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ZDNET

Who runs ZDNET, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest technology news media alternatives.

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Prices
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Closest alternative
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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs ZDNET

ZDNET zdnet.com

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Wikidata: business technology news website

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

02 · Privacy

What ZDNET 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

9 of the 17 alternatives below have fewer, 4 have more.

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OneTrust
US company
3 tools
  • Advertising and retargeting

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

  • Visitor analytics

    Counts and follows visits, usually with cookies.

  • Tag manager

    Loads further tracking scripts, which we can’t always see.

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to ZDNET

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

20 of the 60 sites closest to ZDNET match.

  1. 01
    Engadget engadget.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Engadget | Technology News & Expert Reviews

    Breaking news from the worlds of technology and entertainment, and expert reviews of the latest consumer tech products.

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  2. 02
    Tom's Guide tomsguide.com Top 10K English 3 trackers

    Tom's Guide | Tech Product Reviews, Top Picks and How To

    Tom's Guide upgrades your life by helping you decide what tech to buy, showing you how to get the most out of it and solving problems as they arise. Tom's Guide is here to help you....

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  3. 03
    The Verge theverge.com Top 1K English 2 trackers

    The Verge

    The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts.

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  4. 04
    Wired wired.com Top 1K English 2 trackers

    WIRED - The Latest in Technology, Science, Culture and Business | WIRED

    We bring you the future as it happens. From the latest in science and technology to the big stories in business and culture, we've got you covered.

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  5. 05
    The Register theregister.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    Technology news and analysis | The Register

    All the latest news for enterprise technology decision-makers and IT pros | The Register

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  6. 06
    MakeUseOf makeuseof.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    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.

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  7. 07
    Ars Technica arstechnica.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Ars Technica - Serving the Technologist since 1998. News, reviews, and analysis.

    News and reviews, covering IT, AI, science, space, health, gaming, cybersecurity, tech policy, computers, mobile devices, and operating systems.

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  8. 08
    TechTarget techtarget.com Top 10K English 3 trackers

    TechTarget: Enterprise IT News, Expert Advice & Research

    TechTarget delivers enterprise IT news, expert advice and research on AI, cybersecurity, infrastructure and IT strategy to help you make smarter tech decisions.

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  9. 09
    InformationWeek informationweek.com English 3 trackers

    InformationWeek, News & Analysis Tech Leaders Trust

    News analysis and commentary on information technology strategy.

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  10. 10
    Digital Trends digitaltrends.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    Digital Trends - Tech Product Reviews, How To, Best Ofs, deals and Advice

    Tech Product Reviews, How To, Best Ofs, deals and Advice

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  11. 11
    anandtech.com English No trackers

    Checking your browser

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  12. 12
    MacRumors macrumors.com Top 10K English 3 trackers

    MacRumors: Apple News and Rumors

    Apple News and Rumors

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  13. 13
    XDA Developers xda-developers.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    XDA

    The world’s best source for computing news, reviews, editorials guides, and more.

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  14. 14
    TechPowerUp techpowerup.com English No trackers

    TechPowerUp

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

    Compare TechPowerUp with ZDNET →
  15. 15
    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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  16. 16
    Digg digg.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Digg - News, before it trends

    See what's next in AI before it trends. Digg watches the people who move first.

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  17. 17
    heise online heise.de Top 10K English 1 tracker

    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.

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  18. 18
    InfoQ infoq.com English 3 trackers

    InfoQ: Software Development News, Trends & Best Practices - InfoQ

    Helping dev teams adopt new technologies and practices. Written by software engineers. Read by over 1.5 million developers worldwide.

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    Tom's Hardware tomshardware.com Top 10K English 3 trackers

    Tom's Hardware: For The Hardcore PC Enthusiast

    Tom's Hardware helps you buy the best hardware and build the best PC to play, create and work..

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  20. 20
    Fortune fortune.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Fortune - Fortune 500 Daily & Breaking Business News

    Unrivaled access, premier storytelling, and the best of business since 1930.

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04 · History

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

05 · Details

How we measure

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Sites searched
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Vector
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Query
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