🆚 Google Web Server vs. Microsoft IIS

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Web server
Web server

About

Google Web Server (GWS) is a proprietary web server software used by Google for its web infrastructure.

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) is an extensible web server developed by Microsoft for Windows systems.

It has a modular architecture with standalone components, supports HTTP, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, HTTPS, FTP, FTPS, SMTP, and NNTP protocols, enables worker process isolation through application pools, and provides native integration with ASP.NET and ASP.NET Core.

Headquarters

Mountain View, California, United States
Redmond, Washington, United States

Website

Pricing

Free version ✔️IIS Express
Bundled with Windows Server, which is $1,176+

Categories

Web Servers › Rank #21
Web Servers › Rank #4

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Microsoft IIS web server is 286 times more popular than Google Web Server.
Total websites

Market share

Web Servers

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Microsoft IIS is more popular in the United States, China, and the United Kingdom, while Google Web Server is more popular in Senegal, Niger, and the Gambia.
United States
China
United Kingdom
Italy
Turkey
India
Netherlands
Germany
Canada
Brazil

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Microsoft IIS is more popular among sites focused on business, marketing and merchandising, and education and reference, while Google Web Server is more commonly used on search engines sites.
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Education/Reference
Online Shopping
Health
Internet Services
Travel
Software/Hardware
Public Information
Sports

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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