Stellar IMS vs Facebook
A side by side look at reach, regional footprint and where each widgets technology actually wins, built from live detections across millions of websites.
The short version. Facebook has roughly 67430x more sites overall (249 vs 16.8M). But the split flips by market: Stellar IMS trails across most markets, while Facebook runs the majority in Germany, United Kingdom and France. 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 Stellar IMS's 0% global share, so bars past it lean Stellar IMS.
Where to build
Building an app, theme or agency around one technology? This is where its sites actually concentrate.
Build for Stellar IMS
Build for Facebook
United States is the most one-sided market in this comparison: 1.4M Facebook sites to 9 on Stellar IMS, 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 Stellar IMS if
- ✓You value where it concentrates its footprint over sheer volume.
- ✓Your team is already invested in the Stellar IMS stack.
Choose Facebook if
- ✓You operate in Germany, United Kingdom and France, its heartland.
- ✓You want the larger install base (16.8M sites) and a bigger ecosystem.
- ✓Your team is already invested in the Facebook stack.
Export the websites behind either technology
Get the sites using Stellar IMS or Facebook with emails, socials and country filters.