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SolidJS vs Preact vs Qwik
A side-by-side look at how actively SolidJS, Preact and Qwik are developed on GitHub — popularity, contributor base, commit activity and how quickly issues and pull requests move.
What the numbers say
- Preact is the most-starred of the 3, with 39k stars — about 1.8× Qwik's 22k.
- Over the 52 weeks to the snapshot, Qwik recorded the most commits (4.0k), against 85 for SolidJS.
- Qwik has closed or merged the most pull requests in its lifetime: 6.1k.
- Relative to its popularity, Preact carries the lightest open-issue load: 0.6 open issues per 1,000 stars, versus 2.2 for Qwik.
Head-to-head
Snapshot taken 30 September 2026.
| Metric | SolidJS Active | Preact Active | Qwik Active |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | 36k | 39k | 22k |
| Forks | 1.1k | 3.4k | 1.4k |
| Contributors | 195 | 381 | 673 |
| Commits, last 52 weeks | 85 | 339 | 4.0k |
| Open issues | 29 | 22 | 49 |
| Open pull requests | 20 | 27 | 48 |
| Closed / merged PRs | 982 | 2.9k | 6.1k |
| Watchers | 214 | 393 | 130 |
| Last push | 30 Sep 2026 | 30 Sep 2026 | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Latest release | v1.9.0 (Sep 2024) | 10.29.8 (Aug 2026) | @builder.io/[email protected] (Sep 2026) |
| Main language | TypeScript | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Licence | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Created | Apr 2018 | Sep 2015 | May 2021 |
Bold marks the highest value in a row. “Active / Slowing / Dormant” is a simple heuristic from how recently code was pushed and open issues per star — a starting point, not a verdict. Stars measure popularity, not quality.
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