🆚 OpenPGP vs. Webmention

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *
OpenPGP
Webmention

Type

Standard
Standard

About

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

Webmention is a simple protocol to notify any URL when a website links to it, and for web pages to request notifications when somebody links to them.

Headquarters

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Website

openpgp.org #312,106
w3.org #12,884

Categories

Standards › Rank #49
Standards › Rank #39

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

Webmention is 8 times more popular than OpenPGP.
Total websites

Market share

Standards

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Webmention is more popular than OpenPGP in all countries.
United States
Germany
United Kingdom
France
Netherlands
Canada
Sweden
Australia
Spain
India

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Webmention is more popular among sites focused on blogs and wiki, technical, business forums, and business, while OpenPGP is more commonly used on software and hardware sites.
Blogs/Wiki
Technical/Business Forums
Business
Internet Services
General News
Personal Pages
Entertainment
Software/Hardware
Games
Education/Reference

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#25,330
#66,612
#67,250
#110,747
#151,973
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Name
Rank
#13,052
#16,292
#16,434
#25,273
#28,290
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See also

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