Kick
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Try it if you're a streamer who wants the 95/5 split and looser rules; streaming is free to test.
Comparison
Kick vs Rumble
Kick and Rumble both land on Depends.
Rumble
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Worth adding if your audience already watches creators there or you have been deplatformed elsewhere.
| Compare | Kick | Rumble |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Streamers banned from Twitch | Creators deplatformed or throttled elsewhere |
| Who it's not for | Brands and advertisers needing brand-safe inventory | Brands needing mainstream, YouTube-scale reach |
| Privacy | Multiple public concerns: alleged credential leak, channel compromises, and harsh independent security critique.² | Mixed: July 2025 breach exposed 189,011 accounts, 2023 cyberattack hit services; bug bounty is active.13 |
| Support quality | No usable evidence found | No usable evidence in sources |
| Public sentiment | Sentiment is split: some users love the site, while others cite moderation gaps and streamers debate leaving.⁷ | Users treat it as a free-speech YouTube alternative with a small, politically skewed audience and skepticism about paying for Premium. |
| Biggest gotcha | A hacker claimed thousands of user emails and passwords were exposed . enable 2FA immediately.² | July 2025 breach exposed 189,011 accounts with emails and usernames13 |
Pick Kick when
- Streamers banned from Twitch
- Creators chasing the 95/5 revenue split
- Viewers fine with loose moderation
When Kick is not a fit
- Brands and advertisers needing brand-safe inventory
- Security-conscious businesses and teams
- Streamers needing Twitch-scale discovery
- Kids and younger audiences . moderation gaps
Pick Rumble when
- Creators deplatformed or throttled elsewhere
- Right-leaning commentators
- Viewers seeking YouTube alternatives
- Livestreamers wanting extra monetization
When Rumble is not a fit
- Brands needing mainstream, YouTube-scale reach
- Buyers avoiding political adjacency in their channel mix
- Enterprises needing compliant, secure video hosting
- Teams wanting a simple internal video library
Sources
- Kick Subscription Cost (2026): Price, 95/5 Splitstreamscheme.comreview
- Did Kick get hacked? Hacker claims thousands of emails and passwordscreatorhandbook.netnews
- Kick Suffers Attack, Hackers Promote Solana-Based Tokencoinspeaker.comnews
- kick.com sucks - a brief security overviewmaia.crimew.gaysecurity
news
- KICK Reviews | Trustpilottrustpilot.comreview
- Reddit: Is Kick here to stay?reddit.comreview
review
- Kick Alternatives | AlternativeToalternativeto.netofficial
- Who Owns Kick?quantumrun.comnews
- Kick.com Security Pagekick.comofficial
- What is Rumble? . The Guardiantheguardian.comnews
security
- Rumble cyberattack confirmed by CEO . Cyber Expressthecyberexpress.comsecurity
- Is Rumble Safe? . The Opt-Out Projecttheoptoutproject.comsecurity
- Rumble Premiumrumble.comofficial