Web to Desktop framework comparison
This repository was made to create an objective comparison of multiple framework that grant us to “transform” our web app to desktop application formats.
Table Of Content
Major characteristics
|
Electron |
NW.JS |
Tauri |
NodeGui |
Neutralino |
Wails |
Flutter |
.Net MAUI |
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| Github stars |
107k |
39.6k |
62.6k |
8.4k |
6.6k |
15.4k |
152.5k |
18.8k |
18.8k |
| Forks |
14.6k |
4k |
1.7k |
0.3k |
0.3k |
0.7k |
25.2k |
1.3k |
1.3k |
| Creation date |
2013 |
2011 |
2019 |
2019 |
2018 |
2019 |
2018 |
2020 |
|
| Last Update |
4/2023 |
4/2023 |
4/2023 |
4/2023 |
4/2023 |
4/2023 |
4/2023 |
4/2023 |
4/2023 |
| Framework Language |
C++, JS, Objective-C, Python |
C++ |
Rust |
C++ |
C++ |
Go |
C, C++, Dart |
C# |
|
| Usage Language - Back |
JS, C++ |
JS, C++ |
Rust |
JS, C++ |
JS, C++ |
Go |
Dart |
C# |
|
| Usage Language - Front |
HTML, CSS, JS |
HTML, CSS, JS |
HTML, CSS, JS |
HTML, CSS, JS |
HTML, CSS, JS |
HTML, CSS, JS |
Dart |
C# |
|
| License |
MIT |
MIT |
MIT |
MIT |
MIT |
MIT |
BSD 3-Clause |
MIT |
|
| Developer Dependencies |
Node.js, Electron NPM Package |
Node.js, NW.JS SDK |
C++ Compiler, Node.js, Rustc, Cargo |
Cmake, make, Node.js, NodeGUI NPM Package |
Node.js, Neu NPM Package |
Go 1.18+, Node 15+, Wails |
Flutter SDK, Visual Studio 2019 / Clang |
.Net SDK, Visual Studio (optional), WebView2 (optional), Xcode (optional) |
|
| User Dependencies |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
| Dependencies / modules support |
npm & node.js native addons |
npm & node.js native addons |
cargo (back), npm (front) |
npm & node.js native addons |
❌ |
Gomod (back), npm (front) |
pub.dev |
NuGet |
|
| Engine |
Chromium |
Webkit, Chromium |
WRY (WebKitGTK for Linux, WebKit for MacOS, Webview2 for Windows) |
Qt |
WebkitGTK+ |
Webkit |
Flutter engine |
.NET MAUI |
|
| Integrated updater ? |
Official |
Community |
Official |
No |
Official |
Planned |
No, but there are community solutions |
No |
|
| Automated Tests |
Standard node.js tests (back-end) or Webdriver/Playwright (UI) |
Standard node.js tests (back-end) or Webdriver(UI) |
Cargo (back-end) or Webdriver (UI) |
? |
? |
? |
Integrated |
Standard C# tests (back-end), no official solution for UI |
|
Operating systems support
|
|
Electron |
NW.JS |
Tauri |
NodeGui |
Neutralino |
Wails |
Flutter |
.Net MAUI |
| Developement Environment |
Windows |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
|
MacOS |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
|
Linux |
✔️1 |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
| Target Environment |
Windows |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
|
MacOS |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
|
Linux |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
Soon |
|
Android |
❌ |
Requested |
Soon2 |
❌ |
❌ |
Requested |
✔️ |
✔️ |
|
iOS |
❌ |
❌ |
In progress2 |
❌ |
❌ |
Requested |
✔️ |
✔️ |
|
tvOS |
❌ |
❌ |
❌ |
❌ |
❌ |
❌ |
❌ |
✔️ |
|
Web |
❌ |
❌ |
❌ |
❌ |
✔️3 |
❌ |
✔️ |
❌ |
1: Linux 32 Bit support dropped
2: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri#platforms
3: Uses modes to generate web apps
Benchmarks
See benchmarks.json to get more informations about following data.
