plex.tv

Plex

Who runs Plex, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest video streaming alternatives.

Who’s behind it
Not stated
Online since
Unknown
Trackers
Prices
No pricing page
Last price change
–
Closest alternative
Emby

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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs Plex

Plex plex.tv

Wikidata: streaming media service

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

02 · Privacy

What Plex 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.

trackers that follow visitors

None of the 17 alternatives below has fewer; 10 have more.

Privacy-friendly alternatives →
Cookie banner
None found

We found no trackers, ad pixels or third-party embeds on Plex’s homepage.

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to Plex

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

No ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English
  1. 01
    Emby emby.media English No trackers

    Emby — Your Personal Media Server

    Emby is a personal media server that organizes and streams your own videos, music, photos, and live TV to your devices.

    Compare Emby with Plex →
  2. 02
    Pluto TV pluto.tv Top 10K English No trackers

    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.

    Compare Pluto TV with Plex →
  3. 03
    Jellyfin jellyfin.org English No trackers

    The Free Software Media System | Jellyfin

    The volunteer-built media solution that puts you in control of your media. Stream to any device from your own server, with no strings attached.

    Compare Jellyfin with Plex →
  4. 04
    JustWatch justwatch.com Top 10K German 1 tracker

    JustWatch - The Streaming Guide

    All your streaming services in one app.

    Compare JustWatch with Plex →
  5. 05
    Tubi tubitv.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    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

    Compare Tubi with Plex →
  6. 06
    Stremio stremio.com English 1 tracker

    Stremio - Freedom to Stream

    Watch videos, movies, TV series and TV channels instantly.

    Compare Stremio with Plex →
  7. 07
    Xumo xumo.com English No trackers

    Xumo | All you can stream

    Xumo is leading the future of streaming for everyone, backed by industry veterans Comcast and Charter.

    Compare Xumo with Plex →
  8. 08
    RainberryTV rainberrytv.com Top 10K English No trackers

    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

    Compare RainberryTV with Plex →
  9. 09
    Kodi kodi.tv

    free software media player

    Compare Kodi with Plex →
  10. 10
    ViX vix.com Top 10K Spanish 1 tracker

    ViX: Cine y TV Gratis en Español

    American video streaming service

    Compare ViX with Plex →
  11. 11
    Netflix netflix.com Top 100

    American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service

    Compare Netflix with Plex →
  12. 12
    Prime Video primevideo.com Top 1K English No trackers

    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.

    Compare Prime Video with Plex →
  13. 13
    Viu viu.com English 2 trackers

    Viu | No Service

    streaming media

    Compare Viu with Plex →
  14. 14
    Okko okko.tv Top 10K English

    Russian streaming service

    Compare Okko with Plex →
  15. 15
    Starz starz.com English 1 tracker

    STARZ - Captivating Original Series. Hit Movies. Bold Storytelling.

    STARZ brings diverse perspectives to life through bold storytelling. Sign-up to stream original series, movies, extras, and more—on-demand and ad-free.

    Compare Starz with Plex →
  16. 16
    ondemandkorea.com English 1 tracker

    ODK Media

    Compare ondemandkorea.com with Plex →
  17. 17
    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 Plex →
  18. 18
    Paramount+ paramountplus.com Top 10K German 1 tracker

    Paramount+ Deutschland | Filme & TV-Serien online anschauen

    Schau dir beliebte Filme, neue Originals und deine Lieblingsserien mit Paramount+ an. Starte das Streaming auf jedem Gerät!

    Compare Paramount+ with Plex →
  19. 19
    Fox Broadcasting Company fox.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    Stream Live News, Sports, TV Shows & Entertainment | FOX One

    Live TV streaming service for sports, news and entertainment. Watch FOX live, stream TV shows on demand, and more. Start your 3-day free trial.

    Compare Fox Broadcasting Company with Plex →
  20. 20
    Viki viki.com No trackers

    Watch K-Dramas, Korean Shows & Chinese Dramas | Rakuten Viki

    Stream FREE Asian Dramas & Movies with English subtitles: Korean, Chinese, Japanese Dramas & more. From romance to action, find it on Viki!

    Compare Viki with Plex →

Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles Plex’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones Plex 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 Plex 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 · 9 technologies
Neighbours
k = 20
Sites searched
9,192
Vector
384-d
Query
30 ms

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Plex’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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