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Best Financial Times alternatives (2026)
7 alternatives to Financial Times in news subscriptions, ranked by entry price. Financial Times starts at $4.99/mo. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.
Key takeaways
- Closest by price: The New York Times ($4.99/mo), The Athletic ($6/mo), The Economist ($6.9/mo).
Financial Times alternatives compared
| # | Alternative | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The New York Times STALE · 2026-09-03 | $4.99/mo | No | — | General US news readers wanting a single subscription for news + games + food + reviews | apps.apple.com |
| 2 | The Athletic STALE · 2026-09-03 | $6/mo | No | — | Hardcore sports fans who want beat-writer depth on specific teams, not just scores | apps.apple.com |
| 3 | The Economist STALE · 2026-09-03 | $6.9/mo | No | — | Global affairs and policy readers who want weekly depth over daily breaking news | apps.apple.com |
| 4 | The Atlantic STALE · 2026-09-05 | $7.5/mo | No | — | Long-form readers who prefer in-depth essays and narrative journalism over daily news | accounts.theatlantic.com |
| 5 | The Washington Post STALE · 2026-09-05 | $11.67/mo | No | — | US politics and policy readers wanting in-depth investigative journalism | subscribe.washingtonpost.com |
| 6 | Bloomberg STALE · 2026-09-03 | $33.25/mo | No | — | Finance professionals and investors who need live markets TV alongside text news | apps.apple.com |
| 7 | The Wall Street Journal STALE · 2026-09-03 | $38.99/mo | No | — | Business executives and finance professionals needing real-time markets coverage | apps.apple.com |
Data current through 2026-09-05. STALE marks a row whose price we have not re-checked at its source in over 30 days; a vendor with no published price is marked when any of its plans is. Every row above is marked — we flag rather than silently retain. Compare any two directly on the News Subscriptions index.