Alternatives and competitors
Sites like XDA Developers
The 20 closest technology news media alternatives to XDA Developers, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 9 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to XDA Developers? The closest matches are How-To Geek, MakeUseOf and Engadget. 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 XDA Developers
XDA Developers xda-developers.com
XDA
The world’s best source for computing news, reviews, editorials guides, and more.
Wikidata: Technology news publication
Summary by Claude
Technology news and how-to site publishing articles, reviews and guides on Windows, Android, PCs, single-board computers, home labs and smart home projects, plus a long-running developer forum for Android modding.
- Who it’s for
- Tech enthusiasts, PC builders and Android users
- Business model
- Advertising and affiliate commissions
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to XDA Developers’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 XDA Developers
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to XDA Developers, thumbs down if it isn’t.
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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 0.958 - 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 0.952 - 03
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 0.950 - 04
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 0.949 - 05
TechRadar | Dein Technik-Kaufberater
Die aktuellsten News und Produkttests im Bereich Technik, Computer, Home Entertainment Systeme, Gadgets und mehr
Very close cos 0.945 - 06
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 0.944 - 07
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 0.944 - 08
iXBT.com — новости технологий, обзоры гаджетов, смартфонов, бытовой техники и автомобилей
IXBT.com - крупнейший в Рунете ресурс о компьютерах и высоких технологиях. Ежедневно на сайте появляется множество интересных новостей, тестов, аналитических материалов и обзоров
Very close cos 0.943 - 09
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 0.939 - 10
English-language computer magazine
Very close cos 0.936 - 11
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 0.937 - 12
Tom's Hardware: For The Hardcore PC Enthusiast
Tom's Hardware helps you buy the best hardware and build the best PC to play, create and work..
Very close cos 0.935 - 13
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 0.934 - 14
GIGA | News und Tipps zu Android, Apple, Games, Entertainment, Tech und Haushalt
Bei GIGA findet ihr aktuelle News, Tests, Tipps und Schnäppchen rund um Technik, Games und Entertainment.
Very close cos 0.932 - 15
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 0.932 - 16
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 0.932 - 17
Lifehacker | Do everything better
Lifehacker is the ultimate authority on optimizing every aspect of your life. Do everything better.
Very close cos 0.930 - 18
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 0.927 - 19
GSMArena.com - mobile phone reviews, news, specifications and more...
GSMArena.com - The ultimate resource for GSM handset information
Very close cos 0.925 - 20
MacRumors: Apple News and Rumors
Apple News and Rumors
Very close cos 0.922
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to xda-developers.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones XDA Developers uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What XDA Developers 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/
- Analytics
- Google Analytics page source: googletagmanager.com/gtag/js
- CDN
- jsDelivr asset https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/hls.js@latest
- Web servers
- nginx header server: nginx
- 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 include:_spf.google.com include:amazonses.com include:_spf.ema…
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=P-3_ccHueZb55W88C-1uICQaI044464qZthDIeohauw
- Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=zqdfjg0fx03qad0495u1r9ebixksm1
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what XDA Developers adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 19/20
- Google Workspace 15/20
- Google Ad Manager · not on xda-developers.com 11/20
- Meta Business Suite 10/20
- PHP 10/20
- WordPress 10/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on xda-developers.com 10/20
- nginx 7/20
- Cloudflare DNS · not on xda-developers.com 7/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on xda-developers.com 6/20
- GlobalSign · not on xda-developers.com 6/20
- Comscore · not on xda-developers.com 6/20
- Cloudflare · not on xda-developers.com 6/20
- Google Analytics 5/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on xda-developers.com 5/20
- OneTrust · not on xda-developers.com 4/20