Comparison

Ember vs jQuery

On the evidence we track, Ember leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Ember72

jQuery65

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	EmberLeader	jQuery
Vioscale score	72 / 100medium · 70%updating	65 / 100medium · 59%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.5	8.7
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=ember-source&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 6 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=jquery&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	7,078	998,742
Github starsadoption.github_stars	22,566	59,773
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	292,698	17,487,401
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	79	2
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	4	134
Historyrelease.history	20 items	13 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	JavaScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ US	-

Score

Vioscale score

Ember72 / 100medium · 70%updating

jQuery65 / 100medium · 59%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Ember✓

jQuery✓

Model

Emberopen_source

jQuerycommercial

Price level

Emberfree

jQueryfree

Transparent

Ember✓

jQuery–

Security

Disclosure policy

Ember✓

jQuery–

Scorecard

Ember6.5

jQuery8.7

Vulnerabilities

EmberCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=ember-source&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

jQueryCount: 6 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=jquery&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH

Reliability

Status page

Ember–

jQuery✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Ember7,078

jQuery998,742

Github stars

Ember22,566

jQuery59,773

Package downloads weekly

Ember292,698

jQuery17,487,401

Activity

Commits last 30d

Ember79

jQuery2

Release

Cadence days

Ember4

jQuery134

History

Ember20 items

jQuery13 items

License

Spdx

EmberMIT

jQueryMIT

Language

Primary

EmberTypeScript

jQueryJavaScript

Market

Availability

EmberAvailable worldwide · HQ US

jQuery–

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Frontend UI Frameworks
Capability	Ember	jQuery
Core
Paradigm	Component-based reactive framework	JavaScript utility library
Reusable component model	✓	✗
Rendering
Virtual DOM	✓	✗
Signals / fine-grained reactivity	✓	✗
SSR support	-	✗
DX
First-class TypeScript	-	✗
State
Built-in state management	✓	✗
Ecosystem
Official router	✓	✗
Performance
Runtime size	Small (10–40kb)	Small (10–40kb)

Core

Paradigm

EmberComponent-based reactive framework

jQueryJavaScript utility library

Reusable component model

Ember✓

jQuery✗

Rendering

Virtual DOM

Ember✓

jQuery✗

Signals / fine-grained reactivity

Ember✓

jQuery✗

SSR support

Ember-

jQuery✗

First-class TypeScript

Ember-

jQuery✗

State

Built-in state management

Ember✓

jQuery✗

Ecosystem

Official router

Ember✓

jQuery✗

Performance

Runtime size

EmberSmall (10–40kb)

jQuerySmall (10–40kb)

What each one is

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

Ember

Leader

A JavaScript framework designed for long-term web application development with integrated routing, data management, testing infrastructure, and component architecture to enable teams to build and maintain rich user interfaces.

Independently observed

jQuery

A widely-used JavaScript library that simplifies HTML document traversal, element manipulation, event handling, animations, and server communication across different browsers with a compact, easy-to-use API.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Ember

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

jQuery

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Ember	jQuery
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	-	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	-	✓

Platforms

Web

Ember✓

jQuery✓

CLI

Ember✗

jQuery✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Ember–

jQuery✓

Self-hosted

Ember–

jQuery✓

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