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Looking for an alternative to PHP? Site Stats Database tracks 5 other programming languages; the top ones are below, ranked by adoption, with authority and traffic for each and the leading sites that use them. PHP itself is used by 390,378 websites. Back to PHP.
| Language | Websites | Share | Median DR | Median traffic | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHP (this page) |
| 390,378 |
| 88.2% |
| 26 |
| 3,680 |
| - |
| ASP.NET | 58,396 | 13.2% | 35 | 7,368 | PHP vs ASP.NET |
| Java | 13,293 | 3.0% | 37 | 6,001 | PHP vs Java |
| Ruby | 5,946 | 1.3% | 39 | 7,437 | PHP vs Ruby |
| Node.js | 4,256 | 1.0% | 39 | 4,444 | PHP vs Node.js |
| Python | 1,747 | 0.4% | 43 | 5,463 | PHP vs Python |
ASP.NET is Microsoft's framework for building web apps and services on .NET.
58,396
Websites
13.2%
Share of Language
35
Median DR
7,368
Median traffic
Top sites using ASP.NET
Java is a general-purpose language widely used for enterprise web backends.
13,293
Websites
3.0%
Share of Language
37
Median DR
6,001
Median traffic
Top sites using Java
Ruby is a dynamic language best known on the web for the Ruby on Rails framework.
5,946
Websites
1.3%
Share of Language
39
Median DR
7,437
Median traffic
Top sites using Ruby
Node.js is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 engine for server-side applications.
4,256
Websites
1.0%
Share of Language
39
Median DR
4,444
Median traffic
Top sites using Node.js
Python is a general-purpose language used on the web via frameworks like Django and Flask.
1,747
Websites
0.4%
Share of Language
43
Median DR
5,463
Median traffic
Top sites using Python
By number of websites, the most widely used alternatives to PHP are ASP.NET, Java, Ruby, Node.js, Python. The right one depends on your needs; compare them on adoption, authority, and audience above.
Site Stats Database tracks 5 other programming languages used by 100 or more websites, plus a long tail of rarer ones. PHP itself is used by 390,378 websites.
PHP leads this category with 390,378 websites in our catalog.
Adoption is counted from Site Stats Database's own crawl; authority (Ahrefs Domain Rating) and traffic come from Ahrefs and DataForSEO. Everything reflects the sites we track and refreshes at least monthly.
Citation
Site Stats Database. "PHP Alternatives & Competitors." Site Stats Database, July 1, 2026. https://sitestatsdb.com/technologies/programming-languages/php/alternatives
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