Alternatives and competitors
Sites like TIME
The 20 closest news magazine alternatives to TIME, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 22 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to TIME? The closest matches are Newsweek, The Atlantic and Vox. 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 TIME
TIME time.com
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.
Wikidata: American news magazine and website
Summary by Claude
Website of the American news magazine Time, publishing news reporting, analysis and features on politics, world affairs, health, science, technology and entertainment, along with magazine covers and newsletters.
- Who it’s for
- General news readers
- Business model
- Advertising and subscriptions
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to TIME’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 TIME
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to TIME, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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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 0.968 - 02
Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic
magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C.
Very close cos 0.952 - 03
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 0.947 - 04
American news publication
Very close cos 0.943 - 05
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.
Very close cos 0.942 - 06
NBC News - Breaking Headlines and Video Reports on World, U.S. and Local Angles | NBC News
Go to NBCNews.com for breaking news, videos, and the latest top stories in world news, business, politics, health and pop culture.
Very close cos 0.940 - 07
Scientific American
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
- GlobalSign
- Google Search Console
- Google Tag Manager
- Meta Business Suite
- Amazon CloudFront
- Amazon Route 53
Very close cos 0.939 - 08
Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN
View the latest news and breaking news today for U.S., world, weather, entertainment, politics and health at CNN.com.
Very close cos 0.937 - 09
nytimes.com
American daily newspaper (founded 1851)
Very close cos 0.936 - 10
CBS News | Breaking News, Top Stories & Exclusive Coverage
Stay informed on today's latest breaking news and exclusive scoops from CBS News. Follow current events in the U.S. and around the world, along with trending stories in politics, health and more key topics.
Very close cos 0.935 - 11
Simple Page
American weekly magazine devoted to celebrity and human-interest
Very close cos 0.933 - 12
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 0.935 - 13
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.
Very close cos 0.934 - 14
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 0.935 - 15
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 0.932 - 16
News | The Independent | Today's headlines and latest breaking news
The latest breaking news, comment and features from The Independent.
Very close cos 0.933 - 17
American journalism company and news website
Very close cos 0.931 - 18
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 0.933 - 19
Mental Floss - History, Trivia, Interesting Facts, and More
Learn weird, interesting facts about history, entertainment, language, geography, and more topics. Test your knowledge with our quizzes and other trivia.
Very close cos 0.930 - 20
fastcompany.com
American magazine
Very close cos 0.931
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to time.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones TIME uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What TIME is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- JavaScript frameworks
- Tag managers
- Google Tag Manager page source: googletagmanager.com/gtm.js
- Live chat & support
- Zendesk TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:_spf.psm.knowbe4.com include:_…
- Cookie consent
- OneTrust TXT onetrust-domain-verification=8b1d76064c704281a9a73005d042a4bd
- Security
- reCAPTCHA page source: google.com/recaptcha/enterprise.js
- CDN
- Fastly header x-served-by: cache-chi-kigq8000139-CHI, cache-chi-kigq8000139-CHI, cache…
- Video
- JW Player page source: cdn.jwplayer.com
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace MX aspmx.l.google.com
- Microsoft 365 TXT MS=ms29369399
- Email delivery
- Amazon SES TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:_spf.psm.knowbe4.com include:_…
- DNS hosting
- NS1 NS dns1.p08.nsone.net
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Adobe TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=f156d69676f01a5fdbb783b2313c1b98a30fe75b8…
- Apple Business TXT apple-domain-verification=N28wrioNU3ynpxLU
- DocuSign TXT docusign=3bc4cebc-b475-402a-85d3-5bdc15ec8af5
- GlobalSign TXT _globalsign-domain-verification=eRi2ZQZJ99fAou8jrSC06eUJpasrvj8YgWl21…
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=CZLtrEtXICkKdVI2KPODQ6BN8ZpjenbgVuRFbnQi4So
- Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=u27a6xq3jf0wefngdl43tukaif4h91
- Notion TXT notion-domain-verification=M4zfeQiDcuDEI6tdW6oxbAmgOgvgzOfUqPEYwMlkC0w
- OpenAI TXT openai-domain-verification=dv-QMM3mdP3BeSDPDRYGi04uHcu
- Slack TXT slack-domain-verification=yXCTB2FtQGLo20MdJaKgHwMHdpYb0jEMkJwpA4sZ
- Zoom TXT ZOOM_verify_bzijKevE4xQ6ZDUKZXC1hl
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what TIME adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 20/20
- Google Workspace 14/20
- Microsoft 365 14/20
- Meta Business Suite 13/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on time.com 12/20
- Fastly 10/20
- Adobe 9/20
- Amazon SES 9/20
- Google Ad Manager · not on time.com 9/20
- Apple Business 8/20
- GlobalSign 8/20
- OpenAI 8/20
- Zoom 8/20
- Zendesk 8/20
- OneTrust 8/20
- Atlassian · not on time.com 7/20