🆚 CSP vs. HSTS
Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *- 📈 HSTS is twice as popular as CSP.
- 🌎 HSTS is more popular in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
- 🌍 CSP is more popular in India, Argentina, and Pakistan.
CSPType
Networking technology
Networking technology
About
The Content-Security-Policy HTTP response header and meta tag are used to control what resources a given page can load.
The HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) standard ensures that a user's browser always connects to a website using HTTPS.
Headquarters
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Fremont, California, United States
Categories
Networking › Rank #6
Networking › Rank #4
Popularity
Determined by the number of sites using each technology.
HSTS networking technology is 1.8 times more popular than CSP.
Total websites
Market share
Networking
Popularity by country
Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.
HSTS is more popular in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom, while CSP is more popular in India, Argentina, and Pakistan.
United States
Germany
United Kingdom
France
Netherlands
India
Australia
Canada
Japan
Brazil
Awards
- 🥉 Third most popular in Brunei Darussalam in the Networking category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in India in the Networking category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Pakistan in the Networking category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Lithuania in the Networking category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in the U.S. Virgin Islands in the Networking category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Vatican in the Networking category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Switzerland in the Networking category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Finland in the Networking category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Isle of Man in the Networking category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Saint Helena in the Networking category.
Popularity by domain category
Determined by the number of sites in each category.
HSTS is more popular among sites focused on business, online shopping, and education and reference, while CSP is more commonly used on marketing and merchandising sites.
Business
Online Shopping
Education/Reference
Internet Services
Blogs/Wiki
Marketing/Merchandising
Health
Travel
Software/Hardware
Finance/Banking
Top sites
Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.
Compare alternatives
Technologies with similar characteristics.
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