fc2.com

FC2

Who runs FC2, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest blog and video hosting alternatives.

Who’s behind it
Not stated
Online since
Unknown
Trackers
Prices
No pricing page
Last price change
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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs FC2

FC2 fc2.com

FC2 is a portal site which brings you a pleasant web life providing blog/website/analyzer services and others. Our blog service is ranked No.2 domestically and supported by wide range of users including both beginners and heavy users. We offer as many as 30 different services.

Wikidata: Japanese blogging host

Company
No imprint we could read
Online since
Not in the Internet Archive
Audience
In English

02 · Privacy

What FC2 tracks

What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.

tracker that follows visitors

6 of the 16 alternatives below have fewer, 3 have more.

Privacy-friendly alternatives →
Cookie banner
None found
US company
1 tool

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to FC2

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to FC2, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Fewer trackers than FC2No ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English

20 of the 60 sites closest to FC2 match.

  1. 01
    nicovideo.jp Top 10K English 2 trackers

    ニコニコ

    日本最大級の動画サービス、ニコニコ(niconico)。動画にコメントを付けて楽しむニコニコ動画や、生放送番組にリアルタイムでコメントを付けられるニコニコ生放送のほか、イラスト・マンガ・最新ニュース・ゲームなど、エンターテイメントを全て無料で楽しめる!

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  2. 02
    YouTube youtube.com Top 100 English No trackers

    YouTube

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

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  3. 03
    Dailymotion dailymotion.com Top 1K English No trackers

    Dailymotion

    video streaming site

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  4. 04
    Tumblr tumblr.com Top 1K English 1 tracker

    Tumblr

    Tumblr is the place you go to be yourself on the internet. No performance, no perfection. Just you, and the people who get it.

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  5. 05
    AniList anilist.co English No trackers

    AniList: Track, Discover, Share Anime & Manga

    Track, discover, and share anime and manga with AniList. Discover top-rated and popular shows through reviews and recommendations. Sign up for free!

    Compare AniList with FC2 →
  6. 06
    KICK kick.com Top 1K English 1 tracker

    KICK

    KICK is a streaming platform that makes it easy for you to find and watch your favorite content.

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  7. 07
    MyAnimeList myanimelist.net Top 10K English 1 tracker

    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!

    Compare MyAnimeList with FC2 →
  8. 08
    Bigo Live bigo.tv English 1 tracker

    BIGO LIVE - Live Stream, Live Games, Chat Rooms Online

    BIGO LIVE is a free live streaming platform that allows you to go live, watch live streams, live games, live shows, and video chat online.

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  9. 09
    Guilded guilded.gg English No trackers

    Guilded - Chat for Gaming Communities

    Guilded upgrades your group chat and equips your server with integrated event calendars, forums, and more – 100% free.

    Compare Guilded with FC2 →
  10. 10
    imgsrc.ru Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Unlimited photo hosting @iMGSRC.RU

    Your free and unlimited host iMGSRC.RU presents Unlimited photo hosting

    Compare imgsrc.ru with FC2 →
  11. 11
    Cookpad cookpad.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Choose your Region - Cookpad

    Thousands of authentic recipes from around the world, recommended and tested by home cooks. Save your favourites and share your own on Cookpad.

    Compare Cookpad with FC2 →
  12. 12
    TikTok tiktok.com Top 100 English 1 tracker

    TikTok - Make Your Day

    video-focused social media platform

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  13. 13
    Instagram instagram.com Top 100 English No trackers

    Instagram

    Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.

    Compare Instagram with FC2 →
  14. 14
    Altervista altervista.org Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Create a blog or website for free and make money online - Altervista

    Do you want to create a website for free? Find out how to do it on Altervista: open a blog or a website quickly and easily and start making money online. Altervista is free of charge forever

    Compare Altervista with FC2 →
  15. 15
    Wikidot wikidot.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Wikidot - Free and Pro Wiki Hosting

    Polish wiki hosting corporation

    Compare Wikidot with FC2 →
  16. 16
    Lycos lycos.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Home – Lycos

    search engine and web portal

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  17. 17
    DreamHost dreamhost.com Top 1K English No trackers

    Web Hosting Built for Growth - DreamHost

    DreamHost offers domain names, web hosting, managed WordPress hosting, business email, and much more. 100% uptime guarantee, 24/7 support. Sign up today!

    Compare DreamHost with FC2 →
  18. 18
    Vimeo vimeo.com Top 100 English 2 trackers

    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.

    Compare Vimeo with FC2 →
  19. 19
    Hosting a2hosting.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Web Hosting Built to Grow With You | hosting.com

    Web hosting that takes you from idea to website to a lasting business. Fast and secure, with free migration, real experts 24/7 and a 99.9% uptime SLA.

    Compare Hosting with FC2 →
  20. 20
    BanaHosting banahosting.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    BanaHosting — Web Hosting, VPS & Domains from $4.95/mo

    BanaHosting — Fast pure SSD hosting, free SSL, free site migration, and 24/7 ticket support. Plans from $4.95/mo with 30-day money-back.

    Compare BanaHosting with FC2 →

Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles FC2’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones FC2 uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.

04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what FC2 adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.

05 · Details

How we measure

Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.

The full technology stack, the competitor map and search numbers · 6 technologies
Neighbours
k = 60
Sites searched
9,199
Vector
384-d
Query
32 ms

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to FC2’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). Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

similarity × popularity

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