What is Qwik?
A web framework that delivers instantly-interactive web applications without hydration, achieving instant loading and consistent performance at scale.
What Qwik does
The capabilities that matter for frontend ui frameworks, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Paradigm
- Resumable
- Reusable component model
- ✓
- Virtual DOM
- -
- Signals / fine-grained reactivity
- ✓
- SSR support
- ✓
- First-class TypeScript
- -
- Built-in state management
- ✓
- Official router
- ✓
- Runtime size
- Tiny (<10kb)
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
- Self-hosted
Integrations (9)
Independently observed- Astro
- Auth.js
- Builder.io
- React
- Tailwind
- Prisma
- Supabase
- Vitest
- Playwright
Qwik alternatives
Other frontend ui frameworks we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- Angularmedium · 52%
- Tailwind CSSRapidly build modern websites without ever leaving your HTMLlow · 31%
- PreactFast 3kB alternative to React with the same modern APIlow · 31%
- Vue.jsThe Progressive JavaScript Frameworkmedium · 54%
- ReactThe library for web and native user interfaceslow · 44%
- Vue.jsThe Progressive JavaScript Frameworklow · 40%
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 Qwik, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package Downloads | 60 | 26.00 | 1561.0 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 75 | 16.00 | 1195.6 | ✓ |
| Github Activity | 63 | 18.00 | 1135.8 | ✓ |
| Github Stars | 82 | 5.00 | 409.7 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 43 | 8.00 | 339.8 | ✓ |
| Release Cadence | 0 | 10.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Security Posture | 0 | 13.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Stackoverflow Activity | 0 | 12.00 | 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 | 100 | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 65% |
Adoption
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | {"paradigm":"Resumable","bundle_size":"tiny","ssr_support":true,"component_model":true,"router_official":true,"state_management":true,"signals_reactivity":true} | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 29 | mediumsource · 2026-08-03 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | TypeScript | highsource · 2026-08-03 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | MIT | highsource · 2026-08-03 · 99% |