🆚 Pingback vs. RSD

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

📈 RSD is twice as popular as Pingback.
🌎 RSD is more popular in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
🌍 Pingback is more popular in Pitcairn.

Pingback

RSD

Type

Standard

About

Pingback is a method for web authors to request notification when somebody links to one of their documents.

Really Simple Discovery (RSD) is an XML format that helps client software find the services needed to read, edit, or "work with" weblogging software.

Website

hixie.ch #13,617

cyber.harvard.edu

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

RSD is 2.2 times more popular than Pingback.

Total websites

Market share

Standards

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

RSD is more popular in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom, while Pingback is more popular in Pitcairn.

United States

Germany

United Kingdom

Spain

Japan

Italy

France

Australia

Netherlands

Canada

Awards

⭐ 8th most popular in Bhutan in the Standards category.
⭐ 9th most popular in Japan in the Standards category.
⭐ 9th most popular in Vietnam in the Standards category.
⭐ 9th most popular in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Standards category.
⭐ 9th most popular in Macedonia in the Standards category.

🥉 Third most popular in El Salvador in the Standards category.
🥉 Third most popular in Bhutan in the Standards category.
🥉 Third most popular in Libya in the Standards category.
⭐ 4th most popular in Spain in the Standards category.
⭐ 4th most popular in Italy in the Standards category.

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

RSD is more popular among sites focused on business, marketing and merchandising, and blogs and wiki, while Pingback is more commonly used on sports and games sites.

Business

Marketing/Merchandising

Blogs/Wiki

Education/Reference

Internet Services

Entertainment

Online Shopping

Travel

Health

Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO