🆚 CSP vs. HSTS

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

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

Website

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

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.

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