🆚 MediaElement.js vs. Vimeo Player

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).

The embedded Vimeo video player.

Headquarters

Dallas, Texas, United States
New York, United States

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source
Free ✔️

Categories

Video Players › Rank #2
Video Players › Rank #4
JavaScript Libraries › Rank #15

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The MediaElement.js video player is 5 times more popular than Vimeo Player.
Total websites

Market share

Video Players

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

MediaElement.js is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany, while Vimeo Player is more popular in Jersey, the Cayman Islands, and Guernsey.
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
Spain
Italy
France
Australia
Netherlands
Japan
Canada

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

MediaElement.js is more popular among sites focused on business, blogs and wiki, and marketing and merchandising, while Vimeo Player is more commonly used on real estate sites.
Business
Blogs/Wiki
Marketing/Merchandising
Education/Reference
Entertainment
Internet Services
Online Shopping
Travel
Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO
Health

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#1,636
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Rank
#2,286
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