# Electron vs wxWidgets

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Electron

| Attribute | Electron | wxWidgets |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 66.3 (60% (medium)) | 47.4 (29% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 93,246 | 1 |
| adoption.github_stars | 123,412 | 7,279 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Mobile App Frameworks.","source":"https://www.electronjs.org","question":"What is Electron?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Electron 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://www.electronjs.org","question":"Is Electron free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Electron supports Windows, macOS and Linux. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.electronjs.org","question":"What platforms does Electron support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 3 integrations for Electron, including Mac App Store, Microsoft Store and Snap Store. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.electronjs.org","question":"What does Electron integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Electron 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/electron/electron","question":"Is Electron open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"A mature, open-source C++ framework that enables developers to write GUI applications once and deploy them across multiple desktop platforms while maintaining each platform's native appearance and behavior. It provides language bindings for Python, Ruby, Dart, and other languages. It is indexed under Desktop App Frameworks.","source":"https://wxwidgets.org","question":"What is wxWidgets?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"wxWidgets is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://wxwidgets.org","question":"Is wxWidgets free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"wxWidgets supports Windows, macOS and Linux. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://wxwidgets.org","question":"What platforms does wxWidgets support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. wxWidgets can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://wxwidgets.org","question":"Can wxWidgets be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 5 integrations for wxWidgets, including Travis CI, GitHub, GTK, GNOME and KDE. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://wxwidgets.org","question":"What does wxWidgets integrate with?","confidence":0.6}]` |
| deployment.options | - | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"targets":"macOS, Windows, and Linux","approach":"desktop_webview","language":"JavaScript, HTML, and CSS","web_target":false,"ota_updates":true,"native_widgets":false,"bundled_runtime":true,"desktop_support":true,"single_codebase":true,"native_api_access":"plugin_bridged","auto_update_builtin":true,"code_signing_support":true,"native_look_and_feel":false,"mobile_target_support":false,"app_store_distribution":true}` | `{"native_look_and_feel":true,"mobile_target_support":true}` |
| integrations.count | 3 | 5 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Mac App Store"},{"name":"Microsoft Store"},{"name":"Snap Store"}]` | `[{"name":"Travis CI"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GTK"},{"name":"GNOME"},{"name":"KDE"}]` |
| language.primary | C++ | C++ |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| platform.support | `{"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://www.electronjs.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T16:49:04.595Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://wxwidgets.org","retrievedAt":"2026-10-14T21:33:21.601Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | - | 64 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 6.8 | - |
| security.trust_center | https://electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/security | - |
| security.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,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (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 | - | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-17T02:43:03.299Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*