The document presents a comparison of adaptive backstepping control and adaptive backstepping sliding mode control for uncertain nonlinear systems transformed into semi-strict feedback form. It describes the design of an adaptive backstepping controller using a recursive algorithm to stabilize the system and ensure output tracking. An adaptive backstepping sliding mode controller is also designed combining the backstepping technique with sliding mode control. Simulation results show that the adaptive backstepping sliding mode control has better tracking performance and parameter estimation ability, especially when the unknown parameters are time-varying, demonstrating its greater robustness.