Java vs Node.js

Java is used by more websites in our catalog: 13,293 use Java and 4,256 use Node.js.

Node.js sites have the higher median Ahrefs Domain Rating (Java: 37, Node.js: 39).

Between 2026-06 and 2026-07, Java went from 1.7% to 1.5% of all tracked sites, while Node.js went from 0.59% to 0.48%. Node.js is gaining ground faster in our index.

70 websites in our catalog use both Java and Node.js.

Adoption is counted from Site Stats Database's own crawl; Domain Rating comes from Ahrefs and traffic from DataForSEO. Figures reflect the sites we track and refresh at least monthly.