Which do the most popular websites prefer?

Among the 719 sites of the top 1,000 that we could read, 9 (1.3%) use WP Engine and 3 (0.4%) use Netlify.

Can a website use both WP Engine and Netlify?

Yes: 0 of the 7,905 sites show both (<0.1%); 119 show only WP Engine and 62 only Netlify.

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WP Engine vs Netlify: which do popular websites use?

Q: Which is more popular, WP Engine or Netlify?

As of 2026-10-03, WP Engine is detected on 119 of 7,905 popular websites (1.5%) and Netlify on 62 (0.8%): WP Engine is 1.9x as common. 0 sites use both.

Adoption at a glance

	WP Engine	Netlify
Sites using it	119	62
Share of 7,905 sites	1.5%	0.8%
Share of the top 1,000 sites (719 readable)	1.3%	0.4%
Only this one of the two	119	62

Both: 0 sites. Detected on 2026-10-03 from the home page; a technology that leaves no trace there is not counted.

By site sector

Sector	Sites	WP Engine	Netlify
Other	6,341	1.7%	0.9%
News	349	0.9%	0.6%
Entertainment	316	0.6%	0.9%
Education	247	1.2%	0.4%
Government	243	0.8%	<0.1%
Technology	135	1.5%	1.5%
Finance	97	1.0%	<0.1%
E-commerce	92	<0.1%	<0.1%

Share of the sector's sites using each technology; sectors with at least 50 sites.

By top-level domain

TLD	Sites	WP Engine	Netlify
.com	4,168	2.3%	1.1%
.org	439	1.8%	0.7%
.net	335	0.3%	0.3%
.ru	259	<0.1%	<0.1%
.jp	190	<0.1%	<0.1%
.io	187	1.6%	2.7%
.de	181	<0.1%	<0.1%
.edu	160	1.9%	0.6%
.gov	110	1.8%	<0.1%

Top-level domains with at least 100 sites.

Each technology

Websites using WP Engine (119)
Websites using Netlify (62)

FAQ

Which is more popular, WP Engine or Netlify?: As of 2026-10-03, WP Engine is detected on 119 of 7,905 popular websites (1.5%) and Netlify on 62 (0.8%): WP Engine is 1.9x as common. 0 sites use both.
Which do the most popular websites prefer?: Among the 719 sites of the top 1,000 that we could read, 9 (1.3%) use WP Engine and 3 (0.4%) use Netlify.
Can a website use both WP Engine and Netlify?: Yes: 0 of the 7,905 sites show both (<0.1%); 119 show only WP Engine and 62 only Netlify.