Alternatives and competitors
Sites like Vox
The 20 closest online news media alternatives to Vox, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 16 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to Vox? The closest matches are The Atlantic, Newsweek and TIME. 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 Vox
Vox vox.com
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.
Wikidata: American news website
Summary by Claude
American news and opinion website publishing explanatory journalism on politics, policy, world affairs, technology, culture, science and health in articles, videos and podcasts.
- Who it’s for
- General US news readers
- Business model
- Advertising and reader contributions
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to Vox’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 Vox
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Vox, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic
magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C.
Very close cos 0.956 - 02
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 0.948 - 03
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 0.947 - 04
Breitbart News Network
Syndicated news and opinion website providing continuously updated headlines to top news and analysis sources.
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
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 0.935 - 07
American media company
Very close cos 0.933 - 08
Foreign Policy – the Global Magazine of News and Ideas
The Global Magazine of News and Ideas
Very close cos 0.933 - 09
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 0.934 - 10
American journalism company and news website
Very close cos 0.933 - 11
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 0.934 - 12
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 0.933 - 13
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 - 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 0.933 - 15
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 0.931 - 16
The White House
President Donald J. Trump and Vice President JD Vance are committed to lowering costs for all Americans, securing our borders, unleashing American energy dominance, restoring peace through strength, and making all Americans safe and secure once again.
Very close cos 0.929 - 17
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 0.930 - 18
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 0.927 - 19
HuffPost - Breaking News, Politics, Entertainment & Opinion
Read the latest U.S. and world news, politics, entertainment, lifestyle and opinion pieces from HuffPost’s trusted team of journalists.
Very close cos 0.925 - 20
VOA - Voice of America English News
Accurate, objective news coverage from the U.S. and around the world.
Very close cos 0.923
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to vox.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Vox uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What Vox 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-kcgs7200047-IAD, cache-ber1080036-BER
- Languages & backends
- PHP implied by WordPress (page source: /wp-content/)
- 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-689.awsdns-22.net
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Apple Business TXT apple-domain-verification=Xj76GEtgSw_hRYBBQaN0HU5DZWNdeir5gLcUijDamFc
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=lxcjiKFaplY5GO6l0_DUQMn8er_4elFN_W4lxlC-7cY
- OpenAI TXT openai-domain-verification=dv-YvHI3vkJHqxqNd6NmvQ03HuS
- Slack TXT slack-domain-verification=DNb0K6ZkZFmN7mIOSDrYG7VHBcurDYnrsKONWN62
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Vox adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 20/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on vox.com 17/20
- Meta Business Suite · not on vox.com 15/20
- Google Workspace 12/20
- Fastly 9/20
- Google Ad Manager 9/20
- OneTrust 9/20
- Adobe · not on vox.com 8/20
- Amazon SES 8/20
- Apple Business 8/20
- Atlassian · not on vox.com 8/20
- GlobalSign · not on vox.com 7/20
- OpenAI 7/20
- Amazon Route 53 7/20
- Cloudflare DNS · not on vox.com 7/20
- Zendesk 6/20