Versant competitors and alternatives
As of Nov 13, 2026, Alion lists 10 companies most like Versant: The New York Times Company, Hearst, Sinclair, Axios, AccuWeather, E.W. Scripps Company, Pelmorex, Stateaffairs, Straight Arrow and Santa Cruz Tech Beat.
- Versant itself has 101 open roles on Alion.
- Of them, Sinclair is hiring the most, with 262 open roles.
- Stateaffairs has raised the most venture funding on record: $1.2M.
- Open roles at AccuWeather rose the most: from 16 on Oct 12, 2026 to 21 now.
Versant and its competitors compared
Open roles are the postings Alion lists today; their change is shown only for career sites that state posting dates. Funding is the venture money on record. A dash means Alion holds no figure.
| Company | Open roles | Change | Raised | Last round | Employees | Headquarters | Main technologies | Hiring in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Versant
This company
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101 | – | – | – | 501-1000 | New York, United States | AWS, Python, CI/CD | United States, Singapore, Czech Republic +1 more |
The New York Times Company
In common: News Agencies, Digital Media · Python, JavaScript, TypeScript · headquarters in United States |
165 | +29%since Oct 12, 2026 | – | – | 1001-5000 | New York, United States | Figma, Python, Google BigQuery | United States, United Kingdom, South Korea +2 more |
Hearst
In common: Broadcasting, Digital Media · Python, JavaScript, TypeScript · headquarters in United States |
188 | – | – | – | 5000+ | New York, United States | AWS, Python, JavaScript | United States, United Kingdom |
Sinclair
In common: Broadcasting, Digital Media · Python, JavaScript, TypeScript · headquarters in United States |
262 | – | – | – | 5000+ | Hunt Valley, United States | .NET, C#, Adobe After Effects | United States |
Axios
In common: Digital Media, News Agencies · Python, JavaScript, TypeScript · headquarters in United States |
29 | -9%since Oct 12, 2026 | – | – | – | Washington, United States | Axios, JavaScript, Node JS | United States |
AccuWeather
In common: Digital Media, Broadcasting · Python, SQL, Rest API · headquarters in United States |
21 | +31%since Oct 12, 2026 | – | – | 501-1000 | State College, United States | Azure, Python, SQL | United States |
E.W. Scripps Company
In common: Broadcasting, Digital Media · Python, JavaScript, TypeScript · headquarters in United States |
75 | – | – | – | 1001-5000 | Cincinnati, United States | Azure, Adobe Premiere Pro, Windows | United States, Canada |
Pelmorex
In common: Broadcasting, Digital Media · Python, JavaScript, TypeScript |
3 | – | – | – | 201-500 | Oakville, Canada | Python, JavaScript, CI/CD | Canada |
Stateaffairs
In common: Digital Media, News Agencies · Python, JavaScript, TypeScript · headquarters in United States |
7 | – | $1.2M | Convertible Note $624k2021 | 11-50 | Carmel, United States | AWS, TypeScript, LLM | United States |
Straight Arrow
In common: News Agencies, Digital Media · JavaScript, Tableau, GCP · headquarters in United States |
3 | – | – | – | 201-500 | Omaha, United States | CI/CD, PHP, WordPress | United States |
Santa Cruz Tech Beat
In common: News Agencies, Digital Media · Python, JavaScript, React.js · headquarters in United States |
3 | – | – | – | 501-1000 | San Jose, United States | SolidWorks, Microsoft Excel, Python | United States |
How the list is made
The list comes from Alion's similar-companies engine, the same one AI agents query through the Alion MCP server. A company ranks higher when it shares more of Versant's industry segments and is less spread over others, when its job postings name the same technologies, when it is headquartered in the same country and when its size is close. The list is rebuilt every week.
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