| Website | Web Application |
| Contains static content available publicly to all the visitors. | Dynamic and interactive content. |
| The content is readable by all but cannot be changed or manipulated. | An end-user can read and manipulate the restricted data. |
| These are mostly informational websites hence authentication is not mandatory. | Needs authentication as these have more features and options for the user. |
| It is simple to create as just information is loaded and updated. | Since there is interaction with the end-user, web applications are complex and perform more functions. |
| Website is a whole product that is accessible through the browser. | It is one part of the whole website. it cannot be accessed directly. |
| No pre-compilation is required, only HTML code needs to be refreshed. | Pre-compilation is required before deployment. |