🆚 RSD vs. XFN

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

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Standard

About

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

XHTML Friends Network (XFN) is an HTML microformat that provides a simple way to represent human relationships using links.

Website

Categories

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Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

RSD is 1.6 times more popular than XFN.
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 XFN is more popular in the Netherlands Antilles and DPR Korea.
United States
Germany
United Kingdom
Spain
France
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
Australia
Brazil

Awards

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 XFN is more commonly used on religion and ideology sites.
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Blogs/Wiki
Education/Reference
Internet Services
Online Shopping
Entertainment
Travel
Health
Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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