🆚 .NET vs. PHP

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

📈 PHP is much more popular than .NET.
🌎 PHP is more popular in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
🌍 .NET is more popular in Brunei Darussalam.

.NET

PHP

Type

Platform

Programming language

About

.NET is a free, cross-platform, open-source developer platform from Microsoft.

PHP is a widely used free server-side scripting language designed for building dynamic web applications and powering content-driven websites.

Originally meaning "Personal Home Page", it now uses the recursive acronym "PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor" and is tightly integrated with HTML, databases, and web servers.

Since version 7, PHP has evolved substantially, introducing major performance gains that roughly doubled execution speed compared to PHP 5 and reduced memory usage. PHP 8 added features such as just-in-time compilation, type system improvements, attributes, enums, readonly properties, and fibers.

Headquarters

Redmond, Washington, United States

Website

dotnet.microsoft.com

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Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The PHP programming language is 12 times more popular than .NET.

Total websites

Market share

Platforms

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

PHP is more popular in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom, while .NET is more popular in Brunei Darussalam.

United States

Germany

United Kingdom

Japan

France

Italy

Spain

Netherlands

Russia

Australia

Awards

🥇 Most popular in Brunei Darussalam in the Platforms category.
🥈 Second most popular in the United States in the Platforms category.
🥈 Second most popular in the United Kingdom in the Platforms category.
🥈 Second most popular in China in the Platforms category.
🥈 Second most popular in Italy in the Platforms category.

🥇 Most popular in the United States in the Platforms category.
🥇 Most popular in Germany in the Platforms category.
🥇 Most popular in Japan in the Platforms category.
🥇 Most popular in the United Kingdom in the Platforms category.
🥇 Most popular in France in the Platforms category.

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

PHP is more popular among sites focused on business, marketing and merchandising, and online shopping, while .NET is more commonly used on sports, travel, and fashion and beauty sites.

Business

Marketing/Merchandising

Online Shopping

Blogs/Wiki

Education/Reference

Internet Services

Entertainment

Health

Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO

General News