SolidJS
Simple and performant reactivity for building user interfaces
Quick Verdict
Best For
- Performance-obsessed applications
- Developers wanting React-like DX with better performance
- Interactive data visualization dashboards
- Embedded widgets with strict size budgets
Consider Alternatives If
- Projects requiring extensive third-party integrations
- Teams needing large hiring pools
- Enterprises requiring proven long-term stability
Score Breakdown
6 dimensions evaluated with transparent methodology
Best-in-class performance with fine-grained reactivity
- Consistently #1 in JS framework benchmarks
- No virtual DOM - direct reactive updates
- Fine-grained reactivity without re-renders
- −1 Compile-time optimizations less mature than Svelte
- −1 Performance advantages diminish in simple apps
React-like syntax with powerful reactivity primitives
- JSX syntax familiar to React developers
- Signals for explicit, fine-grained reactivity
- Excellent TypeScript support
- −5 Reactive primitives require mental shift from React
- −5 Fewer learning resources available
- −5 Destructuring props breaks reactivity (gotcha)
Small but growing ecosystem with passionate community
- Active Discord community (10K+ members)
- SolidStart meta-framework available
- Growing component library ecosystem
- −12 Very limited third-party packages
- −12 Few enterprise-ready component libraries
- −12 Small talent pool for hiring
Stable core with dedicated maintainer and growing backing
- Ryan Carniato leads consistent development
- Semantic versioning with clear changelog
- Relatively stable API
- −7 Smaller maintainer team
- −7 Long-term funding less certain than React/Vue
Open-source with minimal infrastructure requirements
- MIT licensed, fully free
- Smallest bundles reduce hosting costs
- Efficient runtime reduces compute costs
- −2 May need custom solutions due to small ecosystem
- −2 Training costs for team adoption
Solid security foundation with growing adoption
- No known critical vulnerabilities
- CSP-friendly JSX compilation
- Growing enterprise interest
- −5 No framework-level certifications
- −5 Limited enterprise audits
- −5 Smaller community for security review
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Sources & Methodology
How we calculate these scores — transparent and reproducible
GitHub
Repository activity, stars, contributors, issue resolution time
NPM Registry
Weekly downloads, package dependencies, version history
Bundlephobia
Bundle size, tree-shaking efficiency, dependency weight
OSV Database
Known vulnerabilities, security advisories, CVE tracking
Community Signals
Stack Overflow activity, Discord engagement, developer surveys
1.2.0 Last updated: 2025-12-28 Confidence: 82% Frequently Asked
Why doesn't SolidJS score 100%?
No technology is perfect for every use case. Our scoring reflects real-world trade-offs. SolidJS's main gaps are in ecosystem, where very limited third-party packages.
What does confidence percentage mean?
Confidence (82%) indicates how much data we have to support the score. Higher confidence means more data points from multiple sources (GitHub activity, NPM downloads, security audits, community surveys).
How often are scores updated?
Scores are recalculated weekly using automated data pipelines. Major version updates trigger immediate recalculation. Last update: 2025-12-28.