Alternatives and competitors

Sites like JioHotstar

The 20 closest video streaming alternatives to JioHotstar, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 13 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to JioHotstar? The closest matches are Sony LIV, Zee 5 and Netflix. 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 JioHotstar

JioHotstar hotstar.com

Wikidata: Indian over-the-top subscription video-on-demand streaming service

Top 10K · #3,925 English 13 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit JioHotstar

Summary by Claude

Indian subscription video-on-demand streaming service offering films, TV series, live sports such as cricket, and original programming, including content from Star networks and licensed partners. The homepage is geo-restricted outside supported regions.

Who it’s for
Viewers in India and Indian diaspora markets
Business model
Subscriptions and advertising

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to JioHotstar’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

MasterClassTwitchHBO MaxParamount+Prime VideoJioSaavnDisney+NetflixZee 5Sony LIV

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to JioHotstar

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

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  1. 01
    Sony LIV sonyliv.com Top 10K English

    Sony LIV - Watch Indian TV Shows, Movies, Sports, Live Cricket Matches, Web Originals

    Sony LIV - Top premium streaming platform where you can watch popular TV Shows, Movies, Sports, Web Series. Enjoy your favourite Live TV Channels online

  2. 02
    Zee 5 zee5.com Top 10K English

    Zee 5 - Watch TV Shows, Web Series, Movies & Live TV Channels Online

    Watch a world of entertainment on Zee 5 with movies, 100+ original web series, TV shows, live TV channels, kids' content and more in HD quality across multiple languages.

  3. 03
    Netflix netflix.com Top 100

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

  4. 04
    Disney+ disneyplus.com Top 1K

    American video streaming service

  5. 05
    JioSaavn jiosaavn.com Top 10K English

    Online Songs on JioSaavn: Download & Play Latest Music for Free

    Listen to Latest and Trending Bollywood Hindi songs online for free with JioSaavn anytime, anywhere. Download or listen to unlimited new & old Hindi songs online. Search from most trending, weekly top 15, Hindi movie songs, etc on JioSaavn.

  6. 06
    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.

  7. 07
    Paramount+ paramountplus.com Top 10K German

    Paramount+ Deutschland | Filme & TV-Serien online anschauen

    Schau dir beliebte Filme, neue Originals und deine Lieblingsserien mit Paramount+ an. Starte das Streaming auf jedem Gerät!

  8. 08
    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.

  9. 09
    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.

  10. 10
    Twitch twitch.tv Top 1K

    Twitch

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

  11. 11
    MasterClass masterclass.com English

    online education platform

  12. 12
    India Today indiatoday.in Top 10K English

    Latest News, Breaking News Today - Entertainment, Cricket, Business, Politics - India Today

    Check out the latest news from India and around the world. Latest India news on Bollywood, Politics, Business, Cricket, Technology and Travel.

  13. 13
    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

  14. 14
    HDHub4u hdhub4u.bi Top 10K English

    HDHub4u

    Looking for a reliable website to download movies for free? Look no further than HDHub4u. Get access to the latest blockbusters in high definition at no cost. Start downloading now!

  15. 15
    Ivi.ru ivi.ru Top 1K Russian

    Онлайн-кинотеатр Иви - фильмы, сериалы и мультфильмы смотреть онлайн бесплатно в хорошем качестве

    Устройте кинотеатр у себя дома! Смотрите онлайн фильмы хорошего качества в приятной домашней обстановке и в удобное для вас время. Для вас всегда доступны на любой вкус: сериалы, фильмы, мультфильмы и многое другое.

  16. 16
    peacocktv.com Top 10K English

    Unavailable In Your Region

    American video streaming service

  17. 17
    Tidal tidal.com Top 10K English

    tidal.com

    subscription-based music streaming service

  18. 18

    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。

  19. 19
    Rediff rediff.com Top 10K English

    Rediff.com: News | Rediffmail | Stock Quotes | Rediff Gurus

    ✔Read Latest India News ✔Get Realtime Stock Quotes ✔See Live Cricket Scores ✔Log in to Rediffmail ✔Expert advice on career, personal finance and relationships

  20. 20
    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.

Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to hotstar.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones JioHotstar uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What JioHotstar is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.

Built with

CSS & UI
CDN
  • Akamai header server: AkamaiNetStorage
Email hosting
Email delivery
  • Amazon SES TXT v=spf1 a mx ip4:14.143.96.163 ip4:14.143.96.164 include:spf-00390b01.…
DNS hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Adobe TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=012b7d24aff9766444b9232173abb52ef026139e5…
  • Apple Business TXT apple-domain-verification=aX4DVISKlI2pLIjT
  • Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=WxzzBCOAFNcN9v7zwVnCk3eo7wkU7RPsrIVinYW…
  • GlobalSign TXT _globalsign-domain-verification=5WheSlX5FtHbapKuKfA_RaBxj3Bk0f_A-hFr-…
  • Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=1aUIQK9Cct6c-TOF2K5gay-mhBc_1mlu6oJ_c84QDEo
  • Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=wekg44k3fcbx3ivc3r8ytshbv1uh22

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