Common Ninja alternative
A Common Ninja alternative for logo and video widgets
Common Ninja offers a catalog of widget types with metered views and a script in your page. DreamWidget does a few widgets deeply, a Logo Showcase, a four-platform Video Showcase with YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok and Twitch widgets of their own, an Instagram feed, a Showreel, a Countdown and a Popup, with unlimited views on every paid plan, the widget in its own frame, and payment by card or crypto.
| DreamWidget | Common Ninja | |
|---|---|---|
| Views | Never metered on paid plans; the free plan allows 300 per widget monthly | A views allowance per plan, metered |
| What goes on your page | One short code: the widget in its own frame from a CDN, about 27KB, and a small script that only sizes it | A script that runs inside your page |
| Focus | A few widgets done deeply: a Logo Showcase, a Video Showcase, an Instagram feed, a Showreel, a Countdown and a Popup, each with every setting per screen | A catalog of 239 widget types |
| Logo layouts | Scrolling ticker, arched rows, carousel with arrows, still grid, logos on a drawn path, rising columns | Logo showcase templates |
| Video | YouTube, Vimeo, Twitch and TikTok in one wall, each video playing over your page | A separate feed widget per platform; its Video Gallery mixes single videos added one link at a time |
| Price | Single $6, Basic $15, Pro $30, Studio $61 a month; yearly $59 to $599 | From $24 a year per widget (about $2 a month), billed yearly only; views scale with the plan |
| How you pay | Card, XRP, HBAR, SOL, USDC; x402 for AI agents | Card or PayPal |
| API | Build, design, publish and count widgets from a script or an agent, with an OpenAPI document | Limited |
Common Ninja's figures were taken from its published plan and widget pages on 23 October 2026. Its web plans are sold billed yearly only, so its price is the yearly one. Those move; write to hello@dreamwidget.com if one of these has fallen behind.
Questions
How is DreamWidget different from Common Ninja?
Common Ninja is a catalog: a great many widget types, each configured from templates, with views metered by plan. DreamWidget is a few widgets built deeply, a logo showcase, a video wall, an Instagram feed, a showreel, a countdown and a popup, with every design setting kept per screen size, unlimited views on every paid plan, and the widget in its own frame instead of a widget script in your page.
Which should I choose?
If you need a form, a countdown, a pricing table and a logo strip from one account, Common Ninja's catalog fits. If the logo showcase or the video wall is the thing your page is about, and you do not want a view cap or a script in the page, DreamWidget on a paid plan.
Can I pay Common Ninja or DreamWidget in crypto?
Common Ninja takes cards and PayPal. DreamWidget takes real on-chain payment: a month or a year in XRP, HBAR, SOL or USDC at the same price as by card, and x402 for AI agents.
Is there a free plan?
Yes, with no time limit and no card. It covers any 2 widgets, five logos, one playlist, and every layout and effect the paid plans have, with the Powered by DreamWidget line at the bottom. A free widget pauses after 300 views in a month and returns on the 1st. Paid plans are never metered.
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