Alternatives and competitors
Sites like The Star
The 20 closest daily newspaper alternatives to The Star, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 19 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to The Star? The closest matches are The Straits Times, Kompas.com and The Japan Times. 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 Star
The Star thestar.com.my
The Star | Malaysia News: National, Regional and World News
Get the latest Malaysia news stories and opinions with focus on National, Regional, Sarawak and World News, as well as reports from Parliament and Court.
Wikidata: English-language daily newspaper in Malaysia and news website published by Star Media Group Berhad
Summary by Claude
English-language Malaysian daily newspaper and news website covering national, regional, Sabah and Sarawak, world, parliament, court, sports and business news, plus fact-checking and opinion.
- Who it’s for
- Malaysian English-speaking readers
- Business model
- Advertising and subscriptions
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to The Star’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 Star
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to The Star, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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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.
Very close cos 0.935 - 02
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
Very close cos 0.926 - 03
The Japan Times - News On Japan, Business News, Opinion, Sports, Entertainment And More
Latest news on Japan: business, politics, commentary, sports, culture, life and more
Very close cos 0.922 - 04
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.
Very close cos 0.918 - 05
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.
Very close cos 0.919 - 06
Latest News, Breaking News Today - Entertainment, Cricket, Business, Politics - India Today
Check out the latest news from India and around the world. Latest India news on Bollywood, Politics, Business, Cricket, Technology and Travel.
Very close cos 0.914 - 07
The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
The Jerusalem Post is Israel's most-read English news website and best-selling English newspaper bringing breaking news, world news & middle east news.
Very close cos 0.912 - 08
News | The Independent | Today's headlines and latest breaking news
The latest breaking news, comment and features from The Independent.
Very close cos 0.913 - 09
The Mainichi - Japan Daily News
English news, analysis of Japanese politics, business and society by Japan's oldest newspaper, the Mainichi Shimbun.
Very close cos 0.907 - 10
News from California, across the nation and world - Los Angeles Times
The L.A. Times is a leading source of breaking news, entertainment, sports, politics, and more for Southern California and the world.
Very close cos 0.904 - 11
China Daily Website - Connecting China Connecting the World
Chinadaily.com.cn is the largest English portal in China, providing news, business information, BBS, learning materials. The Website has channels as China, BizChina, World, Opinion, Sports/Olympics, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Culture, Citylife, Photo, Forum and Weather.
Very close cos 0.905 - 12
Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic
magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C.
Very close cos 0.906 - 13
Breaking News and Analysis on Asia and the World | Real-Time Coverage out of Asia and Singapore - CNA
Get 24/7 real-time updates on breaking news from Asia, Singapore and around the world. CNA delivers accurate, timely coverage of events as they unfold. Stay informed.
Very close cos 0.901 - 14
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 0.904 - 15
Latest News Today, Breaking News, India News, Top Headlines | The Indian Express
Get the latest news today, breaking news, and top news headlines updates from India and around the world. Stay updated on politics, business, sports, entertainment, and more with The Indian Express.
Very close cos 0.903 - 16
The Hindu: Latest News today from India and the World, Breaking news, Top Headlines and Trending News Videos. | The Hindu
The Hindu Newspaper: Get latest News on Politics, Sports, Business, Arts, Entertainment and trending news Videos from The Hindu
Very close cos 0.903 - 17
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 0.904 - 18
MD in English - Mundo Deportivo
See the last sport news today in Mundo Deportivo. Soccer, basketball, tennis, F1, MotoGP and a lot of sports more.
Very close cos 0.902 - 19
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.
Very close cos 0.901 - 20
Vercel Security Checkpoint
Malaysian travel and location intelligence platform
Very close cos 0.899
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to thestar.com.my’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones The Star uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What The Star is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- JavaScript frameworks
- Vue.js asset https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/vue@2.5.12/dist/vue.min.js
- JavaScript libraries
- jQuery asset https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.6.0/jquery.min.js
- CSS & UI
- Bootstrap asset https://cdn.thestar.com.my/Themes/js/bootstrap.min.js
- Font Awesome asset https://cdn.thestar.com.my/Themes/css/font-awesome.min.css
- Fonts
- Google Fonts asset https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lato:300,300i,400,400i,700,700i,900,900i&display=…
- Analytics
- Chartbeat page source: static.chartbeat.com
- Comscore page source: .scorecardresearch.com
- Microsoft Clarity page source: clarity.ms/tag/
- Tag managers
- Google Tag Manager page source: googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-
- Advertising
- Google Ad Manager page source: securepubads.g.doubleclick.net
- Prebid.js page source: prebid.js
- CDN
- Amazon CloudFront header x-amz-cf-id: jwVxhC_oIY4xdNkrS6PebpD7BXn5itc1a1qLhes-uBeNWRbz3DQcWg==
- cdnjs asset https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/URI.js/1.18.10/URI.min.js
- jsDelivr asset https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/vue@2.5.12/dist/vue.min.js
- Web servers
- nginx header server: nginx
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace MX smtp.google.com
- Email delivery
- Mailgun TXT v=spf1 include:eh1kl06qgw.powerspf.com include:mailgun.org ip4:88.99.…
- DNS hosting
- Amazon Route 53 NS ns-1635.awsdns-12.co.uk
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=K21L1_MQC5w-itAoK_iuvvIVoOfxT4YkdOhexgloBXY
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what The Star adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 19/20
- Google Workspace 13/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on thestar.com.my 13/20
- Google Ad Manager 11/20
- Amazon Route 53 10/20
- Meta Business Suite · not on thestar.com.my 10/20
- Google Tag Manager 9/20
- GlobalSign · not on thestar.com.my 8/20
- Amazon CloudFront 6/20
- Zendesk · not on thestar.com.my 6/20
- Prebid.js 5/20
- Adobe · not on thestar.com.my 5/20
- Google Fonts 5/20
- Cloudflare DNS · not on thestar.com.my 5/20
- Chartbeat 4/20
- nginx 4/20