Sites like VideoLAN

01 · Entity

About VideoLAN

VideoLAN videolan.org

VLC: Official site - Free multimedia solutions for all OS! - VideoLAN

VLC: Official site - Free multimedia solutions for all OS!

Wikidata: organization developing multimedia software

Top 10K · #3,199 English 6 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

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Summary by Claude

Official site of the VideoLAN non-profit, offering free open-source software downloads including the VLC media player, the x264 H.264 encoder, the libVLC framework and streaming tools.

Who it’s for

General computer and mobile users; developers

Business model

Donations

• media player software
• VLC media player download
• video and audio playback
• DVD playback
• x264 H.264 encoder
• libVLC
• network streaming
• open-source multimedia codecs
• video editing (VLMC)

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to VideoLAN’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
   MediaWiki mediawiki.org Top 10K English

   MediaWiki

   free and open-source wiki software, developed by the Wikimedia Foundation

   • Google Search Console

   0 say MediaWiki is a good alternative to VideoLAN 0 say MediaWiki isn’t a real alternative to VideoLAN

   Comment
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2. 02
   SaveFrom.net savefrom.net Top 10K English

   Free Online Video Downloader - SaveFrom.net

   Download videos from popular platforms with SaveFrom.net, the leading free online video downloader. Easily save videos in various formats and resolutions. Start downloading now!

   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • jQuery
   • Cloudflare
   • Cloudflare DNS
   • Google Analytics

   0 say SaveFrom.net is a good alternative to VideoLAN 0 say SaveFrom.net isn’t a real alternative to VideoLAN

   Comment
   Very close cos 0.894
3. 03
   YouTube youtube.com Top 100 English

   YouTube

   Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Google Fonts
   • Meta Business Suite

   0 say YouTube is a good alternative to VideoLAN 0 say YouTube isn’t a real alternative to VideoLAN

   Comment
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4. 04
   doxygen.org Top 10K English

   Doxygen homepage

   Source code documentation and analysis tool

   • Bootstrap
   • Cloudflare
   • Cloudflare DNS
   • Cloudflare Web Analytics
   • Google AdSense

   0 say doxygen.org is a good alternative to VideoLAN 0 say doxygen.org isn’t a real alternative to VideoLAN

   Comment
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5. 05
   Drupal drupal.org Top 10K English

   Client Challenge

   free and open-source web content management system

   • Google Search Console
   • Amazon SES
   • Atlassian
   • Fastly
   • GlobalSign
   • Mailchimp

   0 say Drupal is a good alternative to VideoLAN 0 say Drupal isn’t a real alternative to VideoLAN

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6. 06
   Vimeo vimeo.com Top 100 English

   Vimeo - All-in-One Video Platform

   The video platform trusted by 287 million creatives, entrepreneurs, and businesses. Everything you need to create, manage, and share stunning videos.

   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Microsoft 365
   • Adobe
   • Apple Business
   • Atlassian

   0 say Vimeo is a good alternative to VideoLAN 0 say Vimeo isn’t a real alternative to VideoLAN

   Comment
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7. 07
   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.

   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • Microsoft 365
   • Adobe
   • Apple Business
   • Atlassian

   0 say Pluto TV is a good alternative to VideoLAN 0 say Pluto TV isn’t a real alternative to VideoLAN

   Comment
   Close cos 0.884
8. 08
   Collider collider.com Top 10K English

   New Movie News, Movie Trailers & Upcoming Movie Reviews | Collider

   Stay up to date with new movie news, watch the latest movie trailers & get trusted reviews of upcoming movies & more from the team at Collider.

   • Google Search Console
   • Google Workspace
   • nginx
   • Amazon SES
   • Google Analytics
   • jsDelivr

   0 say Collider is a good alternative to VideoLAN 0 say Collider isn’t a real alternative to VideoLAN

   Comment
   Close cos 0.883
9. 09
   VirtualBox virtualbox.org Top 10K English

   Oracle VirtualBox

   open-source x86 virtualization application

   • jQuery
   • Akamai
   • Akamai Edge DNS

   0 say VirtualBox is a good alternative to VideoLAN 0 say VirtualBox isn’t a real alternative to VideoLAN

   Comment
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10. 10
    PHP php.net Top 1K English

    PHP

    PHP is a popular general-purpose scripting language that powers everything from your blog to the most popular websites in the world.

