What is Framework7?
A free, open-source framework for developing iOS, Android, desktop, and web applications that replicate native platform styling and behavior. Built with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, it offers pre-built UI components and works seamlessly with Vue.js, React, and Svelte.
Framework7 pricing
We don't have Framework7's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
Free and open source (MIT licensed)
What Framework7 does
The capabilities that matter for mobile app frameworks, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Target platforms
- iOS, Android, web, and desktop applications
- Approach
- WebView hybrid
- Primary language
- JavaScript with Vue.js, React, and Svelte bindings
- Renders true native UI
- ✗
- Hot reload
- -
- TypeScript-first
- -
- Over-the-air code push
- -
- Single codebase, multiple platforms
- ✓
- Desktop support
- ✓
- Builds for web
- ✓
- Native API access
- Plugin / bridged
- Bundled UI component library
- ✓
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- iOS
- Web
- Android
- Self-hosted
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
Framework7 alternatives
Other mobile app frameworks we track, ranked by the same independent score.
Compare Framework7
Side by side against other mobile app frameworks, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Framework7, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | 67 | 0.10 | 6.7 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 87 | 0.07 | 5.8 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 80 | 0.05 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| Price level | 100 | 0.04 | 4.0 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 50 | 0.08 | 4.0 | ✓ |
| Development activity | 27 | 0.12 | 3.2 | ✓ |
| Security score | 55 | 0.05 | 2.9 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 50 | 0.05 | 2.7 | ✓ |
| Stars | 81 | 0.03 | 2.7 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.17 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 6 | mediumsource · 2026-08-26 · 65% |
Adoption
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Targets: iOS, Android, web, and desktop applications · Approach: webview_hybrid · Language: JavaScript with Vue.js, React, and Svelte bindings · Web target: Yes · Native widgets: No · Desktop support: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-16 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | JavaScript | highsource · 2026-08-26 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | MIT | highsource · 2026-08-26 · 95% |
Pricing
Release
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-16 · 60% |