🆚 HLS.js vs. ReactPlayer

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Video player
Video player

About

HLS.js is a JavaScript library that implements an HTTP Live Streaming client, using HTML5 video and MediaSource extensions. .

A React component that can also be used as a standalone library to play a variety of URLs, including file paths, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Vimeo, and more.

Headquarters

Paris, France

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source
Free ✔️Open source

Categories

Video Players › Rank #10
Video Players › Rank #15
JavaScript Libraries › Rank #176
JavaScript Libraries › Rank #263

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The HLS.js video player is 11 times more popular than ReactPlayer.
Total websites

Market share

Video Players
JavaScript Libraries

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

HLS.js is more popular in the United States, Germany, and China, while ReactPlayer is more popular in the Faroe Islands.
United States
Germany
China
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Russia
Italy
France
India
Brazil

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

HLS.js is more popular than ReactPlayer in all market segments.
Entertainment
Business
General News
Internet Radio/TV
Marketing/Merchandising
Blogs/Wiki
Internet Services
Online Shopping
Education/Reference
Sports

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
xhamster.desi
#107
xhsocial.com
#193
xhamster2.com
#257
redtube.com
#294
youp**n.com
#361
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Name
Rank
#28,563
#28,747
#31,110
#32,451
#35,976
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See also

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