🆚 Facebook Like vs. Facebook Page Plugin

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Social sharing tool
Widget

About

The Facebook Like Button for the Web is a widget that can be integrated into a website to enable visitors to "Like" posts on Facebook.

The Facebook Page Plugin lets you easily embed and promote any public Facebook Page on your website.

Headquarters

Menlo Park, California, United States
Menlo Park, California, United States

Website

Categories

Social Sharing › Rank #5
Widgets › Rank #6
Widgets › Rank #3

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Facebook Page Plugin widget is 1.4 times more popular than Facebook Like.
Total websites

Market share

Widgets

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Facebook Page Plugin is more popular in the United States, Japan, and France, while Facebook Like is more popular in Germany, Russia, and Switzerland.
United States
Japan
France
Vietnam
Italy
Poland
United Kingdom
Brazil
Germany
Czech Republic

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Facebook Page Plugin is more popular among sites focused on blogs and wiki, business, and online shopping, while Facebook Like is more commonly used on marketing and merchandising, entertainment, and Internet services sites.
Blogs/Wiki
Marketing/Merchandising
Business
Online Shopping
Entertainment
Education/Reference
General News
Travel
Sports
Internet Services

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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Rank
#341
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Rank
#2,230
#3,278
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