🆚 Flowplayer vs. Plyr

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Video player
Video player

About

Flowplayer is a commercial video player, the older version of which is open source.

Plyr is a simple, lightweight, accessible and customizable HTML5, YouTube and Vimeo media player.

Headquarters

Stockholm, Sweden
Sydney, Australia

Website

Pricing

Free version ✔️Flowplayer 7, open source
Custom
Free ✔️Open source

Categories

Video Players › Rank #8
Video Players › Rank #6
JavaScript Libraries › Rank #153
JavaScript Libraries › Rank #75

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Plyr video player is 4 times more popular than Flowplayer.
Total websites

Market share

Video Players
JavaScript Libraries

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Plyr is more popular in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom, while Flowplayer is more popular in Turkey, Norway, and Korea.
United States
Germany
United Kingdom
France
Italy
Spain
Australia
Netherlands
Turkey
India

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Plyr is more popular among sites focused on business, marketing and merchandising, and online shopping, while Flowplayer is more commonly used on general news sites.
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Online Shopping
Education/Reference
Blogs/Wiki
Travel
General News
Entertainment
Internet Services
Health

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
tjk.org
#496
#7,060
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