For web visitors,
HyperLink and LinkButton controls are the same,
But they still have big differences in functionality.
When the user clicks on the control:
The HyperLink control will immediately "navigate" the user to the target URL, and the form will not be sent back to the server.
The LinkButton control first sends the form back to the server, and then navigates the user to the target URL.
If server-side processing is required before "reaching" the target URL, use a LinkButton control;
If server-side processing is not required, you can use the HyperLink control.