York Post – Breaking News, Top Headlines, Photos & Videos

    Your source for breaking news, photos, and videos about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more.

  11. 11
    The New York Times nytimes.com Top 1K English

    nytimes.com

    American daily newspaper (founded 1851)

  12. 12
    National Post nationalpost.com Top 10K English

    National Post: Canadian and World News, Stories & Headlines

    The National Post keeps you up-to-date on what's happening in Canada and the rest of the world with the latest breaking news and stories that matter to you.

  13. 13
    MovieWeb movieweb.com Top 10K English

    MovieWeb - Movie News, Trailers, Reviews, and Exclusives.

    The latest movie news, trailers, reviews, and more.

  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.

  15. 15
    The Star thestar.com Top 10K English

    Breaking News - Headlines & Top Stories | The Star

    thestar.com is one of Canada's largest online news sites and 100% Canadian-owned. Live news, investigations, politics, sports and the heartbeat of Toronto, Canada's largest city.

  16. 16
    South China Morning Post scmp.com Top 10K English

    Breaking China, Asia, HK News, Opinions and Insights | South China Morning Post

    News, opinions, infographics and videos on China issues: geopolitics, diplomacy, economy, technology and lifestyle.

  17. 17
    Kompas.com kompas.com Top 10K English

    Berita Terkini Hari Ini, Kabar Akurat Terpercaya - Kompas.com

    Kompas.com - Berita Indonesia dan Dunia Terkini Hari Ini, Kabar Harian Terbaru Terpercaya Terlengkap Seputar Politik, Ekonomi, Travel, Teknologi, Otomotif, Bola

  18. 18
    The Times of Israel timesofisrael.com Top 10K English

    Cloudflare capcha page

    Israel-based online newspaper

  19. 19
    The Seattle Times seattletimes.com Top 10K English

    The Seattle Times | Local news, sports, business, politics, entertainment, travel, restaurants and opinion for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.

    Local news, sports, business, politics, entertainment, travel, restaurants and opinion for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.

  20. 20
    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.

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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

Built with

JavaScript frameworks
  • Astro page source: data-astro-cid-
Marketing automation
  • HubSpot TXT v=spf1 include:spf1.startribune.com include:spf2.startribune.com incl…
Hosting
  • Vercel header x-vercel-id: fra1::1793958030-NW4MYHMeatb920lYce4kq7LZD0OCXhN7
Email hosting
Email delivery
  • Amazon SES TXT v=spf1 include:spf1.startribune.com include:spf2.startribune.com incl…
  • SendGrid TXT v=spf1 include:spf1.startribune.com include:spf2.startribune.com incl…
DNS hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Adobe TXT adobe-sign-verification=dbd74d39f32e3067ab5b2c9c418ea4c7
  • Apple Business TXT apple-domain-verification=YizgOGMLa6zc7D4w
  • Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=hK1utAqmENy6kGrfh2DbgGLka9fiCeVk8KdmesY…
  • Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=bLXTXkzm4dJ8hcJy1LXawtxXxGP3JhInARj69uCiMiM
  • Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=wnk4u2twql727szk2o3ex17ji0rlkg

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