Shiny vs Microsoft ASP.NET
A side by side look at reach, regional footprint and where each web frameworks technology actually wins, built from live detections across millions of websites.
The short version. Microsoft ASP.NET has roughly 514x more sites overall (846 vs 435K). But the split flips by market: Shiny over-indexes in Finland, France and Switzerland, while Microsoft ASP.NET runs the majority in Viet Nam, Iran and Slovakia. Which one fits depends far more on your market than on raw totals.
Head to head
Where each technology comes out ahead, by dimension
Who leads each market
Share of the two technologies per country. The marker is Shiny's 0% global share, so bars past it lean Shiny.
Where to build
Building an app, theme or agency around one technology? This is where its sites actually concentrate.
Build for Shiny
Build for Microsoft ASP.NET
United States is the most one-sided market in this comparison: 38.1K Microsoft ASP.NET sites to 2 on Shiny, a 100% split. For a new project there, the ecosystem, plugins and talent all point one way.
Which should you choose
A quick read based on reach and regional traction
Choose Shiny if
- ✓You sell into Finland, France and Switzerland, where it has real traction.
- ✓You value where it concentrates its footprint over sheer volume.
- ✓Your team is already invested in the Shiny stack.
Choose Microsoft ASP.NET if
- ✓You operate in Viet Nam, Iran and Slovakia, its heartland.
- ✓You want the larger install base (435K sites) and a bigger ecosystem.
- ✓Your team is already invested in the Microsoft ASP.NET stack.
Export the websites behind either technology
Get the sites using Shiny or Microsoft ASP.NET with socials, country and industry filters.