🆚 JSON vs. OAuth

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *
JSON
OAuth

Type

Standard
Standard

About

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight, language-independent data exchange format derived from JavaScript and used to structure and transmit data between systems.

It represents data as key-value pairs and ordered arrays, supports various data types, and is widely used in web APIs, configuration files, and data storage.

OAuth is an open standard authorization protocol that allows applications to obtain limited access to user accounts without sharing passwords across web, mobile, and desktop environments.

It uses token-based authorization with access and refresh tokens, lets users grant specific permissions to applications such as access to profile data or contacts, and is widely adopted by online service providers such as Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and GitHub.

Headquarters

Fremont, California, United States

Website

json.org #518,939
oauth.net #601,158

Categories

Standards › Rank #4
Standards › Rank #16

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

JSON is 25 times more popular than OAuth.
Total websites

Market share

Standards

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

JSON is more popular than OAuth in all countries.
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Spain
Italy
Australia
Netherlands
Japan
Canada

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

JSON is more popular than OAuth in all market segments.
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Online Shopping
Blogs/Wiki
Education/Reference
Internet Services
Entertainment
Travel
Health
Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#2
#5
#7
#8
#13
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Rank
#2
#5
#7
#9
#12
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