🆚 ETag vs. HSTS

📈 HSTS is noticeably 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.

Statistics based on 3.3M+ analyzed websites. About this data

Type

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 is a web security mechanism that ensures a user's browser always connects to a website using HTTPS, preventing insecure HTTP access.

It is enforced through the Strict-Transport-Security response header, which defines a policy duration, can apply to all subdomains, automatically upgrades HTTP requests to HTTPS, and protects against protocol downgrade attacks and cookie hijacking.

Headquarters

Fremont, California, United States

Website

datatracker.ietf.org

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.
🥉 Third most popular in Liberia 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.

🥈 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.

Name

Rank

#11

#13

#29

#52

#55

Name

Rank