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react vs Vendure
react has 250,566 GitHub stars, 51,372 forks, 1,377 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Vendure has 8,451 stars, 1,490 forks, 231 open issues and last shipped yesterday. react leads on adoption by 2,865% (250,566 vs 8,451 stars). react is written in JavaScript under MIT; Vendure is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. react has attracted 21% as many forks as stars, Vendure 18%. Vendure was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (react), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| react | Vendure | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 251K | ★ 8.5K |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 51K | ⑂ 1.5K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick react if
- You weight community size — 251K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Vendure if
- You want the Vendure feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Vendure fits your workflow better
About react
React is a JavaScript library under the MIT licence for building user interfaces, using a declarative, component based model that renders both on the web and, through React Native, on mobile.
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About Vendure
Vendure is an open source headless commerce platform built on a TypeScript stack that spans a Node.js and NestJS backend, a GraphQL API, and a React and TanStack admin dashboard. It lives in the TypeScript and Node.js ecosystem, and its topics place it among ecommerce frameworks, headless commerce platforms, and GraphQL commerce tools. The project is distributed as a monorepo containing the @vendure/core framework, the admin dashboard, the CLI, the official plugins, and an end to end testing harness. Vendure is licensed under GPLv3, with a plugin license exception that lets developers release their own Vendure pl…
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Frequently asked questions
Is react or Vendure more popular?
react has 250,566 GitHub stars and Vendure has 8,451. react has the larger community by that measure.
Are react and Vendure free?
Both are open source. react is licensed under MIT, and Vendure has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between react and Vendure?
react is written in JavaScript and Vendure in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, react or Vendure?
Choose react if you want the larger community (250,566 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Vendure if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.