ESI

W3C, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Edge Side Includes (ESI) is a simple markup language used to define web page components for dynamic assembly and delivery of web applications at the edge of the internet.

According to our data, ESI ranks 49th among the standards we track.
It is detected on 0.01% of all websites.

It is especially popular in France, appearing on 0.09% of all websites in the country.

πŸ“Š Rankings and Market Share

πŸ† ESI Awards

⚑ Sites Using ESI

We have data on 496 websites that use ESI. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using ESI is service-public.fr.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 service-public.fr #515 France French
2 otto.de #529 Germany German
3 sudinfo.be #2,876 Belgium French
4 marmiton.org #3,340 France French
5 lavoixdunord.fr #4,381 France French
6 wgu.edu #6,088 United States English
7 rtl.be #6,704 Belgium French
8 geneve.ch #8,454 Switzerland French
9 toulouse.fr #9,983 France French
10 bmw.de #12,604 Germany German
11 paris-normandie.fr #15,160 France French
12 courrier-picard.fr #15,302 France French
13 patagonia.jp #15,398 United States English
14 lunion.fr #15,660 France French
15 t13.cl #19,228 Chile Spanish
16 massimodutti.com #20,434 Spain European Spanish
17 dnoticias.pt #21,847 Portugal Portuguese
18 ksml.fi #24,349 Finland Finnish
19 truevalue.com #26,049 United States English
20 doitbest.com #26,126 United States English

πŸ“ˆ Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use ESI:

Most of the sites using ESI are from France, Finland, and the United States.

  • France 27%
  • Finland 16%
  • United States 7.6%
  • Germany 6.3%
  • United Kingdom 3.8%
  • Netherlands 3.1%
  • Canada 2.9%
  • Italy 2.5%
  • Australia 2.2%
  • Other 28.6%

Most ESI users speak English, French, or Finnish.

  • English 33.9%
  • French 19.4%
  • Finnish 14.3%
  • German 7.3%
  • Spanish 3.8%
  • Italian 3.4%
  • Dutch 3.4%
  • Portuguese 1.6%
  • Chinese 1.2%
  • Other 11.7%

ESI is especially popular on .com, .fr, and .fi top-level domains.

  • .com 21%
  • .fr 14.1%
  • .fi 14.1%
  • .org 5.4%
  • .de 3.8%
  • .co.uk 3.4%
  • .it 3%
  • .nl 2.8%
  • .net 2.2%
  • Other 30.2%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing ESI include motor vehicles, general news, and business.

  • Motor Vehicles 23.1%
  • General News 15.1%
  • Business 10.2%
  • Online Shopping 10.2%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 5.4%
  • Fashion/Beauty 4.3%
  • Education/Reference 3.8%
  • Portal Sites 3.2%
  • Internet Services 2.7%
  • Other 22%

πŸ•΅οΈ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best ESI alternatives.

RankName
1
CSS
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

A stylesheet language used to control the presentation of HTML and XML documents, defining layout, colors, typography, and responsive behavior across different devices.

2
HTML
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

A markup language used to create web pages and is the de facto standard for documents displayed in web browsers.

3
ARIA
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

A technical specification from the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative that defines how to improve the accessibility of web content and applications, particularly those with dynamic interfaces and custom controls.

27
CGI
Wilmington, Delaware, United States

An interface specification that enables web servers to execute an external program to process HTTP requests.

41
Rack
Munich, Germany

A minimal, modular interface and invocation convention that operates between Ruby web servers and web applications to standardize how HTTP requests and responses are exchanged.

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πŸ’¬ Frequently Asked Questions

What is the company behind ESI?

ESI is owned by World Wide Web Consortium, Inc., headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.

Which country uses ESI the most?

The majority of ESI users are from France.

Who uses ESI?

According to our data, ESI is used on hundreds of sites, including such established ones as service-public.fr, otto.de, and sudinfo.be.

Do academic institutions use ESI?

Yes. The most prominent of these is wgu.edu. Overall, we know of 3 academic websites in the United States that use ESI.

What are the alternatives to ESI?

Alternatives and possible competitors to ESI may include CGI, Rack, and CSS.

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