cdnjs vs Google Hosted Libraries
cdnjs is a content delivery network (CDN) and Google Hosted Libraries is a content delivery network (CDN). Here's how they compare, how Tech Stack Detector detects each, and how many scanned websites use them.
Free open-source CDN by Cloudflare.
- Category
- CDN
- Detection signals
- 2
- In our index
- 35 websites
- Official site
- cdnjs.com
Google CDN for popular JavaScript libraries.
- Category
- CDN
- Detection signals
- 1
- In our index
- 7 websites
- Official site
- developers.google.com
Used together
4 websites in our index use both cdnjs and Google Hosted Libraries, so they aren't always an either/or choice.
How Tech Stack Detector detects each
cdnjs
- Script Srccdnjs script source
- Link Hrefcdnjs stylesheet
Google Hosted Libraries
- Script SrcGoogle Hosted Libraries script
Websites using each
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between cdnjs and Google Hosted Libraries?
cdnjs is a content delivery network (CDN) (Free open-source CDN by Cloudflare), while Google Hosted Libraries is a content delivery network (CDN) (Google CDN for popular JavaScript libraries). Both are CDN technologies, so they are often considered alternatives.
Can a website use both cdnjs and Google Hosted Libraries?
Yes. Tech Stack Detector detects each technology independently when you scan a site, so a single page can report both cdnjs and Google Hosted Libraries when both are present.