🆚 Spectrum Web Components vs. USWDS

Type

User interface framework
Design system

About

The Spectrum Web Components is an implementation of Spectrum, Adobe's design system.

The U.S. Web Design System (USWDS) is an open-source design system developed by the United States government to help federal agencies build fast, accessible, and mobile-friendly websites.

It provides a library of reusable UI components, design patterns, and production-ready code with built-in compliance for standards such as Section 508 and the 21st Century IDEA, along with utilities, templates, and standardized design variables for color, typography, and spacing.

Headquarters

San Jose, California, United States
Washington, D.C., United States

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source
Free ✔️Open source

Categories

UI Frameworks › Rank #48
UI Frameworks › Rank #27
Design Systems › Rank #9
Design Systems › Rank #4

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The USWDS design system is 7 times more popular than Spectrum Web Components.
Total websites

Market share

UI Frameworks
Design Systems

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

USWDS is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and India, while Spectrum Web Components is more popular in Germany, Japan, and Poland.
United States
Germany
United Kingdom
India
Canada
Japan
Netherlands
France
Australia
Poland

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

USWDS is more popular than Spectrum Web Components in all market segments.
Government/Military
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Education/Reference
Health
Finance/Banking
Internet Services
Online Shopping
Software/Hardware
Travel

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#12,786
#13,548
#14,974
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Name
Rank
#110
#183
#1,014
#1,093
#1,186
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See also

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