# Ant Design vs Preact

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Preact

| Attribute | Ant Design | Preact |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 62.2 (69% (medium)) | 77.9 (72% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 70 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 1 | 78,992 |
| adoption.github_stars | 99,768 | 38,926 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 3,866,429 | 38,692,983 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A set of reusable UI components and design guidelines for creating professional web applications with customizable styling and flexible theme support. It is indexed under Frontend UI Frameworks.","source":"https://ant.design","question":"What is Ant Design?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Ant Design is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://ant.design","question":"Is Ant Design free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Ant Design. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://ant.design","question":"What platforms does Ant Design support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Ant Design can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://ant.design","question":"Can Ant Design be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Ant Design is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/ant-design/ant-design","question":"Is Ant Design open source?","confidence":0.99},{"answer":"Ant Design is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in China.","source":"https://ant.design","question":"Where is Ant Design available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"A minimal virtual DOM library that provides a React-compatible API with significantly reduced file size. Preact delivers performance-focused component development without the overhead of traditional frameworks. It is indexed under Frontend UI Frameworks.","source":"https://preactjs.com/","question":"What is Preact?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Preact is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://preactjs.com/","question":"Is Preact free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Preact. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://preactjs.com/","question":"What platforms does Preact support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Preact is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/preactjs/preact","question":"Is Preact open source?","confidence":0.99}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | - |
| description.long | A comprehensive component library and design language supporting React, Angular, and Vue, offering extensive customization options and professional styling capabilities for enterprise application development. | A minimal virtual DOM framework providing React-style components and APIs, optimized for tiny bundle size and fast performance across modern browsers. |
| features.capabilities | `{"paradigm":"React component library","component_model":true}` | `{"paradigm":"Virtual DOM component library","bundle_size":"tiny","ssr_support":true,"virtual_dom":true,"component_model":true,"router_official":true,"state_management":true}` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"CN","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://ant.design","retrievedAt":"2026-08-12T12:23:19.224Z","freeTrialDays":7}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://preactjs.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T13:50:36.035Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| release.cadence_days | 7 | 13 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.scorecard | 7.2 | 5.8 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40inner-desktop%2Fantd&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":2,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=preact&per_page=100","last_12m":1,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` |

## Capabilities (Frontend UI Frameworks)

| Capability | Ant Design | Preact |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Paradigm | React component library | Virtual DOM component library |
| Reusable component model | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Rendering** |  |  |
| Virtual DOM | - | ✓ |
| Signals / fine-grained reactivity | - | - |
| SSR support | - | ✓ |
| **DX** |  |  |
| First-class TypeScript | - | - |
| **State** |  |  |
| Built-in state management | - | ✓ |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| Official router | - | ✓ |
| **Performance** |  |  |
| Runtime size | - | Tiny (<10kb) |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:51:30.949Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*