🆚 Preact vs. Riot

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.

Riot.js is a lightweight, component-based user interface library that uses custom tags to create reactive user interfaces, functioning as a minimalist alternative to larger frameworks like React or Vue.

It focuses primarily on the view layer and state management, allowing developers to build dynamic applications using a clear, tag-based HTML syntax.

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

• ⬆️ 151st most popular in Australia in the JavaScript Libraries category.
• ⬆️ 157th most popular in Brazil in the JavaScript Libraries category.
• ⬆️ 165th most popular in the United States in the JavaScript Libraries category.
• ⬆️ 178th most popular in the United Kingdom in the JavaScript Libraries category.
• ⬆️ 180th most popular in the Netherlands in the JavaScript Libraries category.

• ⭐ 10th most popular in Japan in the Frontend Frameworks category.
• ⬆️ 23rd most popular in the United States in the Frontend Frameworks category.
• ⬆️ 165th most popular in Japan in the JavaScript Libraries category.
• ⬆️ 256th most popular in the United States in the JavaScript Libraries category.

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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