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MakeUseOf

Who runs MakeUseOf, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest consumer technology media alternatives.

Who’s behind it
Not stated
Online since
Unknown
Trackers
Prices
No pricing page
Last price change
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Closest alternative
Lifehacker

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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs MakeUseOf

MakeUseOf makeuseof.com

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.

Wikidata: American technology media publication

Company
No imprint we could read
Online since
Not in the Internet Archive
Audience
In English

02 · Privacy

What MakeUseOf 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.

tracker that follows visitors

None of the 17 alternatives below has fewer; 13 have more.

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Cookie banner
None found
US company
1 tool

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to MakeUseOf

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to MakeUseOf, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Fewer trackers than MakeUseOfNo ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English

6 of the 60 sites closest to MakeUseOf match.

  1. 01
    GIGA giga.de Top 10K German No trackers

    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.

    Compare GIGA with MakeUseOf →
  2. 02
    Trashbox.ru trashbox.ru Russian No trackers

    Trashbox.ru

    Российский портал о технологиях и культуре с каталогом приложений и функциями сообщества. Новости, статьи и обзоры, проверенные советы и лучшие мемы.

    Compare Trashbox.ru with MakeUseOf →
  3. 03
    Computer Bild computerbild.de German No trackers

    COMPUTER BILD - Tests, Tipps, News und Kaufberatung

    Deutschlands großes Technikportal mit Tests, News, Kaufberatung und Preisvergleich zu den Bereichen PC & Hardware, Software, Telekommunikation und mehr.

    Compare Computer Bild with MakeUseOf →
  4. 04
    Netzwelt netzwelt.de German No trackers

    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.

    Compare Netzwelt with MakeUseOf →
  5. 05
    anandtech.com English No trackers

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  6. 06
    TechPowerUp techpowerup.com English No trackers

    TechPowerUp

    Leading tech publication, with fast news, thorough reviews, and a strong community.

    Compare TechPowerUp with MakeUseOf →

Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles MakeUseOf’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones MakeUseOf uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.

04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what MakeUseOf 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 · 9 technologies
Neighbours
k = 60
Sites searched
9,199
Vector
384-d
Query
120 ms

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