🆚 Chosen vs. Select2

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *
Chosen
Select2

Type

JavaScript library
JavaScript library

About

Chosen is a select box enhancer for jQuery and Prototype that makes long, unwieldy select boxes much more user friendly.

Select2 is a jQuery based replacement for select boxes. It supports searching, remote data sets, and infinite scrolling of results.

Website

harvesthq.github.io/chosen/
select2.org #17,110

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source
Free ✔️Open source

Categories

JavaScript Libraries › Rank #49
JavaScript Libraries › Rank #31

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Select2 JavaScript library is 3 times more popular than Chosen.
Total websites

Market share

JavaScript Libraries

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Select2 is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany, while Chosen is more popular in Korea, Libya, and New Caledonia.
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
Spain
France
Italy
Australia
India
Netherlands
Canada

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Select2 is more popular among sites focused on business, marketing and merchandising, and online shopping, while Chosen is more commonly used on real estate sites.
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Online Shopping
Education/Reference
Blogs/Wiki
Travel
Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO
Health
Internet Services
Entertainment

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#299
#1,062
#2,379
#2,549
#2,914
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Name
Rank
#88
#447
thisvid.com
#560
#564
e***rt.club
#667
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See also

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