Jim's Garage

Subscribers 82.5K

Videos 214

Views 8.3M

Channels Like Jim's Garage

Jim's Garage is a UK-based technology and homelab-focused channel that targets both novices and experienced hobbyists. Content spans tutorials, reviews, and demonstrations, including shorts, long-form videos, and deep-dives on topics like Proxmox, Docker, Linux, self-hosting, cybersecurity, and networking, with a posting rhythm implied by recent videos and a stated average of about 13K views per video. The channel has 83.8K subscribers and 8.7M total views across 218 videos since joining in April 2023.

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We found 21 YouTube channels similar to Jim's Garage

#1

Techno Tim view on YouTube

89% relevance

Subscribers 322K

Videos 304

Views 38.7M

Appearances 4

SERP 94%

Similarity 86%

home lab ideas

Both target hardware and home lab audiences with high search overlap on 'home lab ideas' and strong content alignment, though Techno Tim’s content style is slightly broader and more lab-focused than Jim's Garage.

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#2

IBM Technology view on YouTube

83% relevance

Subscribers 1.6M

Videos 1.5K

Views 108.6M

Appearances 2

SERP 100%

Similarity 72%

virtualization basics

They share audience interest in virtualization basics, with near-perfect search overlap but a broader, enterprise-oriented content approach that diverges from Jim's Garage in depth and presentation.

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#3

VirtualizationHowto view on YouTube

79% relevance

Subscribers 105K

Videos 269

Views 10.2M

Appearances 1

SERP 75%

Similarity 82%

home lab ideas

High alignment on 'home lab ideas' as a primary query and strong content similarity, indicating a very comparable focus and teaching style to Jim's Garage.

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#4

PowerCert Animated Videos view on YouTube

68% relevance

Subscribers 1.7M

Videos 127

Views 153.4M

Appearances 2

SERP 64%

Similarity 71%

virtualization basics

Both attract viewers seeking virtualization basics with substantial search overlap, though PowerCert uses animated, simplified delivery that differs in pacing and visual style.

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#5

TechHut view on YouTube

67% relevance

Subscribers 276K

Videos 795

Views 66.1M

Appearances 2

SERP 46%

Similarity 81%

home lab ideas

Shared interest in 'home lab ideas' queries with moderate search overlap but higher content similarity, suggesting similar topics delivered in a more concise or different format than Jim's Garage.

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#6

WunderTech

66% relevance

Subscribers 86.9K

Videos 287

Views 11.6M

Appearances 3

SERP 44%

Similarity 81%

home lab ideas

Significant overlap on 'home lab ideas' queries and strong content similarity, yet WunderTech tends to present with a different host style and production approach.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength include Techno Tim (89% match) and IBM Technology (83% match). Techno Tim and IBM Technology share overlapping queries with Jim's Garage such as home lab ideas and virtualization basics, respectively, indicating alignment in topics around home lab setups and virtualization concepts. VirtualizationHowto (79% match) also competes on home lab ideas, while PowerCert Animated Videos (68% match) and TechHut (67% match) relate to virtualization basics and home lab ideas. Jim's Garage has 83.8K subscribers, while Techno Tim has 322K and IBM Technology has 1.6M, showing size differences that suggest Jim's Garage operates on a smaller scale relative to its top competitors. Competitors commonly target similar search queries like 'home lab ideas' and 'virtualization basics'.

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#10	59%	Christian Lempa	86%	270K	19%	1
#11	58%	Linus Tech Tips	76%	16.8M	30%	1
#12	55%	SkillsBuild Security	71%	118K	30%	1
#13	50%	HillPhantom	77%	48.2K	9%	1
#14	50%	Simplilearn	71%	6.1M	19%	1
#15	49%	Jeremy's IT Lab	68%	547K	21%	1
#16	47%	danscourses	72%	271K	10%	1
#17	47%	5 Minutes Engineering	72%	855K	9%	1
#18	46%	TechWorld with Nana	68%	1.4M	12%	1
#19	45%	NETWORKING WITH H	70%	51.7K	8%	1
#20	45%	MyDFIR	69%	78.8K	9%	1
#21	42%	Gate Smashers	62%	2.6M	13%	1

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Jim's Garage?

Techno Tim (89% match, 322K subscribers), IBM Technology (83% match, 1.6M subscribers), VirtualizationHowto (79% match, 105K subscribers). They share a focus on tech hardware, home servers, virtualization, and self-hosted solutions similar to Jim's Garage.

What type of content does Jim's Garage make?

Jim's Garage creates content about homelab, technology, self-hosting, cybersecurity, privacy, and computing topics, as indicated by keywords. The channel uploads videos about NAS, NAS devices, and AI/edge tech, with recent videos showing 5K–38.2K views and an average around 13K views per video; upload frequency is described as ~? uploads per week.

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