FastStream Alternatives

FastStream is described as 'Stream videos without buffering in the browser. An extension that replaces bad video players on the internet with a better, accessible video player designed for your convenience' and is an app in the video & movies category. There are more than 25 alternatives to FastStream for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Web-based, jQuery, Wordpress and iPad apps. The best FastStream alternative is Baking Soda. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Video.js or FV Player. Other great apps like FastStream are JWX Web Player, Able Player, Flowplayer and MediaElement.js.

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  1. Baking Soda icon
     1 like

    Baking Soda is a Safari extension that replaces custom video players (except the YouTube player) with a minimal HTML video tag.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
    • Baking Soda is the most popular Mac, iPhone & iPad alternative to FastStream.

    • Baking Soda is the most popular commercial alternative to FastStream.

    • Baking Soda is Paid and ProprietaryFastStream is Free and Open Source
    • Baking Soda is LightweightFastStream is not according to our users
  2. JWX Web Player icon
     12 likes

    Deliver faster, more engaging experiences where content and ads render reliably, dynamically and beautifully on every screen. Because every (milli)second counts.

    31 JWX Web Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • JWX Web Player is the most popular Web-based alternative to FastStream.

    • JWX Web Player is Paid and ProprietaryFastStream is Free and Open Source
  3. Video.js icon
     16 likes

    Video.js is the open-source HTML5 video player for the modern web: embed html5 video easily, support all major formats, and style it your way.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Video.js is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to FastStream.

    • Video.js is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to FastStream.

    • Video.js is Free and Open SourceFastStream is also Free and Open Source
    • Video.js is Lightweight and CustomizableFastStream is not according to our users
  4. FV Player icon
     13 likes

    WordPress's most reliable, easy to use and feature-rich video player. Features responsive design, playlists, ads, stats, Vimeo, YouTube, S3, Cloudfront and CDN support. AB loop, speed controls.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
     
    • FV Player is the most popular Windows, Android, Linux & Android Tablet alternative to FastStream.

    • FV Player is Freemium and ProprietaryFastStream is Free and Open Source
    • FV Player is Customizable and LightweightFastStream is not according to our users
  5. Able Player icon
     2 likes

    Able Player is a fully accessible cross-browser media player. It uses the HTML5 <audio> or <video> element for browsers that support them, and (optionally) the JW Player as a fallback for those that don’t.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
     
  6. Flowplayer icon
     6 likes

    Flowplayer is an online video platform for broadcasters, publishers, and media houses. It gives you top ranking ad fill rates and the best-of-breed live streaming.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. HTML5 video player with Flash and Silverlight fallbacks making it compatible with any browser.

    27 MediaElement.js alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • TYPO3
    • Drupal
    • Joomla
    • BlogEngine.NET
    • Plone
    • Wordpress
    • jQuery
    • RubyGems
     
  8.  3 likes

    html5media is a JavaScript library that enables every browser to play the media defined inside the HTML5 media tags.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. A lightweight HTML5 video player which includes support for captions and screen reader accessibility. For details, read the blog post Introducing an Accessible HTML5 Video Player on the PayPal Engineering blog.

    27 Accessible HTML5 Video Player alternatives

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
     
  10. TargetVideo icon
     7 likes

    TargetVideo is a specialized video distribution and monetization platform with a cutting-edge video player and ad tech, along with state-of-the-art white-label OTT and CTV solutions for cross-channel monetization.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. The Kaltura Player leads the industry in flexibility, ease of customization, plug-in offerings and loading speed.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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