🆚 Preact vs. React

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *
Preact
React

Type

JavaScript library
Frontend framework

About

Preact is a fast 3kB alternative to React with the same modern API.

It offers a virtual DOM, support for hooks and components, hydration for server-rendered content, and compatibility with many React-style tools through adapters.

React is a popular open-source JavaScript library for building dynamic user interfaces, created by Facebook.

It allows developers to create reusable UI components, offers JSX markup support, a virtual DOM, hooks, and is often used as a base for other full-stack frameworks such as Next.js or Remix.

Headquarters

Menlo Park, California, United States

Website

preactjs.com #2,542,362
reactjs.org

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source
Free ✔️Open source

Categories

JavaScript Libraries › Rank #201
JavaScript Libraries › Rank #9
Frontend Frameworks › Rank #1

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The React frontend framework is 155 times more popular than Preact.
Total websites

Market share

JavaScript Libraries

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

React is more popular than Preact in all countries.
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
India
France
Brazil
Australia
Netherlands
Canada
Spain

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

React is more popular than Preact in all market segments.
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Online Shopping
Internet Services
Education/Reference
Blogs/Wiki
Entertainment
Travel
General News
Health

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#74
#239
#510
covers.com
#3,006
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Rank
#5
#12
#13
#15
#16
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