vs Comparison

Chron vs Patch

Who’s behind each, what their homepages track, what they cost and how often their policies changed, measured the same way for both. By what they offer, they’re very close.

Chron

Free, ad-supported news website covering Houston and Texas news, weather, food, culture, sports and politics, owned by Hearst Newspapers and separate from the Houston Chronicle newsroom.

Patch

Network of hyperlocal news sites covering about 30,000 U.S. communities with local journalism, event listings, classifieds and community discussion, plus email newsletters.

Company
Not stated
Not stated
Registered in
Unknown
Unknown
Online since
Unknown
Unknown
Audience
Top 10K
Top 10K
Trackers on the homepage
fewer
  • Advertising and retargeting: Google Ad Manager, Taboola
  • Advertising and retargeting: Amazon Publisher Services, Google Ad Manager
  • Visitor analytics: Chartbeat, Comscore
  • Tag manager: Google Tag Manager
  • Third-party embeds: Google Fonts
Ad trackers
Yes
Yes
Cookie banner
–
OneTrust
Prices
No pricing page found
No pricing page found
Last price change
–
–
Privacy policy changes
0
0
Terms changes
0
0
Open positions
–
–

Trackers are what each homepage loads before cookie consent; changes count since we started checking each site weekly. Hover a dotted value for its source and date.