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Google Search Console vs OpenSearch Description: who uses which
Google Search Console is on more sites: 5,444,266 against 220,970 for OpenSearch Description, about 24.6 times as many. Here's how they compare across the websites we've indexed, and where each one does best.
Where each one is used
| Domain | Google Search Console | OpenSearch Description |
|---|---|---|
| .com on .com | 2,843,795 | 56,258 |
| .de in Germany | 202,314 | 18,790 |
| .org on .org | 191,546 | 21,348 |
| .uk in the UK | 194,661 | 2,416 |
| .net on .net | 131,759 | 8,882 |
| .ru on .ru | 112,088 | 19,276 |
| .fr in France | 115,200 | 3,703 |
| .au in Australia | 108,852 | 1,186 |
36,412 sites run both at once.
Questions
Which is more popular, Google Search Console or OpenSearch Description?
Google Search Console is on more sites: 5,444,266 against 220,970 for OpenSearch Description, about 24.6 times as many, across the sites StackGrep has indexed.
Do sites use Google Search Console and OpenSearch Description together?
36,412 sites load both. That's often a switch in progress, or two teams picking different tools.
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