The Verge AlternativesTech News Sites and other similar apps like The Verge

The Verge is described as 'From gadgets to startups, apps, and tech culture, The Verge has you covered with in-depth reporting, original features, and editorials from the smartest team in tech writing' and is a Tech News site in the news & books category. There are more than 25 alternatives to The Verge for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, iPhone, Android, iPad and Android Tablet apps. The best The Verge alternative is MakeUseOf, which is free. Other great apps like The Verge are TechCrunch, Gizmodo, The Next Web and Ars Technica.

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  1. MakeUseOf icon
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    MakeUseOf is a booming daily blog that features cool websites, computer tips, and downloads that make you more productive. The aim of MakeUseOf is to guide you through the web and tell you about hot websites that you have never heard of, best software programs, and all kinds of...

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    • FreeProprietary

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    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

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    • Online

    MakeUseOf Features

    1.  User Rating
    2.  Product Comparison
    3.  Tutorials
    4.  App Reviews

    MakeUseOf VS The Verge

     
    • MakeUseOf is the most popular Web-based alternative to The Verge.

    • MakeUseOf is the most popular free alternative to The Verge.

    • MakeUseOf is Free and ProprietaryThe Verge is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. TechCrunch icon
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    TechCrunch is a web publication that offers technology news and analysis, as well as profiling of startup companies, products, and websites.

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    • FreeProprietary

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    • Online

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  3. Gizmodo icon
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    Gizmodo is a blog on the technologies that change the way we live, work, love, play, think and feel.

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    • FreeProprietary

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    • US flagUnited States

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    • Online

    Gizmodo Features

    1.  Magazine

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  4. The Next Web icon
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    The Next Web - comprehensive tech news platform.

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    • FreeProprietary

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    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

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    • Online

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    Tech focus, unlike some of the others listed, and my persona second fave on the list.

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    • The Next Web is Free and ProprietaryThe Verge is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. Ars Technica icon
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    Ars Technica was founded in 1998 when Founder & Editor-in-Chief Ken Fisher announced his plans for starting a publication devoted to technology that would cater to what he called "alpha geeks": technologists and IT professionals.

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    • FreemiumProprietary

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    • US flagUnited States

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    • Online

    Ars Technica Features

    1.  Video Game Reviews

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  6. WIRED  icon
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    WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. It is the essential source of information and ideas that make sense of a world in constant transformation. The Wired conversation illuminates how technology is changing every aspect of our lives—from culture to business, science to design.

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    • FreemiumProprietary

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    • US flagUnited States

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    WIRED Features

    1.  Video Game Reviews

    WIRED VS The Verge

     
    • WIRED is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to The Verge.

    • WIRED is Freemium and ProprietaryThe Verge is also Freemium and Proprietary
  7. GeekWire icon
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    Tech news, commentary and other nerdiness from Seattle, covering Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Internet, startups, mobile, PCs, geek culture, more.

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    • FreeProprietary

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    • US flagUnited States

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    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Windows Phone

    GeekWire VS The Verge

     
    • GeekWire is the most popular Windows alternative to The Verge.

    • GeekWire is Free and ProprietaryThe Verge is Freemium and Proprietary
  8. Mashable icon
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    Mashable is the largest independent website dedicated to news, information and resources for the connected generation. Mashable reports on the importance of digital innovation and how it empowers and inspires people around the world.

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    • FreeProprietary

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    • US flagUnited States

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    • Online

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  9. TechSpot icon
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    Technology news, reviews and analysis. TechSpot is read daily by tech enthusiasts, computer power users and IT decision makers from around the world.

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    • FreeProprietary

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    • Online

    TechSpot Features

    1.  Product Reviews

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  10. Hacker Noon icon
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    Hacker Noon delivers an independent tech blog with honest and unfettered stories and opinions written by real tech professionals. Published 7k+ contributing writers and average 8M+ pageviews per month.

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    • FreeProprietary

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    • Online

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  11. MacRumors icon
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    Apple, Mac, iOS News and Rumors.

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    • FreeProprietary

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    • Online

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    The Information has a simple mission: deliver important, deeply reported stories about the technology business you won’t find elsewhere. Many of the most influential people in the industry turn to us for fresh information and original insight.

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    • The Information is the most popular commercial alternative to The Verge.

    • The Information is Paid and ProprietaryThe Verge is Freemium and Proprietary
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