🆚 MediaElement.js vs. Plyr

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Video player
Video player

About

MediaElement.js is a free audio and video player with support for media files (MP4, WebM, MP3), streaming content (HLS, Dash), and embeddable players (YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, Twitch, SoundCloud, etc).

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

Headquarters

Dallas, Texas, United States
Sydney, Australia

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source
Free ✔️Open source

Categories

Video Players › Rank #2
Video Players › Rank #6
JavaScript Libraries › Rank #15
JavaScript Libraries › Rank #75

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The MediaElement.js video player is 10 times more popular than Plyr.
Total websites

Market share

Video Players
JavaScript Libraries

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

MediaElement.js is more popular in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom, while Plyr is more popular in the British Virgin Islands.
United States
Germany
United Kingdom
Spain
Italy
France
Netherlands
Japan
Australia
Canada

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

MediaElement.js is more popular than Plyr in all market segments.
Business
Blogs/Wiki
Marketing/Merchandising
Education/Reference
Entertainment
Online Shopping
Internet Services
Travel
Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO
Sports

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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Rank
#1,636
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