# jQuery vs Vue.js

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Vue.js

| Attribute | jQuery | Vue.js |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 64.5 (59% (medium)) | 77.6 (78% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 2 | 30 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 998,742 | 902,397 |
| adoption.github_stars | 59,773 | 54,251 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 17,487,401 | 15,332,402 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | - |
| description.long | 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. | Vue is a lightweight JavaScript framework for creating user interfaces. It combines standard HTML, CSS, and JavaScript with a reactive system that automatically updates the UI when data changes, scaling from simple interactive components to full-featured applications. |
| features.capabilities | `{"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}` | `{"paradigm":"Progressive JavaScript framework","bundle_size":"small","ssr_support":true,"virtual_dom":true,"component_model":true,"router_official":true,"state_management":true,"typescript_first":true,"signals_reactivity":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 12 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Vue Router"},{"name":"Pinia"},{"name":"Nuxt"},{"name":"Vite"},{"name":"TypeScript"},{"name":"Tailwind CSS"},{"name":"Bootstrap"},{"name":"Algolia DocSearch"},{"name":"Fathom Analytics"},{"name":"Reka UI"},{"name":"Vuetify"},{"name":"PrimeVue"}]` |
| language.primary | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://jquery.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T23:04:56.344Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://vuejs.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T15:28:31.688Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 134 | 5 |
| release.history | `[{"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"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/core/releases/tag/v3.6.0-rc.5","date":"2026-08-21T09:21:06Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.6.0-rc.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/core/releases/tag/v3.6.0-rc.4","date":"2026-08-14T08:58:48Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.6.0-rc.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/core/releases/tag/v3.6.0-rc.3","date":"2026-08-11T03:55:47Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.6.0-rc.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/core/releases/tag/v3.5.41","date":"2026-08-05T06:59:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.5.41"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/core/releases/tag/v3.6.0-rc.2","date":"2026-07-22T09:32:10Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.6.0-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/core/releases/tag/v3.6.0-rc.1","date":"2026-07-18T01:12:03Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.6.0-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/core/releases/tag/v3.5.40","date":"2026-07-16T03:08:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.5.40"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/core/releases/tag/v3.5.39","date":"2026-06-25T09:44:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.5.39"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/core/releases/tag/v3.6.0-beta.17","date":"2026-06-24T09:19:21Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.6.0-beta.17"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/core/releases/tag/v3.6.0-beta.16","date":"2026-06-17T03:00:53Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.6.0-beta.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/core/releases/tag/v3.6.0-beta.15","date":"2026-06-11T07:44:47Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.6.0-beta.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/core/releases/tag/v3.5.38","date":"2026-06-11T08:00:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.5.38"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/core/releases/tag/v3.5.37","date":"2026-06-11T06:51:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.5.37"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/core/releases/tag/v3.6.0-beta.14","date":"2026-06-05T01:26:13Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.6.0-beta.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/core/releases/tag/v3.6.0-beta.13","date":"2026-05-28T06:12:29Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.6.0-beta.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/core/releases/tag/v3.5.35","date":"2026-05-27T09:04:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.5.35"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/core/releases/tag/v3.6.0-beta.12","date":"2026-05-15T06:37:07Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.6.0-beta.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/core/releases/tag/v3.6.0-beta.11","date":"2026-05-07T08:45:12Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.6.0-beta.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/core/releases/tag/v3.5.34","date":"2026-05-06T07:20:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.5.34"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/core/releases/tag/v3.5.33","date":"2026-04-22T07:21:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.5.33"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 8.7 | 6.2 |
| security.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":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=vue&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"LOW"}` |

## Capabilities (Frontend UI Frameworks)

| Capability | jQuery | Vue.js |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Paradigm | JavaScript utility library | Progressive JavaScript 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) |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:05:27.311Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*