Alternatives and competitors
Sites like Crunchyroll
The 20 closest anime streaming alternatives to Crunchyroll, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 21 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to Crunchyroll? The closest matches are yummyani.me, Netflix and Prime Video. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.
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01 · Entity
About Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll crunchyroll.com
Wikidata: American video streaming service
Summary by Claude
Subscription and ad-supported video streaming service focused on Japanese anime series and films, including subtitled and dubbed episodes, simulcasts shortly after Japanese broadcast, plus a merchandise store, games and live events.
- Who it’s for
- Anime fans worldwide
- Business model
- Subscriptions, advertising, and merchandise sales
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to Crunchyroll’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.
similarity × popularity
03 · Nearest neighbours
Alternatives to Crunchyroll
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Crunchyroll, thumbs down if it isn’t.
We can’t read crunchyroll.com’s homepage (bot protection page), so it’s compared on what Wikidata and Wikipedia say about it.
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YummyAnime | Ями Аниме — Смотреть аниме онлайн бесплатно в хорошем качестве
Смотреть аниме онлайн бесплатно в хорошем качестве со всеми озвучками и субтитрами — все серии и сезоны подряд. Анонсы, онгоинги, лучшие топы и новые полнометражные фильмы 2026 на YummyAnime | Ями Аниме
Very close cos 0.924 - 02
American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service
Very close cos 0.921 - 03
Prime Video | Watch movies, TV shows, Live TV, and sports
Watch now on Prime Video for a wide selection of movies, TV shows, live TV, and sports.
Very close cos 0.921 - 04
Watch Chinese, Korean, Japanese & Thai Dramas with Subtitles | WeTV
Watch Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Thai dramas, anime and movies on WeTV — free with subtitles and dubbing, or ad-free with VIP.
Very close cos 0.920 - 05 Viki viki.com
Watch K-Dramas, Korean Shows & Chinese Dramas | Rakuten Viki
Stream FREE Asian Dramas & Movies with English subtitles: Korean, Chinese, Japanese Dramas & more. From romance to action, find it on Viki!
Very close cos 0.917 - 06
MyAnimeList.net - Anime and Manga Database and Community
Welcome to MyAnimeList, the world's most active online anime and manga community and database. Join the online community, create your anime and manga list, read reviews, explore the forums, follow news, and so much more!
Very close cos 0.914 - 07
DMM.com - DMM TV・ゲーム・動画・電子書籍・英会話・FX等の総合サイト
アニメ・エンタメ見放題プランや、オンラインゲーム、動画配信、電子書籍をはじめ、通販ショッピングや競輪も楽しめる総合エンタメサイト。他にも話題のオンライン英会話や外貨投資のFX、各種レンタルなど多様なサービスを提供しています。
Very close cos 0.912 - 08 Very close cos 0.913
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Twitch
Twitch is an interactive livestreaming service for content spanning gaming, entertainment, sports, music, and more.
Very close cos 0.911 - 10
BiliBili
BiliBili, Southeast Asia\'s leading anime, comics, and games (ACG) community where people can create, watch and share engaging videos.
Very close cos 0.909 - 11
爱奇艺 iQIYI-热门独播剧集在线观看
爱奇艺(iQIYI)是中国领先的在线视频平台,提供海量免费正版高清电视剧、短剧、电影、综艺、动漫等视频内容,成功打造了狂飙、新说唱、偶像练习生、我是刑警、迷雾剧场等现象级IP,热门大片、独播剧集实时更新,畅享流畅观影体验。
Very close cos 0.909 - 12
tidal.com
subscription-based music streaming service
Very close cos 0.909 - 13
online education platform
Very close cos 0.908 - 14
Tubi is the largest free movie and TV streaming service in the US. We are not available in Europe due to changes in EU laws.
American streaming video service
Very close cos 0.907 - 15
ニコニコ
日本最大級の動画サービス、ニコニコ(niconico)。動画にコメントを付けて楽しむニコニコ動画や、生放送番組にリアルタイムでコメントを付けられるニコニコ生放送のほか、イラスト・マンガ・最新ニュース・ゲームなど、エンターテイメントを全て無料で楽しめる!
