Sites like OverDrive

01 · Entity

About OverDrive

OverDrive overdrive.com

OverDrive: Free ebooks, audiobooks & movies from your library.

Thousands of libraries & schools offer free digital content thru OverDrive's suite of products/services. Learn more about Libby, Kanopy, Sora & TeachingBooks.

Wikidata: American digital distributor of eBooks, audiobooks, music, and video titles

Top 10K · #5,454 English 10 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

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Summary by Claude

OverDrive distributes ebooks, audiobooks, magazines and streaming video to public libraries, schools, universities and businesses, which lend them free to patrons through apps such as Libby, Sora and Kanopy.

Who it’s for

Libraries, schools, and their patrons

Business model

Content licensing to libraries and institutions

• library digital lending
• Libby app
• library ebook lending
• library audiobooks
• Kanopy film streaming
• Sora student reading app
• TeachingBooks
• digital magazines
• publisher digital distribution

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to OverDrive’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.

1. 01
   Project Gutenberg gutenberg.org Top 10K English

   Free eBooks | Project Gutenberg

   Project Gutenberg is a library of over 75,000 free eBooks. Choose from ebook formats or read online. No fees, no registration, no ads.

   • Google Search Console
   • Apache HTTP Server
   • Google Workspace

   0 say Project Gutenberg is a good alternative to OverDrive 0 say Project Gutenberg isn’t a real alternative to OverDrive

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.900
2. 02
   JSTOR jstor.org Top 10K English

   Client Challenge

   distributor of eBooks and other digital media

   • Google Search Console
   • Meta Business Suite
   • Microsoft 365
   • Fastly
   • GlobalSign
   • OpenAI

   0 say JSTOR is a good alternative to OverDrive 0 say JSTOR isn’t a real alternative to OverDrive

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.901
3. 03
   Open Library openlibrary.org Top 10K English

   Welcome to Open Library | Open Library

   Open Library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Read, borrow, and discover more than 3M books for free.

   • Google Search Console
   • Bing Webmaster Tools
   • Matomo
   • nginx

   0 say Open Library is a good alternative to OverDrive 0 say Open Library isn’t a real alternative to OverDrive

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.900
4. 04
   Scribd scribd.com Top 1K English

   Scribd: Home to the world’s documents.

   Get to the source. Specialized knowledge on any topic, and answers you won’t find anywhere else. Home to the world’s documents, 300M+ and counting.

   • Atlassian
   • DocuSign
   • Google Search Console
   • Meta Business Suite
   • Microsoft 365
   • Proofpoint

   0 say Scribd is a good alternative to OverDrive 0 say Scribd isn’t a real alternative to OverDrive

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.898
5. 05
   Internet Archive archive.org Top 1K English

   Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine

   U.S. non-profit organization and digital archive

   • Atlassian
   • Google Search Console
   • Microsoft 365
   • Salesforce
   • Google Workspace
   • nginx

   0 say Internet Archive is a good alternative to OverDrive 0 say Internet Archive isn’t a real alternative to OverDrive

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.896
6. 06
   Rakuten Kobo kobo.com Top 10K English

   Challenged | Kobo.com

   Canadian subsidiary of Japanese e-commerce conglomerate Rakuten

   • Google Search Console
   • Meta Business Suite
   • Microsoft 365
   • Amazon SES
   • Cloudflare
   • Google Cloud DNS

   0 say Rakuten Kobo is a good alternative to OverDrive 0 say Rakuten Kobo isn’t a real alternative to OverDrive

   Comment
   Close cos 0.892
7. 07
   De Gruyter Brill degruyterbrill.com Top 10K English

   De Gruyter Brill

   De Gruyter Brill | Over 300 years of publishing excellence

   • Atlassian
   • Google Search Console
   • Microsoft 365
   • Salesforce
   • SendGrid
   • Apple Business

   0 say De Gruyter Brill is a good alternative to OverDrive 0 say De Gruyter Brill isn’t a real alternative to OverDrive

   Comment
   Close cos 0.891
8. 08
   O’Reilly Media oreilly.com Top 10K English

   O'Reilly Media - Technology and Business Training

   Build the skills your teams need. Give them the O'Reilly learning platform and equip them with the resources that drive business outcomes.

   • Atlassian
   • Google Search Console
   • Microsoft 365
   • Salesforce
   • Adobe
   • Akamai

   0 say O’Reilly Media is a good alternative to OverDrive 0 say O’Reilly Media isn’t a real alternative to OverDrive

   Comment
   Close cos 0.882
9. 09
   Wikibooks wikibooks.org Top 10K English

   Wikibooks

   free multilingual online collection of textbooks

   • Google Search Console

   0 say Wikibooks is a good alternative to OverDrive 0 say Wikibooks isn’t a real alternative to OverDrive

   Comment
   Close cos 0.885
10. 10
    Audible audible.com Top 10K English

    Audible | Listen to Audiobooks, Podcasts, & Originals

    Try Audible free for 30 days. Discover best-selling audiobooks, free podcasts, and exclusive Audible Originals. Listen offline with the Audible app.

