Prototype

United States

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

According to our data, Prototype ranks 99th among the JavaScript libraries we track.
It has 0.4% of the JavaScript library market share and is detected on 0.3% of all websites.

Statistics based on 3.6M+ analyzed websites. About this data

💸 Pricing

Prototype is available for free.

Free ✔️ Open source

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 Prototype Awards

⚡ Sites Using Prototype

We have data on 10,549 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 x.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 x.com #12 United States English
2 steamcommunity.com #264 United States English
3 ok.ru #295 Russia English
4 furaffinity.net #555 English
5 rosszlanyok.hu #3,470 Hungary Hungarian
6 orekou.net #4,651 Japan Japanese
7 naturabuy.fr #4,754 France French
8 alastonsuomi.com #5,291 Netherlands Finnish
9 aladin.co.kr #5,577 Korea Korean
10 inkbunny.net #7,655 France English
11 sjsu.edu #7,957 United States English
12 journals.plos.org American English
13 ozone.bg #8,952 Bulgaria Bulgarian
14 dof.gob.mx #9,330 Mexico Spanish
15 techtudo.com.br #9,763 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
16 littleboxindia.com #11,163 India English
17 saya.pk #11,204 Pakistan English
18 u-szeged.hu #12,760 Hungary Hungarian
19 turismo.gal #13,363 Spain English
20 mineduc.gob.gt #13,781 Guatemala Spanish

📈 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%
  • Germany 13.4%
  • Japan 7.5%
  • United Kingdom 5.1%
  • France 4.8%
  • Netherlands 4.2%
  • Italy 3.1%
  • Spain 3%
  • Brazil 2.8%
  • Other 42.1%

Most Prototype users speak English, German, or Japanese.

  • English 44.2%
  • German 13.2%
  • Japanese 6.6%
  • Spanish 4.2%
  • French 4.1%
  • Russian 3%
  • Dutch 3%
  • Portuguese 2.8%
  • Italian 2.5%
  • Other 16.4%

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

  • .com 38.5%
  • .de 8.7%
  • .org 4.4%
  • .net 3.7%
  • .nl 2.7%
  • .jp 2.3%
  • .co.uk 2.2%
  • .ch 1.9%
  • .ru 1.8%
  • Other 33.8%

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

  • Online Shopping 22.3%
  • Business 12.9%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 9.9%
  • Education/Reference 4.5%
  • Entertainment 4.2%
  • Blogs/Wiki 3.5%
  • Internet Services 3.4%
  • Travel 3.3%
  • Fashion/Beauty 3.2%
  • Other 32.8%

🔢 Prototype Versions

The most common version of Prototype is 1.7, used by 88.7% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 9.2% of sites use Prototype 1.6, and 1% use Prototype 1.

  • 1.7 88.7%
  • 1.6 9.2%
  • 1 1%
  • 1.3 0.6%
  • 1.4 0.3%
  • 1.5 0.2%
  • 17 0.08%
  • 2 0.08%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Prototype alternatives.

RankName
1
jQuery
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A fast, small, feature-rich JavaScript library designed to simplify HTML DOM tree traversal and manipulation, event handling, CSS animations, and Ajax.

FreeOpen source
70
MooTools
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An open-source JavaScript library that simplifies DOM manipulation, event handling, AJAX, animations, and object-oriented application development.

FreeOpen source
174
Htmx

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

FreeOpen source
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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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RxJS

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Prototype's headquarters?

Prototype is located in United States.

Is Prototype free?

Yes, it is a free JavaScript library.
It is also open source 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 x.com, steamcommunity.com, and ok.ru.

Do academic institutions use Prototype?

Yes. The most prominent of these is sjsu.edu. Overall, we know of 5 academic websites in the United States that use Prototype.

How does Prototype stack up against the competition?

Prototype is a moderately popular JavaScript library, ranking ahead of 213 other JavaScript libraries we track.

What are the alternatives to Prototype?

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

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