# Ember vs jQuery

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Ember

| Attribute | Ember | jQuery |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 71.5 (70% (medium)) | 64.5 (59% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 79 | 2 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 7,078 | 998,742 |
| adoption.github_stars | 22,566 | 59,773 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 292,698 | 17,487,401 |
| deployment.options | - | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| 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 | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://emberjs.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T22:58:52.188Z"}` | `{"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 | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | 4 | 134 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/emberjs/ember.js/releases/tag/v7.3.0-beta.1-ember-source","date":"2026-08-09T19:17:09Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.3.0-beta.1-ember-source"},{"url":"https://github.com/emberjs/ember.js/releases/tag/v7.2.0-ember-source","date":"2026-08-10T15:19:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.2.0-ember-source"},{"url":"https://github.com/emberjs/ember.js/releases/tag/v7.2.0-beta.1-ember-source","date":"2026-06-22T21:09:25Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.2.0-beta.1-ember-source"},{"url":"https://github.com/emberjs/ember.js/releases/tag/v7.1.0-ember-source","date":"2026-06-22T20:43:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.1.0-ember-source"},{"url":"https://github.com/emberjs/ember.js/releases/tag/v7.1.0-beta.1-ember-source","date":"2026-05-12T17:39:52Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.1.0-beta.1-ember-source"},{"url":"https://github.com/emberjs/ember.js/releases/tag/v7.0.0-ember-source","date":"2026-05-12T17:39:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.0.0-ember-source"},{"url":"https://github.com/emberjs/ember.js/releases/tag/v6.12.0-ember-source","date":"2026-03-31T22:06:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.12.0-ember-source"},{"url":"https://github.com/emberjs/ember.js/releases/tag/v6.11.1-ember-source","date":"2026-03-27T18:20:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.11.1-ember-source"},{"url":"https://github.com/emberjs/ember.js/releases/tag/v6.8.4-ember-source","date":"2026-03-27T18:27:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.8.4-ember-source"},{"url":"https://github.com/emberjs/ember.js/releases/tag/v6.12.0-beta.3-ember-source","date":"2026-03-25T20:56:11Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v6.12.0-beta.3-ember-source"},{"url":"https://github.com/emberjs/ember.js/releases/tag/v6.12.0-beta.2-ember-source","date":"2026-03-10T01:18:23Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v6.12.0-beta.2-ember-source"},{"url":"https://github.com/emberjs/ember.js/releases/tag/v6.12.0-beta.1-ember-source","date":"2026-02-17T19:33:25Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v6.12.0-beta.1-ember-source"},{"url":"https://github.com/emberjs/ember.js/releases/tag/v6.11.0-ember-source","date":"2026-02-17T19:10:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.11.0-ember-source"},{"url":"https://github.com/emberjs/ember.js/releases/tag/v6.8.3-ember-source","date":"2026-02-16T16:34:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.8.3-ember-source"},{"url":"https://github.com/emberjs/ember.js/releases/tag/v6.11.0-beta.2-ember-source","date":"2026-02-02T19:43:26Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v6.11.0-beta.2-ember-source"},{"url":"https://github.com/emberjs/ember.js/releases/tag/v6.11.0-beta.1-ember-source","date":"2026-02-02T19:42:51Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v6.11.0-beta.1-ember-source"},{"url":"https://github.com/emberjs/ember.js/releases/tag/v6.10.0-ember-source","date":"2026-01-06T18:31:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.10.0-ember-source"},{"url":"https://github.com/emberjs/ember.js/releases/tag/v6.10.0-beta.1-ember-source","date":"2025-11-25T20:13:50Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v6.10.0-beta.1-ember-source"},{"url":"https://github.com/emberjs/ember.js/releases/tag/v6.9.0-ember-source","date":"2025-11-25T20:02:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.9.0-ember-source"},{"url":"https://github.com/emberjs/ember.js/releases/tag/v6.8.2-ember-source","date":"2025-11-18T03:09:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v6.8.2-ember-source"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/jquery/jquery/releases/tag/4.0.0","date":"2026-01-18T00:27:34Z","type":"stable","version":"4.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/jquery/jquery/releases/tag/4.0.0-rc.2","date":"2026-01-18T00:19:12Z","type":"prerelease","version":"4.0.0-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/jquery/jquery/releases/tag/4.0.0-rc.1","date":"2025-08-11T16:52:57Z","type":"prerelease","version":"4.0.0-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/jquery/jquery/releases/tag/4.0.0-beta.2","date":"2024-07-17T14:02:41Z","type":"prerelease","version":"4.0.0-beta.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/jquery/jquery/releases/tag/4.0.0-beta","date":"2024-02-06T16:44:28Z","type":"prerelease","version":"4.0.0-beta"},{"url":"https://github.com/jquery/jquery/releases/tag/3.7.1","date":"2023-08-28T13:43:59Z","type":"stable","version":"3.7.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/jquery/jquery/releases/tag/3.7.0","date":"2023-05-11T18:38:27Z","type":"stable","version":"3.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/jquery/jquery/releases/tag/3.6.4","date":"2023-03-08T16:25:30Z","type":"stable","version":"3.6.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/jquery/jquery/releases/tag/3.6.3","date":"2022-12-20T21:40:40Z","type":"stable","version":"3.6.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/jquery/jquery/releases/tag/3.6.2","date":"2022-12-13T15:29:18Z","type":"stable","version":"3.6.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/jquery/jquery/releases/tag/3.6.1","date":"2022-08-26T18:06:22Z","type":"stable","version":"3.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/jquery/jquery/releases/tag/3.6.0","date":"2021-03-03T16:27:00Z","type":"stable","version":"3.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/jquery/jquery/releases/tag/3.5.0","date":"2020-05-04T18:12:34Z","type":"stable","version":"3.5.0"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 6.5 | 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":6,"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: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:08:31.707Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*