🆚 MediaElement.js vs. YouTube 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 Youtube video player.

Headquarters

Dallas, Texas, United States
Mountain View, California, United States

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source
Free ✔️

Categories

Video Players › Rank #2
Video Players › Rank #1
JavaScript Libraries › Rank #15

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The YouTube video player is as popular as MediaElement.js.
Total websites

Market share

Video Players

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

YouTube Player is more popular in Japan, India, and Brazil, while MediaElement.js is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany.
United States
Japan
United Kingdom
Germany
Spain
France
Italy
Australia
India
Netherlands

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

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

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#1,636
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Rank
#157
#199
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See also

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