    • Atlassian
    • Canva
    • Google Search Console
    • Meta Business Suite
    • Microsoft 365
    • Adobe

    0 say Audible is a good alternative to OverDrive 0 say Audible isn’t a real alternative to OverDrive

    Comment
    Close cos 0.882
11. 11
    MUBI mubi.com English

    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.

    • Google Search Console
    • Meta Business Suite
    • Microsoft 365
    • SendGrid
    • Amazon SES
    • Brevo

    0 say MUBI is a good alternative to OverDrive 0 say MUBI isn’t a real alternative to OverDrive

    Comment
    Close cos 0.882
12. 12
    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。

    • Google Search Console
    • Amazon SES
    • Font Awesome
    • Google Tag Manager
    • jQuery
    • nginx

    0 say mechacomic.jp is a good alternative to OverDrive 0 say mechacomic.jp isn’t a real alternative to OverDrive

    Comment
    Close cos 0.883
13. 13
    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.

    • Google Search Console
    • Microsoft 365
    • GlobalSign
    • Google Ad Manager
    • Google Cloud DNS
    • Google Tag Manager

    0 say BiliBili is a good alternative to OverDrive 0 say BiliBili isn’t a real alternative to OverDrive

    Comment
    Close cos 0.880
14. 14
    Yumpu yumpu.com Top 10K English

    YUMPU - Publishing digital magazines worldwide

    YUMPU releases magazines, documents and catalogs on the internet. Publish for free. Gain new readers and costumers worldwide.

    • Google Search Console
    • Meta Business Suite
    • Bootstrap
    • Amazon CloudFront
    • Font Awesome
    • Google Ad Manager

    0 say Yumpu is a good alternative to OverDrive 0 say Yumpu isn’t a real alternative to OverDrive

    Comment
    Close cos 0.879
15. 15
    Tidal tidal.com Top 10K English

    tidal.com

    subscription-based music streaming service

    • Atlassian
    • Google Search Console
    • Microsoft 365
    • Amazon SES
    • Apple Business
    • Amazon CloudFront

    0 say Tidal is a good alternative to OverDrive 0 say Tidal isn’t a real alternative to OverDrive

    Comment
    Close cos 0.880
16. 16
    Spotify spotify.com Top 100 English

    Spotify - Web Player: Listen to Music, Podcasts, and Audiobooks Online

    Spotify is a digital music service that gives you access to millions of songs, podcasts, and audiobooks. Listen to your favorites online now.

    • Atlassian
    • Google Search Console
    • Meta Business Suite
    • Microsoft 365
    • Salesforce
    • Apple Business

    0 say Spotify is a good alternative to OverDrive 0 say Spotify isn’t a real alternative to OverDrive

    Comment
    Close cos 0.879
17. 17
    MasterClass masterclass.com English

    online education platform

    • Atlassian
    • DocuSign
    • Google Search Console
    • Meta Business Suite
    • Microsoft 365
    • Salesforce

    0 say MasterClass is a good alternative to OverDrive 0 say MasterClass isn’t a real alternative to OverDrive

    Comment
    Close cos 0.878
18. 18
    Pixabay pixabay.com Top 1K English

    free online media library

    • Google Search Console
    • Meta Business Suite
    • Amazon SES
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Workspace

    0 say Pixabay is a good alternative to OverDrive 0 say Pixabay isn’t a real alternative to OverDrive

    Comment
    Close cos 0.880
19. 19
    Khan Academy khanacademy.org Top 10K English

    Client Challenge

    non-profit educational organization

    • Canva
    • Google Search Console
    • Meta Business Suite
    • Microsoft 365
    • SendGrid
    • Apple Business

    0 say Khan Academy is a good alternative to OverDrive 0 say Khan Academy isn’t a real alternative to OverDrive

    Comment
    Close cos 0.878
20. 20
    SlideShare slideshare.net Top 1K English

    Client Challenge

    American hosting service, owned by Scribd, for professional content including presentations, infographics, documents, and videos

    • Google Search Console
    • Fastly
    • Google Workspace
    • Amazon Route 53

    0 say SlideShare is a good alternative to OverDrive 0 say SlideShare isn’t a real alternative to OverDrive

    Comment
    Close cos 0.877

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04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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