Alternatives and competitors
Sites like The Register
The 20 closest technology news alternatives to The Register, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 10 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to The Register? The closest matches are Computerworld, The Verge and Ars Technica. 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 The Register
The Register theregister.com
Technology news and analysis | The Register
All the latest news for enterprise technology decision-makers and IT pros | The Register
Wikidata: software and computer news website
Summary by Claude
British online publication covering information technology news, analysis and opinion, including enterprise IT, cybersecurity, cloud, software and hardware, often with a humorous tone.
- Who it’s for
- IT professionals and enterprise technology decision-makers
- Business model
- Advertising and sponsored events
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to The Register’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 Register
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to The Register, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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Computerworld
Computerworld covers a range of technology topics, with a focus on these core areas of IT: generative AI, Windows, mobile, Apple/enterprise, office suites, productivity software, and collaboration software, as well as relevant information about companies such as Microsoft, Apple, OpenAI and Google.
Very close cos 0.952 - 02
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 0.939 - 03
Ars Technica - Serving the Technologist since 1998. News, reviews, and analysis.
News and reviews, covering IT, AI, science, space, health, gaming, cybersecurity, tech policy, computers, mobile devices, and operating systems.
Very close cos 0.937 - 04
News | The Independent | Today's headlines and latest breaking news
The latest breaking news, comment and features from The Independent.
Very close cos 0.935 - 05
online trade publication and social community
Very close cos 0.932 - 06
TechCrunch | Startup and Technology News
TechCrunch | Reporting on the business of technology, startups, venture capital funding, and Silicon Valley
Very close cos 0.929 - 07
Cointelegraph Bitcoin & Ethereum Blockchain News
The most recent news about crypto industry at Cointelegraph. Latest news about bitcoin, ethereum, blockchain, mining, cryptocurrency prices and more
Very close cos 0.928 - 08
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.
- Cloudflare DNS
- Google Ad Manager
- Google Search Console
- Google Tag Manager
- Google Workspace
- Apple Business
Very close cos 0.929 - 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.
- Cloudflare DNS
- Google Search Console
- Google Tag Manager
- Google Workspace
- Cloudflare
- Cloudflare Web Analytics
Very close cos 0.928 - 10
MUO - Technology, Simplified.
MUO is your guide to modern tech. Learn how to make use of the tech and gadgets around you, and discover cool stuff on the internet.
Very close cos 0.929 - 11
BBC Home | Breaking News, World News, US News, Sports, Business, Innovation, Climate, Culture, Travel, Video & Audio
Visit BBC for trusted reporting on the latest world and US news, sports, business, climate, innovation, culture and much more
Very close cos 0.926 - 12
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 0.926 - 13
British weekly news and international affairs publication (founded 1843)
Very close cos 0.925 - 14
heise online – IT news, guides and background information | heise online
News and forums on computers, IT, science, media and politics. Price comparison of hardware and software as well as downloads at Heise Medien.
Very close cos 0.925 - 15
Vercel Security Checkpoint
news site about bitcoin and digital currencies, owned by Digital Currency Group
Very close cos 0.925 - 16
How-To Geek - We Explain Technology
We explain technology. Learn more with our articles, reviews, tips, and the best answers to your most pressing tech questions.
Very close cos 0.926 - 17
MIT Technology Review
Emerging technology news & insights | AI, Climate Change, BioTech, and more
Very close cos 0.922 - 18
Vercel Security Checkpoint
American technology news and analysis website
Very close cos 0.921 - 19
Latest news, sport and opinion from the Guardian
Latest news, sport, business, comment, analysis and reviews from the Guardian, the world's leading liberal voice
Very close cos 0.922 - 20
Publications / My feed / Habr
collaborative blog
Very close cos 0.920
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to theregister.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones The Register uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What The Register is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- Fonts
- Google Fonts asset https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Merriweather:300,400,700,900
- Tag managers
- Google Tag Manager page source: googletagmanager.com/gtm.js
- Advertising
- Google Ad Manager page source: googletag.pubads()
- CDN
- Amazon CloudFront header x-amz-cf-id: qbAGFqdUyfUKsPAhn-vnR3SMAOWRqTwv8S8KdtPryQxfsN8GNx6GnA==
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace MX aspmx.l.google.com
- Microsoft 365 TXT MS=ms80025279
- Email delivery
- DNS hosting
- Cloudflare DNS NS gerald.ns.cloudflare.com
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=CgoF5YVzVGhTo8fSZwIO0hWZAs8t2Gy5QZHk3topJwQ
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what The Register adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 19/20
- Google Workspace 14/20
- Meta Business Suite · not on theregister.com 11/20
- Google Tag Manager 10/20
- Cloudflare DNS 8/20
- PHP · not on theregister.com 8/20
- WordPress · not on theregister.com 8/20
- Amazon SES · not on theregister.com 8/20
- Apple Business · not on theregister.com 8/20
- Atlassian · not on theregister.com 8/20
- Google Ad Manager 7/20
- Microsoft 365 7/20
- DocuSign · not on theregister.com 7/20
- nginx · not on theregister.com 6/20
- Zendesk · not on theregister.com 6/20
- Cloudflare · not on theregister.com 6/20