Alternatives and competitors

Sites like Roku

The 20 closest streaming media devices alternatives to Roku, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 15 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to Roku? The closest matches are Pluto TV, Sling TV and Tubi. 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 Roku

Roku roku.com

Roku

Roku provides the simplest way to stream entertainment to your TV. On your terms. With thousands of available channels to choose from.

Wikidata: brand of streaming media players

Top 1K · #229 German 15 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit Roku

Summary by Claude

Roku sells streaming media players, sticks and Roku-branded smart TVs that run its operating system, giving access to thousands of streaming channels, plus free ad-supported content through The Roku Channel.

Who it’s for
Consumers streaming video on TVs
Business model
Hardware sales, advertising and platform revenue sharing

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Roku’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

RutubeRoktPrime VideoRogersWhale TVgoojara.towaipu.tvTubiSling TVPluto TV

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to Roku

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

Only in German
  1. 01
    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.

  2. 02
    Sling TV sling.com Top 10K

    Error Page

    American streaming internet television service

  3. 03
    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

  4. 04
    waipu.tv Top 10K German

    waipu.tv - Fernsehen wie noch nie: Live TV Streaming

    300+ TV-Sender ✓ Brillantes HD ✓ Aufnehmen & Pause ✓ Fernsehen auf all Ihren Geräten zuhause & unterwegs ➤ Jetzt 1 Monat kostenlos testen!

  5. 05
    goojara.to Top 10K

    Watch movies, series, animes online - Goojara.ch

  6. 06
    Whale TV zeasn.tv Top 10K English

    Whale TV | Home

    Better TV for everyone. Broadcast TV, streaming apps and your connected devices. Smart, incredibly simple to use and all in one place.

  7. 07
    Rogers rogers.com Top 10K English

    Mobile, Internet, TV, Home Monitoring, Home phone - Rogers

    Choose a cell phone or plan for your needs. At Rogers, count on more mobile, Internet, TV, Home Security and Home Phone options.

  8. 08
    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.

  9. 09
    JustWatch justwatch.com Top 10K German

    JustWatch - The Streaming Guide

    All your streaming services in one app.

  10. 10
    Rokt rokt.com Top 10K English

    Unlock the Moment That Matters Most | Rokt

    Ecommerce technology platform powering 13B+ transactions annually. AI-driven relevance in the Transaction Moment™ drives incremental profit, customer acquisition, and enhanced CX for 30,000+ global brands.

  11. 11
    Rutube rutube.ru Top 10K Russian

    RUTUBE - смотрите видео онлайн, бесплатно.

    RUTUBE — ведущий российский видеопортал, предлагающий к просмотру тв онлайн, кинофильмы, сериалы, мультфильмы и пользовательское видео. Смотри. Создавай. Загружай.

  12. 12
    RainberryTV rainberrytv.com Top 10K English

    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

  13. 13
    How-To Geek howtogeek.com Top 10K English

    How-To Geek - We Explain Technology

    We explain technology. Learn more with our articles, reviews, tips, and the best answers to your most pressing tech questions.

  14. 14
    TP-Link tp-link.com Top 1K English

    TP-Link: Your Smart Home, Simplified

    We are a US-based leader in Wi-Fi and smart home technology. See why families trust TP-Link to make their home smart, secure, and effortlessly connected.

  15. 15
    Plex plex.tv Top 10K English

    streaming media service

  16. 16
    CNET cnet.com Top 1K English

    CNET: Product reviews, advice, how-tos and the latest news - CNET

    Get full-length product reviews, the latest news, tech coverage, daily deals, and category deep dives from CNET experts worldwide.

  17. 17
    Tom's Guide tomsguide.com Top 10K English

    Tom's Guide | Tech Product Reviews, Top Picks and How To

    Tom's Guide upgrades your life by helping you decide what tech to buy, showing you how to get the most out of it and solving problems as they arise. Tom's Guide is here to help you....

  18. 18
    Media Expert mediaexpert.pl Top 10K Polish

    Media Expert

    Media Expert

  19. 19
    Samsung Group samsung.com Top 1K English

    Samsung US | Mobile | TV | Home Electronics | Home Appliances | Samsung US

    Discover the latest in electronic & smart appliance technology with Samsung. Find the next big thing from smartphones & tablets to laptops & tvs & more.

  20. 20
    Samba samba.tv Top 10K English

    Samba TV

    online service

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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

Built with

Analytics
  • Cloudflare Web Analytics asset https://static.cloudflareinsights.com/beacon.min.js/vce701823e78c4301a35b7e07294d87301792…
Tag managers
Live chat & support
  • Zendesk TXT v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:mail.zendesk.com in…
Monitoring
CDN
Reviews
Email hosting
DNS hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Adobe TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=cb739e1716333427b68098da5450cdd48a65aeee8…
  • Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=Ta1XJrZBGamuvI/aQzfJQ9zT8DekfMPxYA7ysUZ…
  • Bing Webmaster Tools meta msvalidate.01: 1C2FDEE92DB61624816BA13C1E46EC67
  • DocuSign TXT docusign=c8997532-82c6-4a35-ba9d-bf5ee0e52d06
  • Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=YHDgrRn-VR3nPRLs3FEdA3Uv3tIRQE9ae6flhTVji3M
  • Miro TXT miro-verification=52419bef5d1085401d946a7e36f7e398abefd32d
  • OpenAI TXT openai-domain-verification=dv-7wUCe4QMnF8W5NvHiAbRvp0C

Stack changes

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Competitors by meaning, stacks from the source. Data from public homepages and DNS.

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