Very close cos 0.906 - 16
YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Very close cos 0.907 - 17
iQIYI - Watch Asian dramas shows movies animes Free online - Streaming Korean drama, Chinese drama, Thai drama, with subtitles and dubbing – iQIYI | iQ.com
Watch online free and latest Chinese dramas, Korean dramas, Thai dramas, variety shows, movies and animes with multiple subtitles and dubbing at your fingertips on iQIYI(iQ.com)! VIP unlock more hot shows and contnet. Enjoy in HD with on your mobile, pad, computer, TV devices.
Very close cos 0.905 - 18
优酷-热门独播剧集综艺电影在线观看-为好内容全力以赴
优酷视频是中国领先的在线视频平台,提供海量正版高清电视剧、电影、综艺、动漫、纪录片等视频内容,独家热播剧集实时更新,畅享流畅观影体验。
Very close cos 0.905 - 19
HBO Max | Stream Series and Movies
Stream must-see series, hit movies, exclusive originals, family favorites, and live sports.
Very close cos 0.902 - 20
Pluto TV: Watch Free Movies, TV Shows & Live TV Online
Watch your choice of free hit movies, free binge-worthy TV shows & live TV online, anytime. Stream Now. Pay Never.
Very close cos 0.902
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to crunchyroll.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones Crunchyroll uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What Crunchyroll is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- Marketing automation
- Mailchimp TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:mg-spf.greenhouse.io include:s…
- Live chat & support
- Zendesk TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:mg-spf.greenhouse.io include:s…
- Cookie consent
- OneTrust TXT onetrust-domain-verification=a9640493fbc14c438364396d3beeee72
- Payments
- Stripe TXT stripe-verification=824C13F6A4D15C6DAF2E3E8158327C361069DCD53031B8638…
- CDN
- Cloudflare header cf-ray: a5630b97ded062c6-HAM
- Email hosting
- Google Workspace MX aspmx.l.google.com
- Microsoft 365 TXT MS=ms57963927
- Email delivery
- Amazon SES TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:mg-spf.greenhouse.io include:s…
- Mailchimp Transactional TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:mg-spf.greenhouse.io include:s…
- SendGrid TXT v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:mg-spf.greenhouse.io include:s…
- DNS hosting
- Cloudflare DNS NS clint.ns.cloudflare.com
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Adobe TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=02433577a48e35340565bd60d45eeefdeaa565be0…
- Apple Business TXT apple-domain-verification=WuFGVBoUb8qugznj
- Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=X/wJXdy2d45K08l/Q5ikItlaVBiRRaxPBs11naO…
- DocuSign TXT docusign=ff96294e-1c21-4bb4-9502-2ba60858c4cc
- GlobalSign TXT globalsign-domain-verification=96E06C23114A8008E83A182F6F5A5AEC
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=6nvHyxrAmnfMTI7_nT4-uChy8N_ImJIRjCmH8qdWd6c
- Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=tupz68o4demh4s7i5ey6e5xtcg48w4
- Miro TXT miro-verification=a7e788f62ab11498606c69435a5ff3a4eb94bf0e
- Notion TXT notion-domain-verification=G2tflghw5NLfgtx5uGhLHuh1g8NfU3BuoIXbEAch62D
- OpenAI TXT openai-domain-verification=dv-vMwnfYVqgXbuORx9YJrV7MET
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Crunchyroll adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 16/20
- Atlassian 9/20
- Google Workspace 9/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on crunchyroll.com 9/20
- GlobalSign 8/20
- Amazon SES 7/20
- Apple Business 7/20
- Microsoft 365 7/20
- Meta Business Suite 6/20
- Amazon CloudFront · not on crunchyroll.com 6/20
- Google Tag Manager · not on crunchyroll.com 6/20
- React · not on crunchyroll.com 5/20
- DocuSign 4/20
- Next.js · not on crunchyroll.com 4/20
- Zoom · not on crunchyroll.com 4/20
- Cloudflare DNS 3/20