# Ember vs jQuery

| Attribute | Ember | jQuery |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 70.4 (70% (medium)) | 65.5 (57% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 6 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 7,078 | 998,742 |
| adoption.github_stars | 22,564 | 59,897 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 244,428 | 14,611,881 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Frontend UI Frameworks.","source":"https://emberjs.com/","question":"What is Ember?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Ember 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://emberjs.com/","question":"Is Ember free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Ember. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://emberjs.com/","question":"What platforms does Ember support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Ember 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/emberjs/ember.js","question":"Is Ember open source?","confidence":0.99},{"answer":"Ember is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://emberjs.com/","question":"Where is Ember available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Frontend UI Frameworks.","source":"https://jquery.com/","question":"What is jQuery?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"jQuery 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://jquery.com/","question":"Is jQuery free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"jQuery supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://jquery.com/","question":"What platforms does jQuery support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. jQuery can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://jquery.com/","question":"Can jQuery be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. jQuery 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/jquery/jquery","question":"Is jQuery open source?","confidence":0.99}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A framework that enables developers to create complex web applications using a component-based architecture with reactive data binding and template-driven views. | A JavaScript library that streamlines common web development tasks such as DOM querying and manipulation, event handling, and server communication. It abstracts browser differences to provide a unified interface, reducing the need for browser-specific workarounds. |
| features.capabilities | `{"paradigm":"Component-based reactive framework","bundle_size":"small","virtual_dom":true,"component_model":true,"router_official":true,"state_management":true,"signals_reactivity":true}` | `{"paradigm":"JavaScript utility library","bundle_size":"small","ssr_support":false,"virtual_dom":false,"component_model":false,"router_official":false,"state_management":false,"typescript_first":false,"signals_reactivity":false}` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://emberjs.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T13:47:22.736Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://jquery.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T23:04:56.344Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | 4 | 134 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 6.9 | 8.7 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=ember-source&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":10,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=jquery&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` |

## Capabilities (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) |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:58:02.730Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*