🆚 Elgg vs. Ning

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

📈 Ning is much more popular than Elgg.
🌎 Ning is more popular in the United States, Vietnam, and the United Kingdom.
🌍 Elgg is more popular in Germany, Italy, and Canada.

Elgg

Ning

Type

Content management system

Website builder

About

Elgg is an open-source social networking engine for building social applications with PHP and MySQL.

Ning is a social website builder that allows you to build anything ranging from simple websites to advanced online communities.

Headquarters

Henderson, Nevada, United States

Website

elgg.org #480,132

ning.com #30,940

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source

Free version ❌Free 14-day trial

$150+/year

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Ning website builder is 6 times more popular than Elgg.

Total websites

Market share

CMS

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Ning is more popular in the United States, Vietnam, and the United Kingdom, while Elgg is more popular in Germany, Italy, and Canada.

United States

Vietnam

United Kingdom

Germany

India

Philippines

France

Russia

Italy

Canada

Awards

🥇 Most popular in Vietnam in the Website Builders category.
⭐ 6th most popular in Vietnam in the CMS category.
⬆️ 44th most popular in the United States in the Website Builders category.
⬆️ 53rd most popular in the United States in the CMS category.

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Ning is more popular among sites focused on blogs and wiki, religion and ideology, and entertainment, while Elgg is more commonly used on education and reference sites.

Education/Reference

Blogs/Wiki

Religion/Ideology

Entertainment

Professional Networking

Social Networking

Art/Culture/Heritage

Business

Internet Services

Software/Hardware