Alternatives and competitors
Sites like Wired
The 20 closest technology news magazine alternatives to Wired, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 15 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to Wired? The closest matches are TIME, Newsweek and The Verge. 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 Wired
Wired wired.com
WIRED - The Latest in Technology, Science, Culture and Business | WIRED
We bring you the future as it happens. From the latest in science and technology to the big stories in business and culture, we've got you covered.
Wikidata: American technology magazine
Summary by Claude
Wired is a Condé Nast magazine and news website covering technology, science, business, politics and culture, with product reviews and shopping deal guides.
- Who it’s for
- General readers interested in technology
- Business model
- Advertising, subscriptions and affiliate commissions
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to Wired’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 Wired
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Wired, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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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 0.918 - 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 0.912 - 03
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.
- Google Ad Manager
- Google Search Console
- Google Workspace
- Amazon Route 53
- Amazon Publisher Services
- Amazon SES
Very close cos 0.912 - 04
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 0.909 - 05
Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters, & software
Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters. Timely news source for technology related news and B2B software reviews & comparisons.
Very close cos 0.908 - 06
Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic
magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C.
Very close cos 0.909 - 07
Architectural Digest Homepage | Architectural Digest
Architectural Digest is the international design authority, featuring the work of top architects and designers.
Very close cos 0.904 - 08
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 0.904 - 09
News and Advice on the World's Latest Innovations | ZDNET - ZDNET
see all latest
Very close cos 0.901 - 10
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 0.904 - 11
Engadget | Technology News & Expert Reviews
Breaking news from the worlds of technology and entertainment, and expert reviews of the latest consumer tech products.
- Amazon CloudFront
- Google Search Console
- Google Tag Manager
- Google Workspace
- Meta Business Suite
- Amazon Route 53
Very close cos 0.904 - 12
English-language computer magazine
Very close cos 0.901 - 13
Vanity Fair - Entertainment, Politics, and Fashion News | Vanity Fair
Entertainment, TV, politics, celebrity, fashion, and beauty news and commentary.
Very close cos 0.899 - 14
TNW | The heart of tech™
tech and media company
Very close cos 0.898 - 15
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 0.901 - 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 0.901 - 17
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 0.902 - 18
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 0.899 - 19
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.
- Google Ad Manager
- Google Search Console
- Google Workspace
- OpenAI
- Amazon Route 53
- Amazon Publisher Services
Very close cos 0.900 - 20
fastcompany.com
American magazine
Very close cos 0.899
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to wired.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Wired uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What Wired is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- Tag managers
- Google Tag Manager page source: googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-
- Advertising
- Google Ad Manager page source: securepubads.g.doubleclick.net
- CDN
- Amazon CloudFront header x-amz-cf-id: jLSW9CvGAVSIoSHIfCyb1_IBLhfoFvDowmIfIKK99Ua6pIAXrOi-rg==
- Cloudflare header cf-ray: a562faaf79f8e96b-HAM
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace MX aspmx.l.google.com
- Microsoft 365 TXT MS=ms32964175
- DNS hosting
- Amazon Route 53 NS ns-1116.awsdns-11.org
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Adobe TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=c2108b9dbc0fc05ff0794006df1c41b6c945bd2c8…
- Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=mYtQWl3namqmk5ikMKT48XVnS+XdjdbkLlkWMcN…
- DocuSign TXT docusign=093f2a18-6882-43f7-a9ae-b2594de9d47f
- GlobalSign TXT _globalsign-domain-verification=5gwbTrtjX4CPebqVSR8L6SpOvnf_3_6K7X0z_…
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=tA0Sx_MrXe58GUfjaTg-EgrfF7wv1WdDVKKq7dyNuwc
- Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=75aqj8blnqc3dj5cy9b5d9mialys78
- OpenAI TXT openai-domain-verification=dv-LCvTXCMns2J5grLiXF1uTD2T
- Zoom TXT ZOOM_verify_PeuZagN7TzybBaD-uxsGAw
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Wired adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 20/20
- Google Workspace 18/20
- Google Tag Manager 12/20
- Meta Business Suite 12/20
- Google Ad Manager 11/20
- PHP · not on wired.com 10/20
- WordPress · not on wired.com 10/20
- Microsoft 365 9/20
- OpenAI 9/20
- Amazon Route 53 9/20
- GlobalSign 8/20
- Atlassian 8/20
- Adobe 7/20
- Amazon SES · not on wired.com 7/20
- Apple Business · not on wired.com 7/20
- Fastly · not on wired.com 6/20