🆚 Beacon API vs. Screen Orientation API

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Browser API
Browser API

About

The Beacon API is used to send asynchronous and non-blocking requests to a web server.

The Screen Orientation API exposes the current type and angle of the device's screen orientation, and dispatches events when it changes.

Headquarters

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Website

Categories

Browser APIs › Rank #5
Browser APIs › Rank #14

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

Beacon API technology is 119 times more popular than Screen Orientation API.
Total websites

Market share

Browser APIs

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Beacon API is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, while Screen Orientation API is more popular in Malta.
United States
United Kingdom
Australia
India
Germany
Canada
France
Japan
Italy
Brazil

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Beacon API is more popular than Screen Orientation API in all market segments.
Online Shopping
Marketing/Merchandising
Fashion/Beauty
Business
Blogs/Wiki
Internet Services
Entertainment
Health
Education/Reference
Sports

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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