Comparison

Electron vs Fyne

On the evidence we track, Electron leads this comparison with a composite score of 66/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Electron66
Fyne57
Score
vioscaleAI score
Electron66 / 100medium · 62%
Fyne57 / 100low · 31%
Pricing
Free tier
Electron
Fyne
Model
Electroncommercial
Fynefree
Price level
Electronfree
Fynefree
Transparent
Electron
Fyne
Integrations
Count
Electron3
Fyne
Reliability
Status page
Electron
Fyne
Adoption
Dependent repos
Electron93,246
Fyne793
Github stars
Electron122,943
Fyne28,680
Activity
Commits last 30d
Electron100
Fyne100
Release
Cadence days
Electron
Fyne51
History
Electron20 items
License
Spdx
ElectronMIT
Language
Primary
ElectronC++
FyneGo
Content
Faq
Electron5 items

Capabilities

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

Capabilities
Native look and feel
Electron-
Fyne
Bundled runtime
Electron
Fyne-
Auto update builtin
Electron
Fyne-
Code signing support
Electron
Fyne-
App store distribution
Electron
Fyne
Hot reload dev
Electron-
Fyne-
Accessibility support
Electron-
Fyne-
Mobile target support
Electron-
Fyne
Ide bundled
Electron-
Fyne-

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

Fyne

A native UI toolkit for Go that enables developers to build cross-platform desktop and mobile applications without web runtimes or JavaScript dependencies.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Electron

Leader
Open source
as of verify ↗

Fyne

Free
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
iOS
Electron
Fyne
Android
Electron
Fyne
macOS
Electron
Fyne
Windows
Electron
Fyne
Linux
Electron
Fyne

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

Fyne

Not documented yet.

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Electron or Fyne: which one depends on you

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