Alternatives and competitors
Sites like itch.io
The 20 closest video game distribution alternatives to itch.io, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 6 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to itch.io? The closest matches are bandcamp.com, CrazyGames and gog.com. 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 itch.io
itch.io
Wikidata: website for distributing video games
Summary by Claude
Online marketplace where independent creators host, sell and distribute video games, tabletop RPGs, game assets, comics, zines and music, often DRM-free with pay-what-you-want pricing.
- Who it’s for
- Indie game developers and players
- Business model
- Revenue share on sales
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to itch.io’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 itch.io
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to itch.io, thumbs down if it isn’t.
We can’t read itch.io’s homepage (UND_ERR_CONNECT_TIMEOUT), so it’s compared on what Wikidata and Wikipedia say about it.
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Client Challenge
American online music distributor
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Free Online Games on CrazyGames | Play Now!
Play free online games at CrazyGames, the best place to play high-quality browser games. We add new games every day. Have fun!
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Welcome to GOG.com | best PC games DRM-free
Download the best classic and new games on Windows, Mac & Linux. A vast selection of titles, DRM-free, with free goodies and 30-day money-back guarantee.
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American freelancing platform
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It needs a human touch
Complete the task and we'll get you right back into Fiverr.
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etsy.com
American e-commerce company
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Eldorado - Largest & Safest Game Items Marketplace
Buy game items, accounts, currency, top ups, boosting & gift cards safely. Shop millions of offers for hundreds of games. Legit sellers, always in stock.
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online print-on-demand marketplace that was founded in 2006 that allow users to sell art on their platform
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Free, Easy Online Stores for Artists & Small Businesses
Start your free online store & scale as you grow. Easily manage your e-commerce business. Join a community of artists & small businesses.
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e-commerce crowdsourcing site where artists can upload and sell their designs
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GameBanana | The Game Modding Community - Since 2001
Mods, Tutorials, Sprays, Works In Progress, Sound Mods and more for video games
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Eventbrite - Discover the Best Local Events & Things to Do
Eventbrite - Discover the Best Local Events & Things to Do
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platform for building online shops
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Welcome to Steam
Steam is the ultimate destination for playing, discussing, and creating games.
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Hire Freelancers & Find Freelance Jobs Online | Freelancer
Access the world's largest cloud workforce. 25.9+ million jobs completed across 3400+ skills. Post your job free, compare quotes, and hire top talent today.
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WordPress Themes & Website Templates from ThemeForest
Discover 1000s of premium WordPress themes & website templates, including multipurpose and responsive Bootstrap templates, email templates & HTML templates.
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BOOTH - The International Indie Art Marketplace
BOOTH（ブース）とは、pixivと連携した、創作物の総合マーケットです。無料で簡単にショップを作成でき、商品の保管・発送代行サービスも提供しています！
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American crowdfunding website
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Создайте интернет-магазин бесплатно и продавайте онлайн через inSales
inSales — единый инструмент для всех каналов интернет-продаж: создайте интернет-магазин, продавайте через маркетплейсы, соцсети и мессенджеры.
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Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to itch.io’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones itch.io uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What itch.io is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- Live chat & support
- Zendesk TXT v=spf1 include:mailgun.org include:zohomail.com include:mail.zendesk.…
- Email hosting
- Zoho Mail MX mx.zoho.com
- Email delivery
- DNS hosting
- Cloudflare DNS NS dawn.ns.cloudflare.com
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=6hl42kO3bIWWIu-mf44uXdzQc2ckxn-If90YdNhRUBg
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what itch.io adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 18/20
- Google Workspace · not on itch.io 14/20
- Atlassian · not on itch.io 12/20
- Cloudflare · not on itch.io 12/20
- Cloudflare DNS 10/20
- Meta Business Suite · not on itch.io 10/20
- GlobalSign · not on itch.io 9/20
- Apple Business · not on itch.io 8/20
- OpenAI · not on itch.io 8/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on itch.io 7/20
- Stripe · not on itch.io 7/20
- DocuSign · not on itch.io 6/20
- SendGrid · not on itch.io 5/20
- Miro · not on itch.io 5/20
- Zendesk 5/20
- Amazon Route 53 · not on itch.io 5/20