Alternatives and competitors

Sites like MangaDex

The 20 closest online manga reader alternatives to MangaDex, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 3 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to MangaDex? The closest matches are Comix, Asura Scans and MyAnimeList. 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 MangaDex

MangaDex mangadex.org

MangaDex

Read comics and manga online at MangaDex, with high quality images and support creators and translators!

Wikidata: manga website

Top 10K · #5,837 English 3 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit MangaDex

Summary by Claude

Website for reading manga, manhwa and manhua online, aggregating mostly fan scanlation translations uploaded by groups, with links to official services.

Who it’s for
Manga and comics readers
Business model
Donations and affiliate programs

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to MangaDex’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

syosetu.comPixivmamastar.jppiccoma.comAlphapoliswebtoons.commechacomic.jpMyAnimeListAsura ScansComix

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to MangaDex

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

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  1. 01
    Comix comix.to Top 10K English

    Comix - Read Comics online for free

    Comix is the best site for reading manga, manhwa, manhua online for free. Updated daily with the latest chapters.

  2. 02
    Asura Scans asurascans.com Top 10K English

    Asura Scans - Read Manga, Manhwa & Manhua Online

    Read manga and manhwa online for free

  3. 03
    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!

  4. 04
    mechacomic.jp Top 10K Japanese

    漫画なら、めちゃコミック(めちゃコミ)

    無料漫画が42733作品567990話以上!気になるマンガが見つかったら、まずは試し読み。オリジナル・独占先行配信や注目の話題作・感動の名作など充実の品揃え。

  5. 05
    webtoons.com Top 10K English

    WEBTOON - Read Comics, Manga & Manhwa

    WEBTOON is home to thousands of stories across 23 genres including romance, comedy, action, fantasy, and horror. Read comics, webcomics, manga, and manhwa online or download the WEBTOON app.

  6. 06
    Alphapolis alphapolis.co.jp Top 10K English

    portal site where you can enjoy novels, manga, games, book information, etc. for free

  7. 07
    piccoma.com Top 10K Japanese

    ピッコマ|無料漫画・小説、新作コミックが毎日楽しめる!

    無料漫画60,598作品 2,381,243話以上を読み放題!期間限定の全巻無料・全話無料も!話題のまんが・小説・電子書籍を無料で読むならピッコマで!アニメ・ドラマ・映画化のコミックからオリジナル連載作品まで毎日楽しめる電子書籍サイト。恋愛・ドラマ・ホラー・ミステリー・ファンタジー・アクション・スポーツ・日常・TL・BLなど豊富なラインナップを多数待てば無料、試し読みで配信中!

  8. 08
    mamastar.jp Top 10K Japanese

    ママスタ | ママのための情報プラットフォーム

    ママスタは、ママの今に最適な情報を発信し、必要なコミュニケーションの場を提供する「ママのための情報プラットフォーム」です。子育て・生活関連ニュース、コミュニティなど、様々なサービスを通じてママにとって役立つ情報を提供しています。

  9. 09
    Pixiv pixiv.net Top 10K English

    Japanese online artist community

  10. 10
    syosetu.com Top 10K Japanese

    小説家になろう - みんなのための小説投稿サイト

    日本最大級のWeb小説投稿サイト「小説家になろう」。作品数100万以上、登録者数240万人以上、小説閲覧数月間25億PV以上。パソコン・スマートフォンのどれでも使えて完全無料!

  11. 11
    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

  12. 12
    CBR cbr.com Top 10K English

    CBR - The World's Top Destination For Comic, Movie & TV news

    Covering comics, movies, TV like no other in the world. CBR.com is all you need!

  13. 13
    FanFiction.Net fanfiction.net Top 10K

    US fanfiction website

  14. 14
    note note.com Top 1K Japanese

    note ――つくる、つながる、とどける。

    クリエイターが文章やマンガ、写真、音声を投稿することができ、ユーザーはそのコンテンツを楽しんで応援できるメディアプラットフォームです。だれもが創作を楽しんで続けられるよう、安心できる雰囲気や、多様性を大切にしています。

  15. 15
    Archive of Our Own archiveofourown.org Top 10K English

    Request temporarily denied. | Archive of Our Own

    nonprofit online fanfiction repository operated by the Organization for Transformative Works

  16. 16
    Ficbook ficbook.net Top 10K Russian

    Проверка безопасности | Книга Фанфиков

    Russian language repository for fanfiction, based in Latvia

  17. 17
    webnovel.com Top 10K
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    litnet.com Top 10K Russian

    Читать книги онлайн бесплатно полностью, скачать в fb2, epub, mobi — «Литнет»

    Самая крупная литературная платформа и библиотека, которая превращает чтение и публикацию книг в удовольствие. Более 180 000 книг, которые можно бесплатно читать онлайн и скачать. Все популярные жанры: любовный роман, фэнтези, фантастика и другие.

  19. 19
    DeviantArt deviantart.com Top 1K English

    DeviantArt - The Largest Online Art Gallery and Community

    DeviantArt is where art and community thrive. Explore over 650 million pieces of art while connecting to fellow artists and art enthusiasts.

  20. 20
    Planet Minecraft planetminecraft.com Top 10K English

    Minecraft Internet forum and fansite

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

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Technology

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

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