Alternatives and competitors
Sites like The Verge
The 20 closest technology news alternatives to The Verge, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 15 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to The Verge? The closest matches are Engadget, MakeUseOf and Gizmodo. 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 Verge
The Verge theverge.com
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.
Wikidata: American technology news and media website
Summary by Claude
Online publication covering technology news, consumer electronics reviews, features, investigations, videos and podcasts about gadgets, AI, gaming, tech policy and the tech industry.
- Who it’s for
- Consumers and readers interested in technology
- Business model
- Advertising and subscriptions
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to The Verge’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 Verge
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to The Verge, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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Engadget | Technology News & Expert Reviews
Breaking news from the worlds of technology and entertainment, and expert reviews of the latest consumer tech products.
Very close cos 0.967 - 02
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 0.964 - 03
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 0.960 - 04
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 0.956 - 05
CNET: Product reviews, advice, how-tos and the latest news - CNET
Get full-length product reviews, the latest news, tech coverage, daily deals, and category deep dives from CNET experts worldwide.
Very close cos 0.955 - 06
PCWorld
PCWorld helps you navigate the PC ecosystem to find the products you want and the advice you need to get the job done.
Very close cos 0.951 - 07
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 0.950 - 08
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 0.948 - 09
TechCrunch | Startup and Technology News
TechCrunch | Reporting on the business of technology, startups, venture capital funding, and Silicon Valley
Very close cos 0.941 - 10
Technology news and analysis | The Register
All the latest news for enterprise technology decision-makers and IT pros | The Register
Very close cos 0.939 - 11
Polygon: Gaming and Entertainment News, Culture, Reviews, and More
Your source for the latest in video games, sci-fi, fantasy, tabletop games, anime, horror, books, and comics.
Very close cos 0.939 - 12
Tom's Guide | Tech Product Reviews, Top Picks and How To
Tom's Guide upgrades your life by helping you decide what tech to buy, showing you how to get the most out of it and solving problems as they arise. Tom's Guide is here to help you....
Very close cos 0.938 - 13
English-language computer magazine
Very close cos 0.938 - 14
9to5Mac - Apple News & Mac Rumors Breaking All Day
Apple News & Mac Rumors Breaking All Day
Very close cos 0.936 - 15
XDA
The world’s best source for computing news, reviews, editorials guides, and more.
Very close cos 0.937 - 16
Lifehacker | Do everything better
Lifehacker is the ultimate authority on optimizing every aspect of your life. Do everything better.
Very close cos 0.936 - 17
MIT Technology Review
Emerging technology news & insights | AI, Climate Change, BioTech, and more
Very close cos 0.934 - 18
fastcompany.com
American magazine
Very close cos 0.934 - 19
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 0.935 - 20
online trade publication and social community
Very close cos 0.932
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to theverge.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones The Verge uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What The Verge is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- CMS
- WordPress page source: /wp-content/
- JavaScript frameworks
- Advertising
- Amazon Publisher Services page source: c.amazon-adsystem.com
- Google Ad Manager page source: securepubads.g.doubleclick.net
- Live chat & support
- Zendesk TXT v=spf1 ip4:205.220.178.19 ip4:205.220.166.19 a:mail.voxmedia.com incl…
- Cookie consent
- OneTrust page source: cdn.cookielaw.org
- CDN
- Fastly header x-served-by: cache-iad-kiad7000122-IAD, cache-ber1080045-BER
- Languages & backends
- PHP implied by WordPress (page source: /wp-content/)
- Video
- YouTube embeds page source: youtube.com/embed/
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace MX aspmx.l.google.com
- Email delivery
- Amazon SES TXT v=spf1 ip4:205.220.178.19 ip4:205.220.166.19 a:mail.voxmedia.com incl…
- DNS hosting
- Amazon Route 53 NS ns-1883.awsdns-43.co.uk
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Google Search Console meta google-site-verification: IucFf_TKtbFFH8_YeFyEteQIwYPdANM1R46_U9DpAr4
- Slack TXT slack-domain-verification=xsISVtSUOzZ0mWjMmP86Ib67jMbAH2HbeIKjIkEl
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what The Verge adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 19/20
- Google Workspace 17/20
- PHP 14/20
- WordPress 14/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on theverge.com 12/20
- Meta Business Suite · not on theverge.com 11/20
- nginx · not on theverge.com 10/20
- Google Ad Manager 9/20
- Cloudflare DNS · not on theverge.com 8/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on theverge.com 8/20
- GlobalSign · not on theverge.com 6/20
- Amazon Route 53 5/20
- Amazon SES 5/20
- Google Analytics · not on theverge.com 5/20
- Cloudflare · not on theverge.com 5/20
- DocuSign · not on theverge.com 5/20