🆚 LibreSSL vs. OpenSSL

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *
LibreSSL
OpenSSL

Type

Web server module
Web server module

About

LibreSSL is a fork of OpenSSL 1.0.1g developed to modernize the codebase and improve security.

OpenSSL is an open-source software library that provides strong encryption using the SSL and TLS protocols.

Headquarters

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Newark, Delaware, United States

Website

libressl.org
openssl.org #197,328

Categories

Web Server Modules › Rank #17
Web Server Modules › Rank #1

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The OpenSSL web server module is 300 times more popular than LibreSSL.
Total websites

Market share

Web Server Modules

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

OpenSSL is more popular than LibreSSL in all countries.
United States
Japan
Germany
Korea
United Kingdom
Italy
Spain
Netherlands
France
Czech Republic

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

OpenSSL is more popular than LibreSSL in all market segments.
Business
Education/Reference
Marketing/Merchandising
Online Shopping
Internet Services
Entertainment
Software/Hardware
Travel
Blogs/Wiki
Health

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#71,585
#100,107
pictureview.com
#179,643
#201,420
#416,318
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Name
Rank
#141
#221
#623
#1,075
#1,181
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