Global Web Server Extensions Usage Statistics and Market Share
We are tracking usage statistics and market share of 13 web technologies in Web Server Extensions. In October 2023 the most popular web technology in Web Server Extensions is OpenSSL with 64% market share. In second place there is Google PageSpeed with 14% market share. After that there are mod_ssl with 9%, mod_dav with 3% and mod_perl with 3% market share. Top 5 web technologies together have 92% market share. The remaining 8 web technologies in Web Server Extensions have a combined market share of 8%.
About Web Server Extensions
Web Server Extensions are software modules that run inside web server and provide additional functionality.
We are tracking 13 different technologies in Web Server Extensions.
There are 2,261,392 websites using Web Server Extensions in out database.
Web Server Extensions Usage Statistics and Market Share in October 2023
#1 OpenSSL 
64.30%
#2 Google PageSpeed 
13.60%
#3 mod_ssl 
9.05%
#4 mod_dav 
3.53%
#5 mod_perl 
2.71%
#6 mod_python 
1.79%
#7 mod_jk 1.43%
#8 Engintron 
1.36%
#9 mod_fastcgi 0.95%
#10 mod_wsgi 
0.90%
#11 mod_rails 
0.13%
#12 mod_rack 0.13%
#13 mod_auth_pam 0.11%
Technologies in Web Server Extensions
OpenSSL
OpenSSL is a software library for applications that secure communications over computer networks against eavesdropping or need to identify the party at the other end. It is widely used by Internet servers, including the majority of HTTPS websites.
Google PageSpeed
Google PageSpeed is a tool that analyzes the content of a web page, then generates suggestions to make that page faster.
mod_ssl
mod_ssl is an optional module for the Apache HTTP Server. It provides strong cryptography for the Apache web server via the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) cryptographic protocols by the help of the open-source SSL/TLS toolkit OpenSSL.
mod_dav
Mod_dav is an Apache module to provide WebDAV capabilities for your Apache web server. It is an open-source module, provided under an Apache-style license.
mod_perl
Mod_perl is an optional module for the Apache HTTP server. It embeds a Perl interpreter into the Apache server. In addition to allowing Apache modules to be written in the Perl programming language, it allows the Apache web server to be dynamically configured by Perl programs.
mod_python
Mod_python is an Apache HTTP Server module that integrates the Python programming language with the server. It is intended to provide a Python language binding for the Apache HTTP Server.
mod_jk
Mod_jk is an Apache module used to connect the Tomcat servlet container with web servers such as Apache, iPlanet, Sun ONE (formerly Netscape) and even IIS using the Apache JServ Protocol. A web server waits for client HTTP requests.
Engintron
Engintron is a plugin that integrates Nginx to cPanel/WHM server.
mod_fastcgi
Mod_fcgid is a high performance alternative to mod_cgi or mod_cgid, which starts a sufficient number instances of the CGI program to handle concurrent requests, and these programs remain running to handle further incoming requests.
mod_wsgi
mod_wsgi is an Apache HTTP Server module that provides a WSGI compliant interface for hosting Python based web applications under Apache.
mod_rails
Mod_rails is a free web server and application server with support for Ruby, Python and Node.js.
mod_rack
Mod_rack is a free web server and application server with support for Ruby, Python and Node.js.
mod_auth_pam
Mod_auth_pam is used to configure ways for authenticating users.
Web Server Extensions Market Share History in Last 12 Months
| Technology | December 2022 | January 2023 | February 2023 | March 2023 | April 2023 | May 2023 | June 2023 | July 2023 | August 2023 | September 2023 | October 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenSSL | 64.07% | 64.03% | 64.06% | 82.75% | 64.13% | 64.19% | 64.20% | 64.24% | 64.27% | 64.29% | 64.30% |
| Google PageSpeed | 13.31% | 13.35% | 13.35% | 17.25% | 13.36% | 13.38% | 13.51% | 13.57% | 13.59% | 13.59% | 13.60% |
| mod_ssl | 10.00% | 9.94% | 9.89% | 12.75% | 9.75% | 9.67% | 9.30% | 9.13% | 9.09% | 9.06% | 9.05% |
| mod_dav | 3.77% | 3.75% | 3.73% | 4.81% | 3.68% | 3.65% | 3.61% | 3.56% | 3.54% | 3.53% | 3.53% |
| mod_perl | 2.76% | 2.75% | 2.74% | 3.55% | 2.74% | 2.74% | 2.72% | 2.72% | 2.71% | 2.71% | 2.71% |
| mod_python | 1.78% | 1.78% | 1.78% | 2.30% | 1.78% | 1.77% | 1.78% | 1.79% | 1.79% | 1.79% | 1.79% |
| mod_jk | 1.42% | 1.42% | 1.42% | 1.84% | 1.43% | 1.43% | 1.43% | 1.43% | 1.43% | 1.43% | 1.43% |
| mod_fastcgi | 1.02% | 1.02% | 1.01% | 1.31% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 0.98% | 0.96% | 0.96% | 0.96% | 0.95% |
| mod_wsgi | 0.91% | 0.91% | 0.91% | 1.17% | 0.90% | 0.90% | 0.90% | 0.90% | 0.90% | 0.90% | 0.90% |
| Engintron | 0.56% | 0.65% | 0.70% | 0.95% | 0.82% | 0.88% | 1.18% | 1.32% | 1.34% | 1.36% | 1.36% |
| mod_rails | 0.15% | 0.15% | 0.15% | 0.19% | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.13% | 0.13% | 0.13% | 0.13% |
| mod_rack | 0.15% | 0.15% | 0.14% | 0.19% | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.13% | 0.13% | 0.13% | 0.13% |
| mod_auth_pam | 0.12% | 0.11% | 0.11% | 0.15% | 0.11% | 0.12% | 0.12% | 0.11% | 0.12% | 0.11% | 0.11% |