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Semafor

Who runs Semafor, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest online news alternatives.

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

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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs Semafor

Semafor semafor.com

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.

Wikidata: American news website

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

02 · Privacy

What Semafor 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

1 of the 11 alternatives below have fewer, 8 have more.

Privacy-friendly alternatives →
Cookie banner
None found
US company
1 tool
  • Marketing and email tracking

    Links visits to email campaigns and customer profiles.

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to Semafor

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

Fewer trackers than SemaforNo ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English
  1. 01
    Axios axios.com Top 10K English

    American news website

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  2. 02
    Politico politico.com Top 10K English

    American journalism company and news website

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  3. 03
    The Information theinformation.com

    American technology news website

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  4. 04
    Vox vox.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    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.

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  5. 05
    Punchbowl News punchbowl.news

    US online political news daily

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  6. 06
    Reuters reuters.com Top 1K

    international news agency

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  7. 07
    HuffPost huffpost.com Top 1K English 3 trackers

    HuffPost - Breaking News, Politics, Entertainment & Opinion

    Read the latest U.S. and world news, politics, entertainment, lifestyle and opinion pieces from HuffPost’s trusted team of journalists.

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  8. 08
    Bloomberg News bloomberg.com Top 1K

    international news agency

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  9. 09
    TIME time.com Top 1K English 1 tracker

    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.

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  10. 10
    Newsweek newsweek.com Top 10K English 6 trackers

    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!

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    International Business Times ibtimes.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    International Business Times - Business News, Financial news

    International Business Times is the leading provider of business news and financial news from the US and around the world.

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    CNN cnn.com Top 1K English 2 trackers

    Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN

    View the latest news and breaking news today for U.S., world, weather, entertainment, politics and health at CNN.com.

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  13. 13
    British Broadcasting Corporation bbc.com Top 1K English No trackers

    BBC Home | Breaking News, World News, US News, Sports, Business, Innovation, Climate, Culture, Travel, Video & Audio

    Visit BBC for trusted reporting on the latest world and US news, sports, business, climate, innovation, culture and much more

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  14. 14
    CNBC cnbc.com Top 1K English 1 tracker

    International Business, World News & Global Stock Market Analysis

    CNBC International is the world leader for news on business, technology, China, trade, oil prices, the Middle East and markets.

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  15. 15
    TechCrunch techcrunch.com Top 1K English 2 trackers

    TechCrunch | Startup and Technology News

    TechCrunch | Reporting on the business of technology, startups, venture capital funding, and Silicon Valley

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  16. 16

    American technology news and analysis website

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  17. 17
    ZDNET zdnet.com Top 10K English 4 trackers

    News and Advice on the World's Latest Innovations | ZDNET - ZDNET

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  18. 18
    The Daily Beast thedailybeast.com Top 10K

    American news publication

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  19. 19
    Newsroom newsroom.co.nz English 5 trackers

    Newsroom | Independent New Zealand News and Current affairs

    Newsroom is an independent, New Zealand-based news and current affairs site covering politics, business, climate change and more.

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  20. 20
    Sifted sifted.eu

    media company focused on startups

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04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Semafor adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.

05 · Details

How we measure

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k = 20
Sites searched
9,192
Vector
384-d
Query
40 ms

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