Node.js vs PHP

PHP is used by more websites in our catalog: 4,256 use Node.js and 390,378 use PHP.

Node.js sites have the higher median Ahrefs Domain Rating (Node.js: 39, PHP: 26).

Between 2026-06 and 2026-07, Node.js went from 0.59% to 0.48% of all tracked sites, while PHP went from 49% to 44%. Node.js is gaining ground faster in our index.

367 websites in our catalog use both Node.js and PHP.

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.