🆚 Default page vs. Directory index

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Special page
Special page

About

The default page is a general placeholder page that is displayed by the web server if no specific website is configured.

A directory index page is an automatically generated web page that lists the files and folders in a website's directory if the default page does not exist.

Categories

Special Pages › Rank #1
Special Pages › Rank #4

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

Default page technology is 5 times more popular than Directory index.
Total websites

Market share

Special Pages

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Default page is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany, while Directory index is more popular in Montenegro, Uganda, and Malta.
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
Netherlands
France
Australia
Italy
India
Spain
Turkey

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Default page is more popular than Directory index in all market segments.
Business
Blogs/Wiki
Marketing/Merchandising
Internet Services
Online Shopping
Education/Reference
Entertainment
Travel
Content Server
Sports

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#1,254
#6,540
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Name
Rank
#23,970
#47,471
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