🆚 Deflate vs. Gzip
Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *- 📈 Gzip is much more popular than Deflate.
- 🌍 Gzip is more popular in all countries.
GzipType
Compression technology
Compression technology
About
A lossless data compression algorithm that uses a combination of the LZ77 algorithm and Huffman coding.
Gzip is a file compression technology used to reduce file size and save bandwidth.
Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
gnu.orgCategories
Compression › Rank #3
Compression › Rank #1
Popularity
Determined by the number of sites using each technology.
Gzip compression technology is 998 times more popular than Deflate.
Total websites
Market share
Compression
Popularity by country
Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.
Gzip is more popular than Deflate in all countries.
United States
Germany
China
France
United Kingdom
Russia
Japan
Netherlands
Italy
Spain
Awards
- 🥉 Third most popular in the United States in the Compression category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in the United Kingdom in the Compression category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in the Netherlands in the Compression category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Australia in the Compression category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in the Czech Republic in the Compression category.
- 🥇 Most popular in the United States in the Compression category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Germany in the Compression category.
- 🥇 Most popular in China in the Compression category.
- 🥇 Most popular in France in the Compression category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Russia in the Compression category.
Popularity by domain category
Determined by the number of sites in each category.
Gzip is more popular than Deflate in all market segments.
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Online Shopping
Education/Reference
Internet Services
Blogs/Wiki
Entertainment
Health
Software/Hardware
Sports
Top sites
Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.
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