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

Top 10K · #2,503 English 21 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit Crunchyroll

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

BiliBiliTwitchgoojara.toDMM.comMyAnimeListVikiWeTVPrime VideoNetflixyummyani.me

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to Crunchyroll

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Crunchyroll, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Only in English

We can’t read crunchyroll.com’s homepage (bot protection page), so it’s compared on what Wikidata and Wikipedia say about it.

  1. 01
    yummyani.me Top 10K Russian

    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

  2. 02
    Netflix netflix.com Top 100

    American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service

  3. 03
    Prime Video primevideo.com Top 1K English

    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.

  4. 04
    WeTV wetvinfo.com Top 10K English

    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.

  5. 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!

  6. 06
    MyAnimeList myanimelist.net Top 10K English

    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!

  7. 07
    DMM.com dmm.com Top 10K Japanese

    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。

  8. 08
    goojara.to Top 10K

    Watch movies, series, animes online - Goojara.ch

  9. 09
    Twitch twitch.tv Top 1K

    Twitch

    Twitch is an interactive livestreaming service for content spanning gaming, entertainment, sports, music, and more.

  10. 10
    BiliBili bilibili.tv Top 10K English

    BiliBili

    BiliBili, Southeast Asia\'s leading anime, comics, and games (ACG) community where people can create, watch and share engaging videos.

  11. 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。

  12. 12
    Tidal tidal.com Top 10K English

    tidal.com

    subscription-based music streaming service

  13. 13
    MasterClass masterclass.com English

    online education platform

  14. 14
    Tubi tubitv.com Top 10K English

    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

  15. 15
    nicovideo.jp Top 10K English

    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!

  16. 16
    YouTube youtube.com Top 100 English

    YouTube

    Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

  17. 17
    iQIYI iq.com Top 10K English

    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.

  18. 18
    Youku youku.com Top 1K

    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。

  19. 19
    HBO Max hbomax.com Top 10K English

    HBO Max | Stream Series and Movies

    Stream must-see series, hit movies, exclusive originals, family favorites, and live sports.

  20. 20
    Pluto TV pluto.tv Top 10K English

    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.

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
Email hosting
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
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

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