🆚 Babel vs. Fastly Polyfill

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

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.

Fastly Polyfill is a service that reads the User-Agent header of each request and returns polyfills appropriate for the requesting browser.

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source
Free ✔️Open source

Categories

JavaScript Libraries › Rank #119
JavaScript Libraries › Rank #97

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Fastly Polyfill JavaScript library is 1.6 times more popular than Babel.
Total websites

Market share

JavaScript Libraries

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Fastly Polyfill is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany, while Babel is more popular in Poland, Russia, and Sweden.
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
Japan
Australia
Canada
France
Brazil
Italy
Poland

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Fastly Polyfill is more popular among sites focused on online shopping, business, and marketing and merchandising, while Babel is more commonly used on blogs and wiki, education and reference, and real estate sites.
Blogs/Wiki
Online Shopping
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Education/Reference
Entertainment
Real Estate
Recreation/Hobbies
Fashion/Beauty
General News

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
p**nhub.com
#26
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Rank
#182
#544
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