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React vs Sprae
Full UI library with virtual DOM and larger bundle size
Which to pick
Pick React if you want…
- Component-based UI development
- Comprehensive React UI development
Pick Sprae if you want…
- Micro-hydration of static markup
Side by side
- What it is
- React:React is a JavaScript library for building web and native user interfaces with reusable components.
- Sprae:Sprae adds minimal reactivity to HTML/JSX via reactive attributes for progressive enhancement.
- Best for
- React:Component-based UI development
- Sprae:Micro-hydration of static markup
- Who it’s for
- React:Front-end developers building interactive UI for web or mobile.
- Sprae:Developers who want lightweight UI interactivity without a framework or build step.
- Pricing
- React:Open source
- Sprae:Open source
- Open source
- React:Yes
- Sprae:Yes, 211 GitHub stars
- Works with
- React:JavaScript, JSX, React Native, Next.js, React Router, Expo
- Sprae:—
React features
- Component model. Create reusable UI pieces as JavaScript functions or classes and compose them into screens.
- JSX syntax. Write markup directly in JavaScript using JSX, keeping rendering logic close to UI.
- State & interactivity. Use hooks like useState to manage local state and update the UI on user actions.
- Cross-platform support. Build both web apps and native apps (React Native, Expo) with the same React skills.
- Server-side rendering. Stream HTML from the server while data is fetched, improving initial load performance.
- Ecosystem & tooling. Integrates with frameworks such as Next.js, React Router, and a large component library ecosystem.
Sprae features
- HTML-first. Enhances existing HTML, JSX, MD or templates without rewriting or a build pipeline.
- Light & fast. Direct DOM updates without a virtual DOM, delivering faster performance than React, Vue, Lit, Alpine.
- Zero dependencies. Runs with no external dependencies; size ~11.6 KiB gzipped.
- CDN or ES-module. Can be loaded via script tag, CDN, or imported as an ES module for manual initialization.
- Configurable init. Built on preact-signals, swappable and configurable for custom setups.
- CSP build. Provides a Content-Security-Policy safe build that executes expressions securely.
React vs Sprae FAQ
Is React or Sprae free?+
Yes, both are free and open source.
Is React or Sprae open source?+
Yes, both are open source: React (facebook/react on GitHub) and Sprae (dy/sprae on GitHub, MIT license).
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