🆚 HLS.js vs. Plyr
Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *- 📈 Plyr is much more popular than HLS.js.
- 🌎 Plyr is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany.
- 🌍 HLS.js is more popular in Curacao, Luxembourg, and Moldova.
HLS.jsType
Video player
Video player
About
HLS.js is a JavaScript library that implements an HTTP Live Streaming client, using HTML5 video and MediaSource extensions. .
Plyr is a simple, lightweight, accessible and customizable HTML5, YouTube and Vimeo media player.
Headquarters
Paris, France
Sydney, Australia
Pricing
Free ✔️Open source
Free ✔️Open source
Categories
Video Players › Rank #10
Video Players › Rank #6
JavaScript Libraries › Rank #176
JavaScript Libraries › Rank #75
Popularity
Determined by the number of sites using each technology.
The Plyr video player is 6 times more popular than HLS.js.
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, the United Kingdom, and Germany, while HLS.js is more popular in Curacao, Luxembourg, and Moldova.
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Italy
Netherlands
Australia
Spain
India
Canada
Awards
- 🥈 Second most popular in Curacao in the Video Players category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Curacao in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- ⭐ 6th most popular in China in the Video Players category.
- ⭐ 6th most popular in Vietnam in the Video Players category.
- ⭐ 8th most popular in Norway in the Video Players category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Iran in the Video Players category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Nigeria in the Video Players category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Bangladesh in the Video Players category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Saudi Arabia in the Video Players category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in the Philippines in the Video Players category.
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 HLS.js is more commonly used on Internet radio and TV sites.
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Online Shopping
Education/Reference
Travel
Entertainment
Blogs/Wiki
General News
Internet Services
Fashion/Beauty
Top sites
Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.
Name
Rank
#107
#193
#257
#294
#361
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