Comparison

jQuery vs Svelte

On the evidence we track, Svelte leads this comparison with a composite score of 78/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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jQuery65

★Svelte78

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	jQuery	SvelteLeader
Vioscale score	65 / 100medium · 59%updating	78 / 100medium · 71%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	8.7	7.9
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 6 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=jquery&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH	Count: 14 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=svelte&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 12 · Max severity: HIGH
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	998,742	56,439
Github starsadoption.github_stars	59,773	87,991
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	17,487,401	5,781,541
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	-	9,000
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	2	87
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	134	3
Historyrelease.history	13 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	JavaScript	JavaScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	-	8 items

Score

Vioscale score

jQuery65 / 100medium · 59%updating

Svelte78 / 100medium · 71%updating

Pricing

Free tier

jQuery✓

Svelte✓

Model

jQuerycommercial

Svelteopen_source

Price level

jQueryfree

Sveltefree

Security

Disclosure policy

jQuery–

Svelte✓

Scorecard

jQuery8.7

Svelte7.9

Vulnerabilities

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

SvelteCount: 14 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=svelte&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 12 · Max severity: HIGH

Reliability

Status page

jQuery✓

Svelte–

Adoption

Dependent repos

jQuery998,742

Svelte56,439

Github stars

jQuery59,773

Svelte87,991

Package downloads weekly

jQuery17,487,401

Svelte5,781,541

Stackoverflow questions

jQuery–

Svelte9,000

Activity

Commits last 30d

jQuery2

Svelte87

Release

Cadence days

jQuery134

Svelte3

History

jQuery13 items

Svelte20 items

License

Spdx

jQueryMIT

SvelteMIT

Language

Primary

jQueryJavaScript

SvelteJavaScript

Market

Availability

jQuery–

SvelteAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

jQuery–

Svelte8 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Frontend UI Frameworks
Capability	jQuery	Svelte
Core
Paradigm	JavaScript utility library	compiler-based component framework
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

jQueryJavaScript utility library

Sveltecompiler-based component framework

Reusable component model

jQuery✗

Svelte✓

Rendering

Virtual DOM

jQuery✗

Svelte✗

Signals / fine-grained reactivity

jQuery✗

Svelte✓

SSR support

jQuery✗

Svelte✓

First-class TypeScript

jQuery✗

Svelte✗

State

Built-in state management

jQuery✗

Svelte✓

Ecosystem

Official router

jQuery✗

Svelte-

Performance

Runtime size

jQuerySmall (10–40kb)

SvelteSmall (10–40kb)

What each one is

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

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

Svelte

Leader

A framework with an integrated compiler that lets developers create streamlined components using standard HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, minimizing runtime overhead in the browser.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

jQuery

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

Svelte

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Platforms

Web

jQuery✓

Svelte✓

CLI

jQuery✓

Svelte✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

jQuery✓

Svelte–

Self-hosted

jQuery✓

Svelte–

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