Comparison

Electron vs Flutter

On the evidence we track, Electron leads this comparison with a composite score of 67/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Electron full profile →Flutter full profile →

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★Electron67

Flutter59

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	ElectronLeader	Flutter
Vioscale score	67 / 100medium · 66%	59 / 100high · 79%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	3	7
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	7.4	7
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 64 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=electron&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 36 · Max severity: CRITICAL	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fflutter%2Fflutter&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	93,246	9
Github starsadoption.github_stars	122,722	178,663
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	32
Historyrelease.history	20 items	7 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	BSD-3-Clause
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	C++	Dart
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · HQ US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	-	6 items

Score

Vioscale score

Electron67 / 100medium · 66%

Flutter59 / 100high · 79%

Pricing

Free tier

Electron✓

Flutter✓

Model

Electroncommercial

Flutteropen_source

Price level

Electronfree

Flutterfree

Transparent

Electron✓

Flutter–

Integrations

Count

Electron3

Flutter7

Security

Scorecard

Electron7.4

Flutter7

Vulnerabilities

ElectronCount: 64 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=electron&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 36 · Max severity: CRITICAL

FlutterCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fflutter%2Fflutter&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Electron✓

Flutter–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Electron93,246

Flutter9

Github stars

Electron122,722

Flutter178,663

Activity

Commits last 30d

Electron100

Flutter100

Release

Cadence days

Electron–

Flutter32

History

Electron20 items

Flutter7 items

License

Spdx

ElectronMIT

FlutterBSD-3-Clause

Language

Primary

ElectronC++

FlutterDart

Market

Availability

Electron–

FlutterAvailable worldwide · HQ US

Content

Faq

Electron–

Flutter6 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	Electron	Flutter
Core
Target platforms	macOS, Windows, and Linux	iOS, Android, Web, Desktop (Windows, macOS, Linux), Embedded
Approach	Desktop WebView	Multiplatform shared logic
Primary language	JavaScript, HTML, and CSS	Dart
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	Plugin / bridged	Plugin / bridged
Ecosystem
Bundled UI component library	-	✓

Core

Target platforms

ElectronmacOS, Windows, and Linux

FlutteriOS, Android, Web, Desktop (Windows, macOS, Linux), Embedded

Approach

ElectronDesktop WebView

FlutterMultiplatform shared logic

Primary language

ElectronJavaScript, HTML, and CSS

FlutterDart

Rendering

Renders true native UI

Electron✗

Flutter✗

Hot reload

Electron-

Flutter✓

TypeScript-first

Electron-

Flutter✗

Delivery

Over-the-air code push

Electron✓

Flutter-

Portability

Single codebase, multiple platforms

Electron✓

Flutter✓

Desktop support

Electron✓

Flutter✓

Builds for web

Electron-

Flutter✓

Capability

Native API access

ElectronPlugin / bridged

FlutterPlugin / bridged

Ecosystem

Bundled UI component library

Electron-

Flutter✓

What each one is

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

Electron

Leader

Electron is a framework for building desktop applications by embedding Chromium and Node.js into its binary, allowing developers to maintain a single JavaScript codebase and create cross-platform apps for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Independently observed

Flutter

An open-source framework that compiles applications to native machine code for mobile and desktop platforms, and to JavaScript for web, enabling developers to create apps for multiple platforms using a single Dart codebase.

Independently observed

Pricing

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Electron

Leader

Open source

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Flutter

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Electron	Flutter
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
iOSPlatforms	✗	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✗	✓
macOSPlatforms	✓	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	-	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	-	✓

Platforms

Web

Electron✗

Flutter✓

iOS

Electron✗

Flutter✓

Android

Electron✗

Flutter✓

macOS

Electron✓

Flutter✓

Windows

Electron✓

Flutter✓

Linux

Electron✓

Flutter✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Electron–

Flutter✓

Self-hosted

Electron–

Flutter✓

Integrations

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

Electron

Leader

3 total

Mac App Store
Microsoft Store
Snap Store

Independently observed

Flutter

7 total

Firebase
Google Play
Google Pay
Google Wallet
Google Maps
Google Ads
Figma

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.