🆚 ES6 Shim vs. Picturefill

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

📈 Picturefill is much more popular than ES6 Shim.
🌍 Picturefill is more popular in all countries.

ES6 Shim

Picturefill

Type

JavaScript library

About

Provides compatibility shims so that legacy JavaScript engines behave as closely as possible to ECMAScript 6 (Harmony).

A responsive image polyfill for <picture>, srcset, sizes, and more.

Website

GitHub #13

scottjehl.github.io/picturefill/

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Picturefill JavaScript library is 43 times more popular than ES6 Shim.

Total websites

Market share

JavaScript Libraries

Legacy

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Picturefill is more popular than ES6 Shim in all countries.

United States

Germany

Japan

United Kingdom

Brazil

France

Spain

Italy

Netherlands

Australia

Awards

⬆️ 51st most popular in France in the Legacy category.
⬆️ 57th most popular in Germany in the Legacy category.
⬆️ 60th most popular in the United States in the Legacy category.
⬆️ 221st most popular in France in the JavaScript Libraries category.
⬆️ 232nd most popular in the United States in the JavaScript Libraries category.

⭐ 5th most popular in Estonia in the Legacy category.
⭐ 6th most popular in Switzerland in the Legacy category.
⭐ 6th most popular in Portugal in the Legacy category.
⭐ 7th most popular in Germany in the Legacy category.
⭐ 7th most popular in Sweden in the Legacy category.

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Picturefill is more popular than ES6 Shim in all market segments.

Business

Marketing/Merchandising

Blogs/Wiki

Education/Reference

Online Shopping

Travel

Health

Internet Services

Entertainment

Sports

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name

Rank

#2,619

#7,316

#8,872

#11,591

#17,563

Name

Rank

#88

#484

#635

#1,048

#1,334