🆚 Highlight.js vs. Socket.io

Statistics based on 3.6M+ analyzed websites. About this data
Highlight.js
Socket.io

Type

JavaScript library
JavaScript library

About

Highlight.js is an open-source JavaScript syntax highlighter with automatic language detection and zero dependencies for browser and server-side environments.

It supports more than 190 programming and markup languages and over 500 themes, provides selective language builds for smaller bundle sizes, and supports Node.js and Deno environments.

Socket.IO is a library that enables real-time, bidirectional and event-based communication between the browser and the server.

Website

highlightjs.org #656,024
socket.io #648,736

Pricing

Free ✔️ Open source
Free ✔️ Open source

Categories

JavaScript Libraries › Rank #123
JavaScript Libraries › Rank #189

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Highlight.js JavaScript library is 2.8 times more popular than Socket.io.
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 the United States, Russia, and Germany, while Socket.io is more popular in Vietnam, Hungary, and Thailand.
United States
Russia
Germany
Japan
France
United Kingdom
India
China
Netherlands
Canada

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Highlight.js is more popular among sites focused on business, Internet services, and marketing and merchandising, while Socket.io is more commonly used on finance and banking, and general news sites.
Business
Internet Services
Marketing/Merchandising
Blogs/Wiki
Education/Reference
Software/Hardware
Online Shopping
Finance/Banking
Health
Entertainment

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#101
#130
#301
#2,549
#2,616
View more ➝
Name
Rank
#696
#2,231
#2,301
#2,970
#2,988
View more ➝

See also

🗃️ About This Data