🆚 Highlight.js vs. Prism

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *
Highlight.js
Prism

Type

JavaScript library
JavaScript library

About

Highlight.js is a JavaScript syntax highlighter with automatic language detection and zero dependencies.

Prism is a lightweight, extensible syntax highlighter that supports nearly 300 languages.

Website

highlightjs.org #656,024
prismjs.com #1,416,510

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source
Free ✔️Open source

Categories

JavaScript Libraries › Rank #124
JavaScript Libraries › Rank #125

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Highlight.js JavaScript library is as popular as Prism.
Total websites

Market share

JavaScript Libraries

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Highlight.js is more popular in Russia, Germany, and France, while Prism is more popular in the United States, Japan, and the United Kingdom.
United States
Japan
Russia
Germany
United Kingdom
France
China
India
Netherlands
Spain

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Highlight.js is more popular among sites focused on marketing and merchandising, technical, business forums, and entertainment, while Prism is more commonly used on business, Internet services, and blogs and wiki sites.
Business
Internet Services
Blogs/Wiki
Software/Hardware
Marketing/Merchandising
Education/Reference
Online Shopping
Technical/Business Forums
Technical Information
Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#101
#130
#301
#2,549
#2,649
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Rank
#16
#198
#228
#1,196
#1,639
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