🆚 WebRTC vs. WebSocket
Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *- 📈 WebSocket is much more popular than WebRTC.
- 🌎 WebSocket is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands.
- 🌍 WebRTC is more popular in Algeria, Iraq, and Senegal.
WebSocketType
Browser API
Browser API
About
WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication) is a set of protocols and APIs that enable real-time communication natively from web browsers and and mobile applications.
The WebSocket API enables full-duplex communication between a web browser and a web server.
Headquarters
Fremont, California, United States
Categories
Browser APIs › Rank #13
Browser APIs › Rank #7
Popularity
Determined by the number of sites using each technology.
The WebSocket browser API is 23 times more popular than WebRTC.
Total websites
Market share
Browser APIs
Popularity by country
Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.
WebSocket is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands, while WebRTC is more popular in Algeria, Iraq, and Senegal.
United States
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Germany
France
Russia
Australia
Italy
Canada
Brazil
Awards
- 🔥 11st most popular in Russia in the Browser APIs category.
- 🔥 11st most popular in the Netherlands in the Browser APIs category.
- 🔥 11st most popular in Poland in the Browser APIs category.
- 🔥 12nd most popular in the United States in the Browser APIs category.
- 🔥 12nd most popular in Germany in the Browser APIs category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Kazakhstan in the Browser APIs category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Russia in the Browser APIs category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Ukraine in the Browser APIs category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Belarus in the Browser APIs category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Iran in the Browser APIs category.
Popularity by domain category
Determined by the number of sites in each category.
WebSocket is more popular than WebRTC in all market segments.
Business
Online Shopping
Marketing/Merchandising
Finance/Banking
Blogs/Wiki
Internet Services
Education/Reference
Health
Software/Hardware
Travel
Top sites
Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.
Compare alternatives
Technologies with similar characteristics.
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