Rumble
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Worth adding if your audience already watches creators there or you have been deplatformed elsewhere.
New check
Comparison
Rumble vs Kick
Rumble and Kick both land on Depends.
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.
| Compare | ||
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Creators deplatformed or throttled elsewhere | Streamers banned from Twitch |
| Who it's not for | Brands needing mainstream, YouTube-scale reach | Brands and advertisers needing brand-safe inventory |
| Privacy | Mixed: July 2025 breach exposed 189,011 accounts, 2023 cyberattack hit services; bug bounty is active.² | Multiple public concerns: alleged credential leak, channel compromises, and harsh independent security critique.14 |
| Support quality | No usable evidence in sources | No usable evidence found |
| Public sentiment | Users treat it as a free-speech YouTube alternative with a small, politically skewed audience and skepticism about paying for Premium.⁸ | Sentiment is split: some users love the site, while others cite moderation gaps and streamers debate leaving. |
| Biggest gotcha | July 2025 breach exposed 189,011 accounts with emails and usernames² | A hacker claimed thousands of user emails and passwords were exposed . enable 2FA immediately.14 |
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
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
Sources
- 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
- Rumble bug bountyrumble.comofficial
- Rumble $775M Tether investmentrum.groupnews
- Rumble reviews . Trustpilottrustpilot.comreview
review
- r/DrDisrespectLive: $9.99 Premiumreddit.comreview
review
news
- 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