Babel

Babel is a JavaScript compiler mainly used to convert ECMAScript 2015+ (ES6) code into an older JavaScript (ES5) version to maximize browser compatibility.

According to our data, Babel ranks 118th among the JavaScript libraries we track.
It has 0.2% of the JavaScript library market share and is detected on 0.2% of all websites.

Statistics based on 3.5M+ analyzed websites. About this data

💸 Pricing

Babel is available for free.

Free ✔️Open source

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 Babel Awards

⚡ Sites Using Babel

We have data on 6,430 websites that use the Babel JavaScript library. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Babel is p**nhub.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 p**nhub.com #26 United States English
2 globo.com #74 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
3 seznam.cz #154 Czech Republic Czech
4 notion.com #186 United States American English
5 avito.ru #207 Russia Russian
6 agoda.com #379 Thailand English
7 bato.to #700 Netherlands English
8 battwo.com #733 English
9 thetimes.com #1,066 United Kingdom English
10 hbomax.com #1,196 United States American English
11 elespanol.com #1,207 United States Spanish
12 elle.com #1,353 United States American English
13 visualcapitalist.com #1,389 Canada American English
14 iherb.com #1,472 United States English
15 freecodecamp.org #1,643 English
16 houzz.com #1,768 United States American English
17 mcafee.com #1,825 American English
18 nespresso.com #1,826 Switzerland English
19 larksuite.com #1,982 China English
20 tools.ietf.org English

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Babel:

Most of the sites using Babel are from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Poland.

  • United States 26.1%
  • United Kingdom 6.2%
  • Poland 6.1%
  • Russia 5.6%
  • France 4.6%
  • Germany 4.1%
  • Canada 3.8%
  • Japan 3.4%
  • Australia 2.7%
  • Other 37.4%

Most Babel users speak English, Russian, or Polish.

  • English 67.6%
  • Russian 4.2%
  • Polish 3.9%
  • French 3.7%
  • Spanish 2.7%
  • German 2.5%
  • Japanese 2.1%
  • Chinese 1.8%
  • Italian 1.4%
  • Other 10.1%

The Babel JavaScript library is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.

  • .com 55.4%
  • .org 5.4%
  • .pl 3.1%
  • .ru 3.1%
  • .net 2.3%
  • .de 1.5%
  • .co.uk 1.4%
  • .fr 1.2%
  • .se 1.1%
  • Other 25.5%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Babel include blogs and wiki, business, and marketing and merchandising.

  • Blogs/Wiki 24.1%
  • Business 8.8%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 7.5%
  • Real Estate 6.4%
  • Online Shopping 5.2%
  • Education/Reference 5.1%
  • Recreation/Hobbies 4.7%
  • Entertainment 3.8%
  • Sports 3.7%
  • Other 30.7%

🔢 Babel Versions

The most common version of Babel is 5.6, used by 35.9% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 33.3% of sites use Babel 6.26, and 12.8% use Babel 6.

  • 5.6 35.9%
  • 6.26 33.3%
  • 6 12.8%
  • 5.8 12.5%
  • 6.15 1.4%
  • 6.24 1.4%
  • 6.21 1.2%
  • 7.22 1.2%
  • 7.21 0.3%
  • 7.24 0.3%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Babel alternatives.

RankName
4
Polyfill

An open-source JavaScript library that provides modern web API features to older browsers that do not natively support them.

FreeOpen source
23
Regenerator
Menlo Park, California, United States

A JavaScript library from Facebook that allows the use of ES6 generators in older browsers.

FreeOpen source
50
Core-js

A modular standard library for JavaScript that provides polyfills for ECMAScript up to 2024: promises, symbols, collections, iterators, typed arrays, and proposals.

FreeOpen source
101
Fastly Polyfill

A service that reads the User-Agent header of each request and returns polyfills appropriate for the requesting browser.

FreeOpen source
253
ES6 Shim

Provides compatibility shims so that legacy JavaScript engines behave as closely as possible to ECMAScript 6.

FreeOpen sourceLegacy

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use Babel for free?

Yes, it is a free JavaScript library.
It is also open source and its code can be found on GitHub.

Which country uses Babel the most?

The majority of Babel users are from the United States.

Who uses Babel?

According to our data, Babel is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as globo.com, seznam.cz, and notion.com.

Is Babel used on government websites?

In total, we found Babel on 7 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use Babel?

Yes. Overall, we know of 8 academic websites in the United States that use Babel.

How does Babel stack up against the competition?

Babel is a moderately popular JavaScript library, ranking ahead of 192 other JavaScript libraries we track.

What are the alternatives to Babel?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Babel may include Polyfill, Regenerator, and Fastly Polyfill.

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