    • Google Search Console
    • jQuery
    • bunny.net
    • Font Awesome
    • Matomo

    0 say PHP is a good alternative to VideoLAN 0 say PHP isn’t a real alternative to VideoLAN

    Comment
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11. 11
    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.

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • nginx
    • Amazon SES
    • Google Analytics
    • jsDelivr

    0 say How-To Geek is a good alternative to VideoLAN 0 say How-To Geek isn’t a real alternative to VideoLAN

    Comment
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12. 12
    Streamable streamable.com Top 10K English

    Upload Video Online - Free Video Hosting - Streamable

    Upload your video in seconds on Streamable. We accept a variety of video formats including MP4, MOV, AVI, and more. It's free, try it now!

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • DocuSign
    • Express
    • Fastly
    • GlobalSign

    0 say Streamable is a good alternative to VideoLAN 0 say Streamable isn’t a real alternative to VideoLAN

    Comment
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13. 13
    Softpedia softpedia.com Top 10K English

    software and tech-news website based in Romania

    • Google Search Console
    • Cloudflare
    • Meta Business Suite

    0 say Softpedia is a good alternative to VideoLAN 0 say Softpedia isn’t a real alternative to VideoLAN

    Comment
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14. 14
    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

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • nginx
    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian
    • Amazon CloudFront

    0 say Tubi is a good alternative to VideoLAN 0 say Tubi isn’t a real alternative to VideoLAN

    Comment
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15. 15
    Wikimedia movement wikimedia.org Top 1K English

    Wikimedia Error

    global social movement for free educational knowledge

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Microsoft 365
    • Miro

    0 say Wikimedia movement is a good alternative to VideoLAN 0 say Wikimedia movement isn’t a real alternative to VideoLAN

    Comment
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16. 16
    Mux mux.com Top 10K English

    Video API for developers | Mux

    Mux helps teams ship high-performance and cost-effective video in minutes, not months. Build better video into anything from websites to platforms to AI workflows.

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Microsoft 365
    • Apple Business
    • Atlassian
    • Dropbox

    0 say Mux is a good alternative to VideoLAN 0 say Mux isn’t a real alternative to VideoLAN

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17. 17
    Wikisource wikisource.org Top 10K English

    Wikisource

    online multilingual library that collects open-content source material

    • Google Search Console

    0 say Wikisource is a good alternative to VideoLAN 0 say Wikisource isn’t a real alternative to VideoLAN

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18. 18
    obsproject.com Top 10K English

    Open Broadcaster Software | OBS

    OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) is free and open source software for video recording and live streaming. Stream to Twitch, YouTube and many other providers or record your own videos with high quality H264 / AAC encoding.

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • nginx
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Google Analytics
    • Google Fonts

    0 say obsproject.com is a good alternative to VideoLAN 0 say obsproject.com isn’t a real alternative to VideoLAN

    Comment
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19. 19
    Joomla joomla.org Top 10K English

    Joomla Content Management System (CMS) - try it! It's free!

    Joomla! is the mobile-ready and user-friendly way to build your website. Choose from thousands of features and designs. Joomla! is free and open source.

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • Cloudflare
    • Cloudflare DNS
    • Cloudflare Web Analytics
    • Font Awesome

    0 say Joomla is a good alternative to VideoLAN 0 say Joomla isn’t a real alternative to VideoLAN

    Comment
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20. 20
    MovieWeb movieweb.com Top 10K English

    MovieWeb - Movie News, Trailers, Reviews, and Exclusives.

    The latest movie news, trailers, reviews, and more.

    • Google Search Console
    • Google Workspace
    • nginx
    • Amazon SES
    • Google Analytics
    • jsDelivr

    0 say MovieWeb is a good alternative to VideoLAN 0 say MovieWeb isn’t a real alternative to VideoLAN

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

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

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