🆚 Babel vs. ES6 Shim

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Type

JavaScript library
JavaScript library

About

Babel is a JavaScript compiler mainly used to convert ECMAScript 2015+ (ES6) code into an older JavaScript (ES5) version to maximize browser compatibility.

Provides compatibility shims so that legacy JavaScript engines behave as closely as possible to ECMAScript 6 (Harmony).

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source
Free ✔️Open source

Categories

JavaScript Libraries › Rank #119
JavaScript Libraries › Rank #254
Legacy › Rank #64

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Babel JavaScript library is 16 times more popular than ES6 Shim.
Total websites

Market share

JavaScript Libraries

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Babel is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Poland, while ES6 Shim is more popular in Estonia and Bolivia.
United States
United Kingdom
Poland
Russia
France
Germany
Canada
Japan
Australia
Italy

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Babel is more popular than ES6 Shim in all market segments.
Blogs/Wiki
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Education/Reference
Real Estate
Online Shopping
Recreation/Hobbies
Entertainment
Sports
Travel

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
p**nhub.com
#26
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Rank
#8,872
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