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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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 - 02
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 - 03
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 - 04
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 - 05
tidal.com
subscription-based music streaming service
Very close cos 0.909 - 06
online education platform
Very close cos 0.908 - 07
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 - 08
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 - 09
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 - 10
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 - 11
HBO Max | Stream Series and Movies
Stream must-see series, hit movies, exclusive originals, family favorites, and live sports.
Very close cos 0.902 - 12
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 - 13
Vimeo - All-in-One Video Platform
The video platform trusted by 287 million creatives, entrepreneurs, and businesses. Everything you need to create, manage, and share stunning videos.
Very close cos 0.899 - 14
Envato® | AI Tools and Unlimited Creative Assets
Create and customize content with AI tools and unlimited creative assets for professional and commercial use.
Very close cos 0.899 - 15
MUBI: Watch and Discover Movies
Watch truly great cinema. Wherever you are. From iconic, award-winning directors to emerging auteurs. Transformative films from all over the world. Stream Now. Download to watch Offline. Start your free 7 day trial now.
- Amazon SES
- Google Search Console
- Google Workspace
- Mailchimp Transactional
- Meta Business Suite
- Microsoft 365
Very close cos 0.895 - 16
Stream and listen to music online for free with SoundCloud
Discover and play over 320 million music tracks. Join the world’s largest online community of artists, bands, DJs, and audio creators.
Very close cos 0.894 - 17
RainberryTV
With 20 live channels and over 100 on demand content partners, RainberryTV offers viewers an exciting viewing experience published around the world. Our content spans entertainment news, new music discovery, world news, sports, movie trailers, gaming, viral videos, and more. Our user base of over 65 million is one of the largest for any streaming video platform. Whether you’re looking to tune in and find out what’s happening, or just relaxing and want to enjoy some fun video content, RainberryTV delivers. You won’t find passwords, subscriptions, payments needed to use our service, and it’s fre
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Lk21 - Nonton Film dan Series Streaming Download Movie
Nonton dan download film & series terbaru di LK21. Streaming sub Indo gratis, kualitas HD. Tersedia drama Korea, anime, film barat, dan Asia lengkap!
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Welcome To Nkiri | Download Hollywood Movies, Series & Dramas
Download Hollywood and Korean Movies, Series and Dramas for free at nkiri.com. Download all blockbuster Movies and Dramas at nkiri.com.
Close cos 0.889 - 20
streaming media service
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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