🆚 Atom vs. FeedBurner

Type

Syndication technology
Syndication technology

About

Atom is an XML-based web feed format used to syndicate content such as articles and updates, similar to RSS but defined as an IETF standard.

Unlike RSS, Atom uses a more strictly specified and extensible format with standardized date handling and unique entry IDs, which improves consistency and interoperability across feed readers and publishing systems.

FeedBurner is a web feed management service from Google that enhances RSS and Atom feeds with delivery optimization, subscriber tracking, and basic analytics for publishers.

It provides feed redirection and caching, subscriber statistics, and feed formatting. Historically, it also included email subscriptions and feed monetization, though these were later removed.

Headquarters

Fremont, California, United States
Mountain View, California, United States

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️

Categories

Syndication › Rank #3
Syndication › Rank #4

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

Atom syndication technology is 7 times more popular than FeedBurner.
Total websites

Market share

Syndication

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Atom is more popular in the United States, Germany, and Japan, while FeedBurner is more popular in Fiji.
United States
Germany
Japan
United Kingdom
Russia
France
Italy
Spain
Poland
Netherlands

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Atom is more popular than FeedBurner in all market segments.
Blogs/Wiki
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Education/Reference
Entertainment
Internet Services
General News
Sports
Software/Hardware
Technical/Business Forums

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
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Name
Rank
redtube.com
#294
#1,768
#1,805
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See also

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