🆚 Directory index vs. Login page

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Special page
Special page

About

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.

A page that displays the login prompt.

Categories

Special Pages › Rank #4
Special Pages › Rank #2

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

Login page technology is 2 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.

Login page is more popular in the United States, Germany, and France, while Directory index is more popular in Australia, Malaysia, and Romania.
United States
Germany
France
United Kingdom
India
Brazil
Australia
Netherlands
Canada
Russia

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Login page is more popular among sites focused on business, Internet services, and marketing and merchandising, while Directory index is more commonly used on blogs and wiki, entertainment, and content server sites.
Business
Internet Services
Marketing/Merchandising
Education/Reference
Blogs/Wiki
Finance/Banking
Online Shopping
Health
Travel
Software/Hardware

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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Rank
#23,970
#47,471
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