Sites Like Chaturbate: Stripchat and BongaCams Compared
Chaturbate is the best-known free cam site, but not the only one. LovePornCams tracks every model online on Chaturbate, Stripchat and BongaCams around the clock, so instead of opinions this page compares the two alternatives on numbers: how many models are live, when, and for how long.
Over the last 4 weeks Stripchat had the most models online, about 13,100 at an average hour, against 9,900 on Chaturbate and 1,600 on BongaCams.
Chaturbate, Stripchat and BongaCams side by side
| Site | Models online, average hour | At the busiest hour | Busiest hour (UTC) | Median stream-day | Stream-days of 6+ hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaturbate | 9,861 | 11,062 | 21:00 | 4 hours | 36% |
| Stripchat | 13,061 | 15,096 | 20:00 | 5 hours | 41% |
| BongaCams | 1,595 | 2,011 | 20:00 | 5 hours | 44% |
Last 4 full weeks, complete days only; online status sampled every 10 minutes. Method and the hour-by-hour data: when are cam models online.
Stripchat: the closest alternative
Stripchat works the way Chaturbate does: rooms are free to watch, models earn tokens from tips, private and group shows, and many rooms run tip menus and interactive toys. Stripchat is the bigger site: about 13,100 models online at an average hour against 9,900 on Chaturbate, and it peaks at 20:00 UTC, Chaturbate at 21:00 UTC. A median stream-day on Stripchat lasts about 5 hours and 41% of stream-days run six hours or more (Chaturbate: 4 hours and 36%).
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BongaCams: the smaller one
BongaCams is free to watch too, with tokens for tips and private shows. BongaCams is smaller: about 1,600 models online at an average hour against 9,900 on Chaturbate, and it peaks at 20:00 UTC, Chaturbate at 21:00 UTC. A median stream-day on BongaCams lasts about 5 hours and 44% of stream-days run six hours or more (Chaturbate: 4 hours and 36%).
How to choose
- Want the most rooms to pick from at any hour? Go with the site that has the most models online in the table above.
- Watching at a fixed time of day? Compare the busiest hours: they differ by an hour or so, and every site is quietest around 10:00 UTC.
- Prefer long shows? Look at the median stream-day and the share of 6+ hour days.
- Or don't choose: LovePornCams lists who is live on all three sites in one grid, with rankings and an online schedule on every model page.
Questions about sites like Chaturbate
- What is the best alternative to Chaturbate?
- By the number of models online, Stripchat: about 13,100 live at an average hour over the last 4 weeks, against 9,900 on Chaturbate. BongaCams is the smaller third option.
- Are Stripchat and BongaCams free like Chaturbate?
- Yes. All three are free to watch; you buy tokens only to tip a model, start a private show or unlock extras.
- Which cam site has the most models online?
- Over the last 4 weeks Stripchat had the most models online, about 13,100 at an average hour, against 9,900 on Chaturbate and 1,600 on BongaCams.
- When are the most models online on these sites?
- The busiest hour is 21:00 UTC on Chaturbate, 20:00 UTC on Stripchat and 20:00 UTC on BongaCams — evening in Europe, afternoon in the US.