macworld.com
Macworld
Who runs Macworld, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest technology news media alternatives.
- Who’s behind it
- Not stated
- Online since
- Unknown
- Trackers
- Prices
- No pricing page
- Last price change
- –
- Closest alternative
- MacRumors
Measured from Macworld’s own pages, the Internet Archive and public records. Hover a dotted value for its source and date.
Visit Macworld01 · Who’s behind it
Who runs Macworld
Macworld macworld.com
Macworld is your ultimate guide to Apple's product universe, explaining what's new, what's best and how to make the most out of the products you love.
Wikidata: magazine and website dedicated to Apple products
- Company
- No imprint we could read
- Online since
- Not in the Internet Archive
- Audience
- In English
02 · Privacy
What Macworld tracks
What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.
trackers that follow visitors
15 of the 18 alternatives below have fewer, 1 have more.
Privacy-friendly alternatives →- Cookie banner
- None found
- US company
- 5 tools
Advertising and retargeting
Lets ad networks recognise visitors on other sites and show them ads.
Session recording
Records clicks, scrolling and typing so the company can replay visits.
Visitor analytics
Counts and follows visits, usually with cookies.
Tag manager
Loads further tracking scripts, which we can’t always see.
Third-party embeds
Videos, maps or fonts from other companies, which receive the visitor’s IP address.
03 · Alternatives
Alternatives to Macworld
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Macworld, thumbs down if it isn’t.
18 of the 60 sites closest to Macworld match.
- 01
MacRumors: Apple News and Rumors
Apple News and Rumors
Very close - 02
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 - 03
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 - 04
GSMArena.com - mobile phone reviews, news, specifications and more...
GSMArena.com - The ultimate resource for GSM handset information
Very close - 05
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 - 06
Fortune - Fortune 500 Daily & Breaking Business News
Unrivaled access, premier storytelling, and the best of business since 1930.
Very close - 07
XDA
The world’s best source for computing news, reviews, editorials guides, and more.
Very close - 08
Semafor - An intelligent, transparent global news platform for breaking stories, analysis and video
Transparent, global reporting by Semafor journalists on politics, policy, business, finance, technology, climate, energy, media, entertainment, world affairs, China, Asia, Europe, Africa for US and international readers.
Very close - 09
Android Police: Android news, reviews, guides, editorials, and more
All the latest mobile tech news, deals, reviews, guides, editorials, and more. Embracing the green bubble since 2009.
Very close - 10
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 - 11
Techmeme
Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web.
Very close - 12
Checking your browser
Very close - 13
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 - 14
NETZWELT | Tests, Downloads, Anleitungen, Kaufberatungen & Videos
Netzwelt.de bietet Testberichte, Downloads, Anleitungen und ausführliche Informationen wie Kaufberatungen & Videos zu Smartphones, Tablet-PCs, Notebooks, Software, Fernseher und Smart Home.
Very close - 15
Fashion Magazine - Beauty Tips, Fashion Trends, & Celebrity News - ELLE
Watch runway shows from the hottest fashion designers, scope out the best-dressed celebrities on the red carpet, discover the latest and greatest beauty products to maintain a healthy glow, and get a sneak peek at our celebrity cover shoots.
Very close - 16
TechPowerUp
Leading tech publication, with fast news, thorough reviews, and a strong community.
Very close - 17
Trashbox.ru
Российский портал о технологиях и культуре с каталогом приложений и функциями сообщества. Новости, статьи и обзоры, проверенные советы и лучшие мемы.
Very close - 18
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
Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles Macworld’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones Macworld uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.
04 · History
What changed
Price and policy history →No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Macworld adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.
05 · Details
How we measure
Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.
The full technology stack, the competitor map and search numbers · 15 technologies
- Neighbours
- k = 60
- Sites searched
- 9,214
- Vector
- 384-d
- Query
- 145 ms
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to Macworld’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). Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.
similarity × popularity
Built with
- CMS
- WordPress page source: /wp-includes/
- Fonts
- Adobe Fonts asset https://use.typekit.net/ljj4knf.css?ver=1.0.0
- Analytics
- Microsoft Clarity page source: clarity.ms/tag/
- Parse.ly page source: cdn.parsely.com
- Tag managers
- Google Tag Manager page source: googletagmanager.com/gtm.js
- Advertising
- Google Ad Manager page source: googletag.pubads()
- Taboola page source: cdn.taboola.com
- Web servers
- nginx header server: nginx
- Languages & backends
- PHP implied by WordPress (page source: /wp-includes/)
- Email hosting
- Microsoft 365 TXT v=spf include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:spfa.cpmails.com inc…
- Mimecast MX usb-smtp-inbound-2.mimecast.com
- DNS hosting
- Cloudflare DNS NS elle.ns.cloudflare.com
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- DocuSign TXT docusign=73a5c278-8642-4d93-9263-d0cac6fa5736
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=ZyK4dvWQ25T7AiA8_vlMH2wUzZj71Nv6bfjKzxT2R_k
- Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=phqkjjnjqmimamw1t154zd4gcfwr28
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 18/20
- Google Workspace · not on macworld.com 17/20
- Meta Business Suite 14/20
- Google Tag Manager 12/20
- Google Ad Manager 11/20
- PHP 10/20
- WordPress 10/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on macworld.com 9/20
- Microsoft 365 9/20
- nginx 8/20
- Cloudflare · not on macworld.com 7/20
- Cloudflare DNS 7/20
- Apple Business · not on macworld.com 6/20
- OneTrust · not on macworld.com 6/20
- DocuSign 6/20
- Comscore · not on macworld.com 5/20