Comparison

Preact vs Vue.js

No clear leader: Vue.js (81.1) and Preact (77.9) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Preact78

Vue.js81

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Preact	Vue.js
vioscaleAI score	78 / 100medium · 72%	81 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	-
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.8	6.3
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=preact&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: HIGH	Count: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=vue&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: LOW
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	78,992	902,397
Github starsadoption.github_stars	38,926	54,648
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	38,692,983	17,621,360
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	-	105,000
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	70	54
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	13	5
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	JavaScript	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US, CN, DE
Content
Faqcontent.faq	4 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Preact78 / 100medium · 72%

Vue.js81 / 100medium · 71%

Pricing

Free tier

Preact✓

Vue.js–

Model

Preactopen_source

Vue.jsopen_source

Price level

Preactfree

Vue.jsfree

Security

Gdpr

Preact–

Vue.js✓

Scorecard

Preact5.8

Vue.js6.3

Vulnerabilities

PreactCount: 2 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=preact&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: HIGH

Vue.jsCount: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=vue&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: LOW

Reliability

Status page

Preact–

Vue.js✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Preact78,992

Vue.js902,397

Github stars

Preact38,926

Vue.js54,648

Package downloads weekly

Preact38,692,983

Vue.js17,621,360

Stackoverflow questions

Preact–

Vue.js105,000

Activity

Commits last 30d

Preact70

Vue.js54

Release

Cadence days

Preact13

Vue.js5

History

Preact20 items

Vue.js20 items

License

Spdx

PreactMIT

Vue.jsMIT

Language

Primary

PreactJavaScript

Vue.jsTypeScript

Market

Availability

Preact–

Vue.jsAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, CN, DE

Content

Faq

Preact4 items

Vue.js7 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	Preact	Vue.js
Core
Paradigm	Virtual DOM component library	Progressive JavaScript framework for building reactive user interfaces
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	Tiny (<10kb)	Small (10–40kb)

Core

Paradigm

PreactVirtual DOM component library

Vue.jsProgressive JavaScript framework for building reactive user interfaces

Reusable component model

Preact✓

Vue.js✓

Rendering

Virtual DOM

Preact✓

Vue.js✓

Signals / fine-grained reactivity

Preact-

Vue.js✓

SSR support

Preact✓

Vue.js✓

First-class TypeScript

Preact-

Vue.js-

State

Built-in state management

Preact✓

Vue.js✓

Ecosystem

Official router

Preact✓

Vue.js✓

Performance

Runtime size

PreactTiny (<10kb)

Vue.jsSmall (10–40kb)

What each one is

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

Preact

A minimal virtual DOM framework providing React-style components and APIs, optimized for tiny bundle size and fast performance across modern browsers.

Independently observed

Vue.js

An open-source JavaScript framework for building user interfaces on the web, designed to be adopted progressively and incrementally integrated into projects

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Preact

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-10-13verify ↗

Vue.js

Open source

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	Preact	Vue.js
WebPlatforms	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Preact✓

Vue.js✓

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