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Alternatives to StubHub
19 entertainment tools sit alongside StubHub in this directory. Below is what separates each from StubHub on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 19
- With a free tier
- 10
- Cheaper to start
- -
- StubHub starts at
- Free
Why people look past StubHub
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. StubHub has a free tier. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Free ad-supported streaming from Roku, with an optional paid live TV add-on layer
- Sold on a Free, ad-supported; individual paid channel add-ons model rather than Free to browse, two sided transaction fees on buyers and sellers.
Free open source command line video player with no graphical interface, built for scripting and precision
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than Free to browse, two sided transaction fees on buyers and sellers.
- 1 tier to StubHub's 2.
Paid media player for Apple TV, iPhone, iPad and Mac with strong network share and cloud library streaming
- Publishes an entry price of $1.99/month, where StubHub does not.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than Free to browse, two sided transaction fees on buyers and sellers.
- 3 tiers to StubHub's 2.
Free open source Mac video player built on mpv, with a native macOS interface
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than Free to browse, two sided transaction fees on buyers and sellers.
- 1 tier to StubHub's 2.
Podcast app with episode inbox
- Publishes an entry price of $24.99/year, where StubHub does not.
Podcast & radio app for everyone
Priced and rated the same as StubHub on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Every StubHub alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StubHub (this page) | Free | Free to browse, two sided transaction fees on buyers and sellers | 2 | |
| The Roku Channel | Free | Free, ad-supported; individual paid channel add-ons | 2 | vs StubHub |
| mpv | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs StubHub |
| Infuse | Free, then $1.99/month | Per user per month | 3 | vs StubHub |
| IINA | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs StubHub |
| Castro | Free, then $24.99/year | - | 2 | vs StubHub |
| Castbox | Free | - | 2 | vs StubHub |
| Emby | Free, then $4.99/month | Freemium | 2 | vs StubHub |
| Apple TV+ | Free, then $12.99/month | Subscription | 2 | vs StubHub |
| Crunchyroll | Free, then $7.99/month | Freemium | 3 | vs StubHub |
| Dailymotion | Free | Free | 1 | vs StubHub |
| Philo | $33/month | Per household per month, single plan | 1 | vs StubHub |
| fuboTV | $73.99/month | Per household per month, tiered plans | 3 | vs StubHub |
| DirecTV Stream | $89.99/month | Per household per month, tiered plans | 3 | vs StubHub |
| Disney+ | $7.99/month | Subscription | 2 | vs StubHub |
| ESPN+ | $10.99/month | Subscription | 2 | vs StubHub |
| Discovery+ | $4.99/month | Subscription | 2 | vs StubHub |
| Final Cut Pro | $12.99/month | - | 3 | vs StubHub |
| Adobe Premiere Pro | $22.99/month | - | 4 | vs StubHub |
| Apple Music | $10.99/month | Subscription | 2 | vs StubHub |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the StubHub badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
What you would be giving up
StubHub is most often brought in for a fan trying to buy a ticket to a sold-out event no longer available at face value from the primary seller, someone who bought tickets they can no longer use and wants to resell them, a buyer wanting a guarantee that a resold ticket will be valid and delivered on time, comparing seat locations and prices across multiple listings for the same event before buying. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If StubHub is broadly right and the question is cost, the StubHub pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Entertainment category lists everything the directory holds, and best entertainment tools ranks them.
StubHub runs on ios, android, web. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about StubHub alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to StubHub?
- 19 other entertainment tools are listed in this directory, led by The Roku Channel, mpv, Infuse, IINA. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to StubHub?
- 10 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: The Roku Channel, mpv, Infuse, IINA, Castro.
- Is there a reason to switch away from StubHub?
- Nothing in the data flags one. StubHub has a free tier. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from StubHub?
- StubHub is most often brought in for a fan trying to buy a ticket to a sold-out event no longer available at face value from the primary seller, someone who bought tickets they can no longer use and wants to resell them, a buyer wanting a guarantee that a resold ticket will be valid and delivered on time, comparing seat locations and prices across multiple listings for the same event before buying. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to StubHub?
- None of the entertainment tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these StubHub alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Entertainment, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare StubHub against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against StubHub covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every entertainment tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Entertainment category, 19 tools beside StubHub. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.