Prototype

Prototype is a JavaScript framework that aims to ease development of dynamic web applications.

According to our data, Prototype ranks 83th among the JavaScript libraries we track.
It has 0.5% of the JavaScript library market share and is detected on 0.3% of all websites.

💸 Pricing

Prototype is available for free.

Free ✔️Open source

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 Prototype Awards

⚡ Sites Using Prototype

We have data on 11,043 websites that use the Prototype JavaScript library. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Prototype is globo.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 globo.com #74 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
2 steamcommunity.com #264 United States English
3 ok.ru #295 Russia English
4 furaffinity.net #555 English
5 livescience.com #1,223 United Kingdom English
6 tomsguide.com #1,518 United Kingdom English
7 pcgamer.com #1,890 United Kingdom English
8 bedbathandbeyond.com #2,776 United States English
9 linklist.bio #2,930 English
10 rosszlanyok.hu #3,470 Hungary Hungarian
11 orekou.net #4,651 Japan Japanese
12 androidcentral.com #4,705 United Kingdom English
13 naturabuy.fr #4,754 France French
14 buchstaben.com #4,837 Germany German
15 chartink.com #4,921 India English
16 alastonsuomi.com #5,291 Netherlands Finnish
17 aladin.co.kr #5,577 Korea Korean
18 shogakukan.co.jp #6,603 Japan Japanese
19 guitarworld.com #6,727 United Kingdom English
20 inkbunny.net #7,655 France English

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Prototype:

Most of the sites using Prototype are from the United States, Germany, and Japan.

  • United States 14.6%
  • Germany 12.6%
  • Japan 7%
  • United Kingdom 5.1%
  • France 4.9%
  • Netherlands 4.1%
  • Brazil 3%
  • Italy 2.9%
  • Poland 2.7%
  • Other 43.1%

Most Prototype users speak English, German, or Japanese.

  • English 45.7%
  • German 12.2%
  • Japanese 6%
  • French 4.4%
  • Spanish 3.8%
  • Portuguese 3%
  • Russian 2.9%
  • Dutch 2.9%
  • Italian 2.4%
  • Other 16.7%

The Prototype JavaScript library is especially popular on .com and .de top-level domains.

  • .com 40.2%
  • .de 7.9%
  • .org 4.1%
  • .net 3.6%
  • .nl 2.5%
  • .co.uk 2.2%
  • .jp 2.1%
  • .ch 1.9%
  • .ru 1.8%
  • Other 33.7%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Prototype include online shopping, business, and marketing and merchandising.

  • Online Shopping 22%
  • Business 12.2%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 10.4%
  • Education/Reference 4.4%
  • Entertainment 4%
  • Blogs/Wiki 3.9%
  • Fashion/Beauty 3.6%
  • Travel 3.5%
  • Internet Services 3.4%
  • Other 32.6%

🔢 Prototype Versions

The most common version of Prototype is 1.7, used by 87.9% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 9.9% of sites use Prototype 1.6, and 1% use Prototype 1.

  • 1.7 87.9%
  • 1.6 9.9%
  • 1 1%
  • 1.3 0.5%
  • 1.4 0.3%
  • 1.5 0.2%
  • 17 0.09%
  • 2 0.09%
  • Other 0.02%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Prototype alternatives.

RankName
1
jQuery
San Francisco, California, United States

A fast, small, feature-rich JavaScript library designed to simplify HTML DOM tree traversal and manipulation, event handling, CSS animations, and Ajax.

FreeOpen source
67
MooTools

A collection of JavaScript utilities for DOM management, AJAX, and event handling.

FreeOpen source
154
YUI
New York, United States

An open-source JavaScript and CSS library for building richly interactive web applications.

FreeOpen source
177
Htmx

A library that allows you to use AJAX, CSS transitions, WebSockets and Server Sent Events directly from HTML.

FreeOpen source
233
Zepto
Tucson, Arizona, United States

A lightweight and modular open-source JavaScript library with a largely jQuery-compatible API, designed for modern browsers and optimized for fast execution and small file size.

FreeOpen source

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

Is Prototype free?

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

Which country uses Prototype the most?

The majority of Prototype users are from the United States.

Who uses Prototype?

According to our data, Prototype is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as globo.com, steamcommunity.com, and ok.ru.

Do academic institutions use Prototype?

Yes. Overall, we know of 7 academic websites in the United States that use Prototype.

How does Prototype compare to the competition?

Prototype is a moderately popular JavaScript library, ranking ahead of 227 other JavaScript libraries we track.

What are the alternatives to Prototype?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Prototype may include jQuery, MooTools, and YUI.

Statistics were last calculated on .
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.