🆚 JSON Web Token vs. OpenPGP

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

📈 JSON Web Token is much more popular than OpenPGP.
🌍 JSON Web Token is more popular in all countries.
⭐ OpenPGP is particularly popular in Germany.

Type

Standard

About

JSON Web Token (JWT) is an open standard (RFC 7519) that defines a compact and self-contained way for securely transmitting information between parties as a JSON object.

OpenPGP is a non-proprietary protocol for encrypting email using public key cryptography.

Headquarters

Fremont, California, United States

Website

jwt.io #183,074

openpgp.org #312,106

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

JSON Web Token is 14 times more popular than OpenPGP.

Total websites

Market share

Standards

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

JSON Web Token is more popular than OpenPGP in all countries.

Russia

Germany

United States

France

Norway

United Kingdom

Netherlands

Switzerland

Austria

Vietnam

Awards

🔥 20th most popular in Norway in the Standards category.
⬆️ 22nd most popular in Russia in the Standards category.
⬆️ 26th most popular in Vietnam in the Standards category.
⬆️ 31st most popular in Austria in the Standards category.
⬆️ 32nd most popular in Turkey in the Standards category.

⬆️ 42nd most popular in Germany in the Standards category.
⬆️ 49th most popular in the United States in the Standards category.

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

JSON Web Token is more popular among sites focused on online shopping, business, and marketing and merchandising, while OpenPGP is more commonly used on software and hardware, and personal pages sites.

Online Shopping

Business

Marketing/Merchandising

Fashion/Beauty

Travel

Public Information

Education/Reference

Internet Services

Blogs/Wiki

Entertainment