# React vs Vue.js

| Attribute | React | Vue.js |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 74.7 (73% (medium)) | 76.2 (77% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 58 | 20 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 13,986 | 902,397 |
| adoption.github_stars | 250,040 | 54,367 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 127,367,319 | 11,273,989 |
| adoption.stackoverflow_questions | 470,000 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"React is a JavaScript library for building user interfaces using a component-based architecture. It uses a declarative programming model, allowing developers to describe what the UI should look like for any given application state. React employs a virtual DOM abstraction to efficiently update only the parts of the interface that have changed.","source":"https://github.com/facebook/react","question":"What is React?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Yes, React is open source software released under the MIT license, permitting free use, modification, and distribution in both commercial and personal projects. There are no licensing fees or cost barriers to using React.","source":"https://github.com/facebook/react","question":"Is React open source and free to use?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"React is maintained by Meta (formerly Facebook) along with contributions from the open-source community. Meta created React to solve its own internal UI challenges and later open-sourced it to enable broader adoption and community feedback.","source":"https://github.com/facebook/react","question":"Who maintains React?","confidence":0.94},{"answer":"React is built on JavaScript and TypeScript, running natively in web browsers. Meta also maintains React Native, a separate framework that allows developers to apply React principles to build native iOS and Android mobile applications using JavaScript.","source":"https://github.com/facebook/react","question":"What programming languages and platforms does React support?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Popular alternatives include Vue.js (a progressive JavaScript framework), Angular (a comprehensive full-featured framework), Svelte (a compiler-based framework), and Preact (a lightweight React-compatible library). Each offers different trade-offs in learning curve, ecosystem size, and performance characteristics.","source":"https://github.com/facebook/react","question":"What are the main alternatives to React?","confidence":0.93},{"answer":"React applications can use multiple rendering strategies: client-side rendering (browser handles all rendering), server-side rendering (server generates initial HTML via Node.js), or static site generation (pre-built HTML files). Deployments typically run on web servers, content delivery networks, or serverless computing platforms.","source":"https://github.com/facebook/react","question":"How are React applications typically deployed?","confidence":0.94},{"answer":"React projects typically use build tools such as Webpack, Vite, or Parcel for bundling and development. Common complementary libraries include React Router for navigation, Redux or Context API for state management, and Jest or React Testing Library for testing.","source":"https://github.com/facebook/react","question":"What build tools and libraries are commonly paired with React?","confidence":0.93}]` | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Frontend UI Frameworks.","source":"https://vuejs.org","question":"What is Vue.js?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Vue.js 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://vuejs.org","question":"Is Vue.js free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Vue.js supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://vuejs.org","question":"What platforms does Vue.js support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 12 integrations for Vue.js, including Vue Router, Pinia, Nuxt, Vite, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap and Algolia DocSearch, plus 4 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://vuejs.org","question":"What does Vue.js integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Vue.js. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Vue.js not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://vuejs.org/guide/best-practices/security.html","question":"What security certifications does Vue.js have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Yes. Vue.js 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/vuejs/core","question":"Is Vue.js open source?","confidence":0.99}]` |
| description.long | A library that enables developers to construct user interfaces using individual components as building blocks. React components are JavaScript functions that receive data and render the appropriate output, supporting both web applications and native mobile development through frameworks. | Vue enables developers to create web applications through a component-based architecture with reactive data binding. It supports both traditional virtual DOM rendering and an experimental Vapor Mode for optimized performance. |
| features.capabilities | `{"paradigm":"Component-based library","ssr_support":true,"component_model":true,"router_official":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 | `{"source":"https://react.dev","hqCountry":"US","confidence":0.95,"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://react.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-08-01T15:00:26.727Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://vuejs.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T15:28:31.688Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 60 | 5 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 7 | 6.3 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=react-addons-shallow-compare&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"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 | React | Vue.js |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Paradigm | Component-based 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) |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-09-21T02:34:26.979Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*