🆚 ETag vs. HSTS
Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *- 📈 HSTS is slightly more popular than ETag.
- 🌎 HSTS is more popular in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
- 🌍 ETag is more popular in Japan, China, and India.
Type
Networking technology
Networking technology
About
The ETag HTTP response header is an identifier for a specific version of a resource that is used for cache validation.
The HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) standard ensures that a user's browser always connects to a website using HTTPS.
Headquarters
Fremont, California, United States
Fremont, California, United States
Categories
Networking › Rank #5
Networking › Rank #4
Popularity
Determined by the number of sites using each technology.
HSTS networking technology is 1.4 times more popular than ETag.
Total websites
Market share
Networking
Popularity by country
Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.
HSTS is more popular in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom, while ETag is more popular in Japan, China, and India.
United States
Germany
United Kingdom
Japan
Netherlands
France
Australia
China
India
Canada
Awards
- 🥈 Second most popular in the British Virgin Islands in the Networking category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Japan in the Networking category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in China in the Networking category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Argentina in the Networking category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Colombia in the Networking category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Vatican in the Networking category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Switzerland in the Networking category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Finland in the Networking category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Isle of Man in the Networking category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Saint Helena in the Networking category.
Popularity by domain category
Determined by the number of sites in each category.
HSTS is more popular among sites focused on business, online shopping, and education and reference, while ETag is more commonly used on sports and technical information sites.
Business
Online Shopping
Education/Reference
Internet Services
Blogs/Wiki
Entertainment
Software/Hardware
Health
Finance/Banking
General News
Top sites
Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.
Compare alternatives
Technologies with similar characteristics.
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