🆚 FTP vs. HTTP 2+
- 📈 HTTP 2+ is much more popular than FTP.
- 🌍 HTTP 2+ is more popular in all countries.
FTP
HTTP 2+Type
About
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol for transferring files between a server and a client.
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is an application-layer protocol used to transfer resources such as 
HTML documents, images, and other web content, forming the foundation of data communication in web browsers.
It uses a stateless request-response model between clients and servers, defines standard request methods such as GET and POST, uses headers for metadata and caching control, and typically operates over TCP or TLS in the case of HTTPS.
Headquarters
datatracker.ietf.orgCategories
Popularity
Determined by the number of sites using each technology.
Market share
Popularity by country
Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.
Awards
- ⭐ 10th most popular in the United States in the Networking category.
- ⭐ 10th most popular in Germany in the Networking category.
- ⭐ 10th most popular in Lithuania in the Networking category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Indonesia in the Networking category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Cambodia in the Networking category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Saint Helena in the Networking category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Palau in the Networking category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Brunei Darussalam in the Networking category.
Popularity by domain category
Determined by the number of sites in each category.
Top sites
Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.
Compare alternatives
Technologies with similar characteristics.
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QUIC🗃️ About This Data
- We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
- Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
- This report is based on the analysis of 3,375,483 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.