Comparison

Capacitor vs NativeScript

On the evidence we track, Capacitor leads this comparison with a composite score of 60/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Capacitor full profile →NativeScript full profile →

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★Capacitor60

NativeScript49

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	CapacitorLeader	NativeScript
vioscaleAI score	60 / 100medium · 65%	49 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	-
Modelpricing.model	open_source	-
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	21	5
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.1	-
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://capacitorjs.com/docs/v3/guides/security	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40capacitor%2Fcore&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	24,134	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	16,852	-
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	5,395,282	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	5	-
Release
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	-
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	3 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Capacitor60 / 100medium · 65%

NativeScript49 / 100medium · 69%

Pricing

Free tier

Capacitor✓

NativeScript–

Model

Capacitoropen_source

NativeScript–

Price level

Capacitorfree

NativeScript–

Integrations

Count

Capacitor21

NativeScript5

Security

Scorecard

Capacitor5.1

NativeScript–

Trust center

Capacitorhttps://capacitorjs.com/docs/v3/guides/security

NativeScript–

Vulnerabilities

CapacitorCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40capacitor%2Fcore&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

NativeScript–

Reliability

Status page

Capacitor✓

NativeScript–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Capacitor24,134

NativeScript–

Github stars

Capacitor16,852

NativeScript–

Package downloads weekly

Capacitor5,395,282

NativeScript–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Capacitor5

NativeScript–

Release

History

Capacitor20 items

NativeScript–

License

Spdx

CapacitorMIT

NativeScript–

Language

Primary

CapacitorTypeScript

NativeScript–

Content

Faq

Capacitor6 items

NativeScript3 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for mobile app frameworks. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Mobile App Frameworks
Capability	Capacitor	NativeScript
Core
Target platforms	iOS, Android, Progressive Web App	iOS and Android
Approach	WebView hybrid	Cross-platform native render
Primary language	JavaScript, HTML, CSS	TypeScript
Rendering
Renders true native UI	✗	✓
DX
Hot reload	✓	✓
TypeScript-first	-	✓
Delivery
Over-the-air code push	-	-
Portability
Single codebase, multiple platforms	✓	✓
Desktop support	-	-
Builds for web	✓	✓
Capability
Native API access	Full native	Full native
Ecosystem
Bundled UI component library	✗	✓

Core

Target platforms

CapacitoriOS, Android, Progressive Web App

NativeScriptiOS and Android

Approach

CapacitorWebView hybrid

NativeScriptCross-platform native render

Primary language

CapacitorJavaScript, HTML, CSS

NativeScriptTypeScript

Rendering

Renders true native UI

Capacitor✗

NativeScript✓

Hot reload

Capacitor✓

NativeScript✓

TypeScript-first

Capacitor-

NativeScript✓

Delivery

Over-the-air code push

Capacitor-

NativeScript-

Portability

Single codebase, multiple platforms

Capacitor✓

NativeScript✓

Desktop support

Capacitor-

NativeScript-

Builds for web

Capacitor✓

NativeScript✓

Capability

Native API access

CapacitorFull native

NativeScriptFull native

Ecosystem

Bundled UI component library

Capacitor✗

NativeScript✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Capacitor

Leader

Capacitor is a cross-platform native runtime that enables developers to build applications for iOS, Android, and web using a single JavaScript codebase. It provides web-standard APIs while allowing access to native device features through a plugin system.

Independently observed

NativeScript

Build fully native apps using TypeScript with a shared set of components that map directly to each platform's native UI building blocks, without sacrificing user experience.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Capacitor

Leader

Open source

as of 2026-10-13verify ↗

NativeScript

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Capacitor	NativeScript
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
iOSPlatforms	✓	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	-

Platforms

Web

Capacitor✓

NativeScript✓

iOS

Capacitor✓

NativeScript✓

Android

Capacitor✓

NativeScript✓

CLI

Capacitor✓

NativeScript✓

Deployment

Self-hosted

Capacitor✓

NativeScript–

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Capacitor

Leader

24 total

Action Sheet
App Launcher
App Browser
Camera
Clipboard
Device
Dialog
Filesystem
Geolocation
Google Maps
Haptics
Keyboard
Local Notifications
Motion
Network
Push Notifications
Screen Reader
Share
Splash Screen
Status Bar
Storage
Text Zoom
Toast
Cordova plugins

Independently observed

NativeScript

5 total

Angular
React
Solid
Svelte
Vue

Independently observed

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