🆚 HSTS vs. Redirect
Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *- 📈 HSTS is twice as popular as Redirect.
- 🌎 HSTS is more popular in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
- 🌍 Redirect is more popular in Samoa, Palau, and Grenada.
Type
Networking technology
Networking technology
About
The HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) standard ensures that a user's browser always connects to a website using HTTPS.
Cross-domain redirection that sends visitors to a different domain.
Headquarters
Fremont, California, United States
Categories
Networking › Rank #4
Networking › Rank #7
Popularity
Determined by the number of sites using each technology.
HSTS networking technology is 2.4 times more popular than Redirect.
Total websites
Market share
Networking
Popularity by country
Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.
HSTS is more popular in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom, while Redirect is more popular in Samoa, Palau, and Grenada.
United States
Germany
United Kingdom
France
Netherlands
Australia
Japan
Canada
Russia
Spain
Awards
- 🥈 Second most popular in Vatican in the Networking category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Switzerland in the Networking category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Finland in the Networking category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Isle of Man in the Networking category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Saint Helena in the Networking category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Grenada in the Networking category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Palau in the Networking category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Cambodia in the Networking category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Liechtenstein in the Networking category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Belize in the Networking category.
Popularity by domain category
Determined by the number of sites in each category.
HSTS is more popular among sites focused on business, online shopping, and education and reference, while Redirect is more commonly used on marketing and merchandising sites.
Business
Online Shopping
Education/Reference
Internet Services
Blogs/Wiki
Travel
Entertainment
Software/Hardware
Health
General News
Top sites
Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.
Compare alternatives
Technologies with similar characteristics.
HTTP 2+
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