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Scribd competitors & alternatives
The 12 closest competitors and alternatives to Scribd among streaming media companies — ranked by similarity to what Scribd actually does, not by market-cap band.
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About Scribd
Scribd, Inc. is an American media company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It operates four primary digital reading and document sharing platforms, including Scribd, Everand, SlideShare, and Fable.
Scribd at a glance
Scribd is a streaming media company headquartered in United States. It has raised at least $25.1M across the 3 funding rounds on record, 2 of them with a disclosed amount. Its most recent funding round raised $25M in November 2019. Xcout recorded 26 job postings from Scribd in the last 90 days, naming tools such as Databricks, Looker.
Scribd funding rounds
At least $25.1M raised across the 3 rounds on record (2 with a disclosed amount). Every round on record:
| Date | Round | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC Form D filing | $25M | — | |
| Series A | Undisclosed | 1 named | |
| Seed | $120,000 | — |
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Hiring at Scribd
Xcout recorded 26 job postings from Scribd in the last 90 days, from a hiring record Xcout has kept since June 2026.
Tools named in Scribd's job postings
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Top 12 Scribd competitors
Ranked by semantic similarity — how close each company is to Scribd by what it does, using Xcout's live company graph. Click any company for its full profile, or its competitor set.
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Rakuten Kobo Inc. is a digital reading company that sells e-books, audiobooks, and Kobo e-readers through its online platform and retail partners. It serves consumers worldwide, offering access to digital books and reading devices.
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Mofibo is a subscription based e-book and audiobook platform, making titles available for its readers for a monthly fee. Mofibo is currently the largest distributor and reading platform for e-books in Denmark, and growing rapidly in Sweden.
Media Technology
PressReader is a Canadian digital media technology company that distributes newspapers and magazines through its PressReader platform and related services. It serves publishers, hotels, libraries, airlines, and other organizations, as well as consumers seeking digital access to publications.
Publishing & E-Reading
Galatea is an online reading platform that provides access to a wide selection of romance novels, fiction series, eBooks, and audiobooks across genres such as werewolf and shifter romance, billionaire bad boys, fantasy, and thriller. The platform serves readers looking for digital fiction through a mobile app and subscription service.
Publishing & E-Books
Dreame is an online reading platform and community offering a wide variety of serialized fiction, romance, and paranormal stories.
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Storytel AB (publ) operates in the digital media sector, providing streaming access to a broad collection of audiobooks and e-books. The company's primary offering is a subscription-based service that allows users to listen and read content through its flagship brands, Storytel and Mofibo, as well as via Audiobooks.com. Additionally, Storytel AB is involved in the publishing of audiobooks, largely conducted through its publishing arm, Storyside. The firm's headquarters are located in Stockholm, Sweden.
Video Streaming & Technology
MAZ Digital Inc. is a cloud-based digital publishing platform provider headquartered in New York. The company enables publishers to create interactive digital apps and experiences across mobile, web, and TV devices.
Social Media & News Aggregator
Flipboard, Inc. operates a social magazine application filled with stories curated for various interests. Headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices in Palo Alto and New York, the company serves a global user base.
Media & Entertainment
Scribe Media is a professional book writing, publishing, and marketing company headquartered in Austin, Texas. The firm specializes in helping authors, particularly non-fiction writers, navigate the process of writing and publishing their books. It offers end-to-end publishing services designed to assist individuals in sharing their expertise and stories.
E-publishing
Smashwords is an ebook platform that offers digital books, reading resources, and publishing support for authors, publishers, and readers. The site provides tools for purchasing and reading ebooks across various devices, alongside customer support and FAQ resources.
Printing & Publishing
MagCloud is a digital and print publishing platform that allows users to create, sell, and distribute custom magazines, flyers, posters, and other publications.
Mobile Entertainment & Gaming
Episode operates a mobile storytelling network and platform that provides interactive, choice-driven stories for users. The company serves both general readers of mobile entertainment and a global community of independent creators who write and publish their own interactive stories.
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