Alternatives and competitors
Sites like The Conversation
The 20 closest online news and commentary alternatives to The Conversation, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 16 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to The Conversation? The closest matches are Vox, The Atlantic and ScienceDaily. 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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- k = 20
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01 · Entity
About The Conversation
The Conversation theconversation.com
The Conversation: In-depth analysis, research, news and ideas from leading academics and researchers.
Curated by professional editors, The Conversation offers informed commentary and debate on the issues affecting our world. Plus a Plain English guide to the latest developments and discoveries from the university and research sector.
Wikidata: news organization that publishes news articles written by academics
Summary by Claude
Nonprofit online news outlet publishing analysis and commentary articles written by university academics and researchers, edited by professional journalists, covering politics, science, health, environment and business.
- Who it’s for
- General public, journalists, educators
- Business model
- Donations and university/foundation funding
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to The Conversation’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 The Conversation
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to The Conversation, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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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 0.932 - 02
Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic
magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C.
Very close cos 0.931 - 03
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 0.924 - 04
ProPublica — Investigative Journalism and News in the Public Interest
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
Very close cos 0.921 - 05
Our World in Data
Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems.
- Google Search Console
- Google Workspace
- Meta Business Suite
- Cloudflare
- Cloudflare DNS
- Cloudflare Web Analytics
Very close cos 0.921 - 06
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 0.921 - 07
Christian Science Monitor - CSMonitor.com
American nonprofit newspaper (1908-)
Very close cos 0.916 - 08
American news publication
Very close cos 0.918 - 09
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.
- Google Search Console
- Google Workspace
- Meta Business Suite
- Cloudflare
- Cloudflare DNS
- Cloudflare Web Analytics
Very close cos 0.917 - 10
Business Insider - Latest News in Tech, Markets, Economy & Innovation
Business Insider tells the global tech, finance, stock market, media, economy, lifestyle, real estate, AI and innovative stories you want to know.
Very close cos 0.916 - 11
Medical and health information | MedicalNewsToday
Medical news and health news headlines posted throughout the day, every day
Very close cos 0.916 - 12
American nonprofit media organization
Very close cos 0.913 - 13
Medical News | Medical Articles
Medical News and articles you can trust from around the world. All content is written and reviewed by qualified health, medical and scientific experts.
Very close cos 0.914 - 14
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.
Very close cos 0.913 - 15
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Our work helps shape sound policies, inform public opinion, and advance the pursuit of science, engineering, and medicine.
Very close cos 0.910 - 16
EurekAlert! Science News Releases
EurekAlert! is an online science news service featuring health, medicine, science and technology news from leading research institutions and universities. Sponsored by AAAS, the science society.
- Google Search Console
- Microsoft 365
- Salesforce
- Adobe Experience Platform Tags
- Apache HTTP Server
- Font Awesome
Very close cos 0.911 - 17
Pew Research Center | Nonpartisan, nonadvocacy, public opinion polling and data-driven social science research
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Very close cos 0.909 - 18
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.
Very close cos 0.911 - 19
POLITICO – European Politics, Policy, Government News
POLITICO Europe covers the politics, policy and personalities of the European Union. Our coverage includes breaking news, opinion pieces, and features.
Very close cos 0.910 - 20
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 0.912
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to theconversation.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones The Conversation uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What The Conversation is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- JavaScript frameworks
- Payments
- Stripe TXT stripe-verification=B50ABDD36E5F58827640B20817D99EE3262800925AFF6EE19…
- CDN
- Fastly header x-served-by: cache-chi-kigq8000166-CHI, cache-ber1080032-BER
- Hosting
- Google Cloud header via: 1.1 google, 1.1 varnish, 1.1 varnish
- Web servers
- nginx header server: nginx
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace MX aspmx.l.google.com
- Microsoft 365 TXT MS=ms37265398
- Email delivery
- SendGrid TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:_spf.salesforce.com ip4:23.21.…
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Apple Business TXT apple-domain-verification=WkMT4MJWjWcC3csbzo4R7AbUZrneLNY8q0f-CEvQVx0
- Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=gyeGKvuGtcVsT6g58QJ89G7Bhzguj7jCXWBIpmx…
- Canva TXT canva-site-verification=Nj-Dsc0AEOP995BTs5wNDw
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=I4BlH49DCiuGk2QNXZ4-nOEyAf2wEjw0h1ac82P_L-M
- Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=l382f2v2i1nfui3f9jbe5qld3rw0sn
- Salesforce TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:_spf.salesforce.com ip4:23.21.…
- Slack TXT slack-domain-verification=xUFyQGptIuaQbvz9gupfRkniC06SlIx4cJR12oHf
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what The Conversation adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 20/20
- Google Workspace 14/20
- Meta Business Suite 13/20
- Microsoft 365 13/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on theconversation.com 10/20
- Cloudflare · not on theconversation.com 9/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on theconversation.com 9/20
- Google Ad Manager · not on theconversation.com 8/20
- PHP · not on theconversation.com 8/20
- GlobalSign · not on theconversation.com 8/20
- WordPress · not on theconversation.com 7/20
- Cloudflare DNS · not on theconversation.com 7/20
- OpenAI · not on theconversation.com 6/20
- Zoom · not on theconversation.com 6/20
- Atlassian 6/20
- Salesforce 6/20