Comparison

Electron vs wxWidgets

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.

Electron full profile →wxWidgets full profile →

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★Electron66

wxWidgets47

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	ElectronLeader	wxWidgets
vioscaleAI score	66 / 100medium · 60%	47 / 100low · 29%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	3	5
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.8	-
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/security	-
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%2FwxWidgets%2FwxWidgets&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	93,246	1
Github starsadoption.github_stars	123,412	7,279
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	64
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	C++	C++
Content
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	5 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Electron66 / 100medium · 60%

wxWidgets47 / 100low · 29%

Pricing

Free tier

Electron✓

wxWidgets✓

Model

Electroncommercial

wxWidgetsopen_source

Price level

Electronfree

wxWidgetsfree

Transparent

Electron✓

wxWidgets–

Integrations

Count

Electron3

wxWidgets5

Security

Scorecard

Electron6.8

wxWidgets–

Trust center

Electronhttps://electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/security

wxWidgets–

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

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

Reliability

Status page

Electron✓

wxWidgets–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Electron93,246

wxWidgets1

Github stars

Electron123,412

wxWidgets7,279

Activity

Commits last 30d

Electron100

wxWidgets100

Release

Cadence days

Electron–

wxWidgets64

History

Electron20 items

wxWidgets20 items

License

Spdx

ElectronMIT

wxWidgets–

Language

Primary

ElectronC++

wxWidgetsC++

Content

Faq

Electron5 items

wxWidgets5 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Desktop App Frameworks
Capability	Electron	wxWidgets
Capabilities
Native look and feel	✗	✓
Bundled runtime	✓	-
Auto update builtin	✓	-
Code signing support	✓	-
App store distribution	✓	-
Hot reload dev	-	-
Accessibility support	-	-
Mobile target support	✗	✓
Ide bundled	-	-

Capabilities

Native look and feel

Electron✗

wxWidgets✓

Bundled runtime

Electron✓

wxWidgets-

Auto update builtin

Electron✓

wxWidgets-

Code signing support

Electron✓

wxWidgets-

App store distribution

Electron✓

wxWidgets-

Hot reload dev

Electron-

wxWidgets-

Accessibility support

Electron-

wxWidgets-

Mobile target support

Electron✗

wxWidgets✓

Ide bundled

Electron-

wxWidgets-

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

wxWidgets

A free, open-source C++ library for creating graphical user interfaces that run on Windows, macOS, and Linux using each platform's native interface elements rather than emulation. Also provides language bindings for Python, Ruby, and other languages, and supports web and mobile targets through derivative frameworks.

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 2026-08-13verify ↗

wxWidgets

Open source

as of 2026-10-14verify ↗

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	wxWidgets
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
iOSPlatforms	✗	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✗	✓
macOSPlatforms	✓	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	-	✓

Platforms

Web

Electron✗

wxWidgets✓

iOS

Electron✗

wxWidgets✓

Android

Electron✗

wxWidgets✓

macOS

Electron✓

wxWidgets✓

Windows

Electron✓

wxWidgets✓

Linux

Electron✓

wxWidgets✓

Deployment

Self-hosted

Electron–

wxWidgets✓

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

wxWidgets

5 total

Travis CI
GitHub
GTK
GNOME
KDE

Independently observed

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