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The Star

Who runs The Star, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest daily newspaper alternatives.

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

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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs The Star

The Star thestar.com

thestar.com is one of Canada's largest online news sites and 100% Canadian-owned. Live news, investigations, politics, sports and the heartbeat of Toronto, Canada's largest city.

Wikidata: daily newspaper in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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

02 · Privacy

What The Star 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

3 of the 18 alternatives below have fewer, 14 have more.

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Cookie banner
None found
US company
3 tools
  • Advertising and retargeting

    Lets ad networks recognise visitors on other sites and show them ads.

  • 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 The Star

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

Fewer trackers than The StarNo ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English

19 of the 60 sites closest to The Star match.

  1. 01
    Daily Star dailystar.co.uk English 1 tracker

    The Daily Star: News with a Wink

    All the best news stories, sport & showbiz from the Daily Star, the top destination for big laughs.

    Compare Daily Star with The Star →
  2. 02
    The Guardian theguardian.com Top 1K English 2 trackers

    Latest news, sport and opinion from the Guardian

    Latest news, sport, business, comment, analysis and reviews from the Guardian, the world's leading liberal voice

    Compare The Guardian with The Star →
  3. 03
    The Sun thesun.my English 1 tracker

    The Sun Malaysia | Latest Trending News: National, World and Viral

    Latest Malaysia news, breaking headlines, business, lifestyle, sports and world news from The Sun Malaysia.

    Compare The Sun with The Star →
  4. 04
    Kommersant kommersant.ru Top 10K Russian 1 tracker

    Новости России и мира сегодня — последние новости на Коммерсантъ

    Актуальные новости, объективный анализ и эксклюзивные комментарии о важнейших событиях и трендах

    Compare Kommersant with The Star →
  5. 05
    San Antonio Express-News expressnews.com English 1 tracker

    San Antonio Express-News | News, Sports, Business | ExpressNews.com

    Stay on top of the latest in San Antonio news, sports and business from the San Antonio Express-News on ExpressNews.com.

    Compare San Antonio Express-News with The Star →
  6. 06
    Vietnam News vietnamnews.vn English 1 tracker

    Vietnam News | Politics, Business, Economy, Society, Life, Sports - VietNam News

    Việt Nam News provides fast, accurate and unique stories and analyses on Vietnam in all areas including politics, economy, culture, travel and sports

    Compare Vietnam News with The Star →
  7. 07
    Delo delo.si Slovenian 1 tracker

    Delo.si

    Najbolj verodostojne zgodbe s področja notranje in zunanje politike, gospodarstva, športa, kulture in zabave. Naše delo je, da vi veste več.

    Compare Delo with The Star →
  8. 08
    Los Angeles Daily News dailynews.com English 2 trackers

    Los Angeles Daily News

    The Los Angeles Daily News is the local news source for Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley region, providing breaking news, sports, business, entertainment, things to do, opinion, photos, videos and more from L.A.

    Compare Los Angeles Daily News with The Star →
  9. 09
    The Philadelphia Inquirer philly.com English 2 trackers

    Philadelphia local news, sports, jobs, cars, homes

    American daily newspaper

    Compare The Philadelphia Inquirer with The Star →
  10. 10
    Global Times globaltimes.cn English No trackers

    Global Times

    Global Times, an English-language Chinese newspaper under the People's Daily

    Compare Global Times with The Star →
  11. 11
    China Daily chinadaily.com.cn Top 10K English No trackers

    China Daily Website - Connecting China Connecting the World

    Chinadaily.com.cn is the largest English portal in China, providing news, business information, BBS, learning materials. The Website has channels as China, BizChina, World, Opinion, Sports/Olympics, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Culture, Citylife, Photo, Forum and Weather.

    Compare China Daily with The Star →
  12. 12
    NRC nrc.nl Dutch No trackers

    NRC - Nieuws, achtergronden en onderzoeksjournalistiek

    Nieuws, duiding, analyse en onderzoeksjournalistiek over onderwerpen die er echt toe doen. Feitelijk, betrouwbaar, diepgravend en genuanceerd.

    Compare NRC with The Star →
  13. 13
    Austin American-Statesman statesman.com English 1 tracker

    Austin American-Statesman: Austin, TX News, Politics & Sports

    Austin American-Statesman is the number one source for Austin and Texas breaking news, politics and business.

    Compare Austin American-Statesman with The Star →
  14. 14
    La Repubblica repubblica.it Top 1K Italian 1 tracker

    la Repubblica - Ultime notizie di Cronaca, Politica, Economia, Sport, Esteri

    la Repubblica è il quotidiano online aggiornato 24 ore su 24 su politica, cronaca, economia, sport, esteri, spettacoli, musica, cultura, scienza, tecnologia.

    Compare La Repubblica with The Star →
  15. 15
    Milliyet milliyet.com.tr Top 10K Turkish 2 trackers

    Milliyet - Haberler, Son Dakika Haberleri ve Güncel Haber

    Türkiye gündeminden son dakika haberleri, Dünyadan flaş gelişmeler, Ekonomi dünyasından en yeni haberler, Günün en önemli gazete haber başlıkları ve daha fazlası Milliyet'te!

    Compare Milliyet with The Star →
  16. 16
    Dagens Nyheter dn.se Top 10K Swedish 1 tracker

    Dagens Nyheter – senaste nyheterna från Sverige och världen

    Dagens Nyheter – en trovärdig och kvalitativ nyhetskälla med prisad bildjournalistik och granskningar som gör skillnad.

    Compare Dagens Nyheter with The Star →
  17. 17
    Svenska Dagbladet svd.se Swedish No trackers

    Svenska Dagbladet

    Svenska Dagbladet står för seriös och faktabaserad kvalitetsjournalistik som utmanar, ifrågasätter och inspirerar.

    Compare Svenska Dagbladet with The Star →
  18. 18
    El País elpais.com Top 1K Spanish 1 tracker

    EL PAÍS: el periódico global

    Noticias de última hora sobre la actualidad en España y el mundo: política, economía, deportes, cultura, sociedad, tecnología, gente, opinión, viajes, moda, televisión, los blogs y las firmas de EL PAÍS. Además especiales, vídeos, fotos, audios, gráficos, entrevistas, promociones y todos los servicios de EL PAÍS.

    Compare El País with The Star →
  19. 19
    Der Standard derstandard.at Top 10K German 1 tracker

    derStandard.at | Nachrichten, Kommentare & Community

    DER STANDARD – Nachrichten in Echtzeit: Lesen Sie jetzt Nachrichten aktuell aus dem online News-Room der führenden Qualitätszeitung in Österreich.

    Compare Der Standard with The Star →

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04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what The Star 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 · 13 technologies
Neighbours
k = 60
Sites searched
9,214
Vector
384-d
Query
81 ms

Competitor map

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