# shadcn/ui vs Vue.js

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

| Attribute | shadcn/ui | Vue.js |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 62.4 (51% (medium)) | 77.6 (78% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 87 | 30 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 902,397 |
| adoption.github_stars | 122,199 | 54,251 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 15,332,402 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | - |
| description.long | An open-source React component library that provides ready-made UI components built on Radix UI and styled with Tailwind CSS. You copy components directly into your codebase and customize them to match your design requirements. | 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":"Component library and design system toolkit","bundle_size":"small","ssr_support":true,"virtual_dom":true,"component_model":true,"router_official":false,"state_management":true,"typescript_first":true,"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 | 6 | 12 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Radix UI"},{"name":"React"},{"name":"React Aria"},{"name":"Tailwind CSS"},{"name":"Next.js"},{"name":"Vite"}]` | `[{"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 | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://ui.shadcn.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T08:34:38.943Z"}` | `{"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 | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 3 | 5 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/releases/tag/shadcn%404.19.0","date":"2026-08-21T17:28:23Z","type":"stable","version":"shadcn@4.19.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/releases/tag/shadcn%404.18.0","date":"2026-08-13T18:44:31Z","type":"stable","version":"shadcn@4.18.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/releases/tag/shadcn%404.17.0","date":"2026-08-11T20:39:12Z","type":"stable","version":"shadcn@4.17.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/releases/tag/%40shadcn/helpers%400.2.0","date":"2026-08-11T20:49:34Z","type":"stable","version":"@shadcn/helpers@0.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/releases/tag/shadcn%404.16.2","date":"2026-08-06T11:37:08Z","type":"stable","version":"shadcn@4.16.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/releases/tag/%40shadcn/react%400.3.0","date":"2026-08-05T19:13:18Z","type":"stable","version":"@shadcn/react@0.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/releases/tag/shadcn%404.16.1","date":"2026-07-31T13:58:43Z","type":"stable","version":"shadcn@4.16.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/releases/tag/shadcn%404.16.0","date":"2026-07-27T18:32:08Z","type":"stable","version":"shadcn@4.16.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/releases/tag/shadcn%404.15.0","date":"2026-07-25T18:05:56Z","type":"stable","version":"shadcn@4.15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/releases/tag/shadcn%404.14.1","date":"2026-07-23T16:02:41Z","type":"stable","version":"shadcn@4.14.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/releases/tag/shadcn%404.14.0","date":"2026-07-22T11:06:55Z","type":"stable","version":"shadcn@4.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/releases/tag/shadcn%404.13.1","date":"2026-07-17T15:23:41Z","type":"stable","version":"shadcn@4.13.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/releases/tag/%40shadcn/react%400.2.1","date":"2026-07-08T08:11:58Z","type":"stable","version":"@shadcn/react@0.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/releases/tag/shadcn%404.13.0","date":"2026-07-03T12:29:04Z","type":"stable","version":"shadcn@4.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/releases/tag/%40shadcn/react%400.2.0","date":"2026-06-30T06:34:55Z","type":"stable","version":"@shadcn/react@0.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/releases/tag/shadcn%404.12.0","date":"2026-06-26T17:26:57Z","type":"stable","version":"shadcn@4.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/releases/tag/shadcn%404.11.1","date":"2026-06-26T07:16:31Z","type":"stable","version":"shadcn@4.11.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/releases/tag/shadcn%404.11.0","date":"2026-06-08T13:49:39Z","type":"stable","version":"shadcn@4.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/releases/tag/shadcn%404.10.0","date":"2026-06-01T10:59:03Z","type":"stable","version":"shadcn@4.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/releases/tag/shadcn%404.9.0","date":"2026-05-31T12:19:26Z","type":"stable","version":"shadcn@4.9.0"}]` | `[{"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 |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 6.2 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=hghcn&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 | shadcn/ui | Vue.js |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Paradigm | Component library and design system toolkit | 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 2026-09-01T16:30:56.145Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*