Note: These benchmarks are done on Github CI, there are measures to have measurements more accurates (e.g. multiple runs), but it will never exactly be accurate, as it totally depends on system load and resources. You should read these tables as comparision between frameworks on a same OS/Arch/App with a margin of error.
01-empty-app
See source in benchmark/01-empty-app folder.
Build size
|
Electron |
NW.JS |
Tauri |
NodeGui |
Neutralino |
Wails |
Flutter |
.Net MAUI |
.Net MAUI w/ Vue |
| Windows (x64) |
≈236MB |
≈334MB |
≈1MB |
≈171MB |
≈2MB |
≈8MB |
? |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
| Windows (x86) |
≈210MB |
≈301MB |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
| Windows (ARM64) |
≈237MB |
Requested |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
| MacOS (x64) |
≈376MB |
≈508MB |
≈3MB |
? |
≈1MB |
≈7MB |
? |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
| MacOS (arm64) |
≈356MB |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
| Linux (x64) |
≈240MB |
≈442MB |
≈4MB |
≈75MB |
≈1MB |
≈6MB |
? |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
| Linux (x86) |
? |
≈441MB |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
| Linux (ARMv7l) |
≈176MB |
Requested |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
| Linux (ARM64) |
≈245MB |
Requested |
? |
? |
≈1MB |
? |
? |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
Build time
|
Electron |
NW.JS |
Tauri |
NodeGui |
Neutralino |
Wails |
Flutter |
.Net MAUI |
.Net MAUI w/ Vue |
| Windows (x64) |
≈6052ms |
≈54217ms |
≈370160ms |
≈19369ms |
≈866ms |
≈15084ms |
? |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
| Windows (x86) |
≈6052ms |
≈54217ms |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
| Windows (ARM64) |
≈6052ms |
Requested |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
| MacOS (x64) |
≈9225ms |
≈54217ms |
≈218289ms |
? |
≈908ms |
≈69468ms |
? |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
| MacOS (arm64) |
≈9225ms |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
| Linux (x64) |
≈2629ms |
≈54217ms |
≈308455ms |
≈9626ms |
≈908ms |
≈34591ms |
? |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
| Linux (x86) |
? |
≈54217ms |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
| Linux (ARMv7l) |
≈2629ms |
Requested |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
| Linux (ARM64) |
≈2629ms |
Requested |
? |
? |
≈908ms |
? |
? |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
Memory Usage
|
Electron |
NW.JS |
Tauri |
NodeGui |
Neutralino |
Wails |
Flutter |
.Net MAUI |
.Net MAUI w/ Vue |
| Windows (x64) |
≈67MB (Debug) => ≈88MB (Release) |
≈102MB (Debug) => ≈40MB (Release) |
≈41MB (Debug) => ≈25MB (Release) |
≈123MB (Debug) |
≈69MB (Debug) |
≈49MB (Debug) => ≈28MB (Release) |
≈274MB (Debug) |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
| MacOS (x64) |
≈66MB (Debug) => ≈65MB (Release) |
≈53MB (Debug) => ≈82MB (Release) |
≈50MB (Debug) => ≈29MB (Release) |
≈107MB (Debug) |
≈77MB (Debug) => ≈28MB (Release) |
≈65MB (Debug) => ≈32MB (Release) |
≈186MB (Debug) |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
| Linux (x64) |
≈166MB (Debug) => ≈165MB (Release) |
≈96MB (Debug) |
≈116MB (Debug) => ≈83MB (Release) |
≈163MB (Debug) |
≈198MB (Debug) => ≈216MB (Release) |
≈220MB (Debug) => ≈195MB (Release) |
≈399MB (Debug) |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
Start duration
|
Electron |
NW.JS |
Tauri |
NodeGui |
Neutralino |
Wails |
Flutter |
.Net MAUI |
.Net MAUI w/ Vue |
| Windows (x64) |
≈2578ms (Debug) => ≈454ms (Release) |
≈1081ms (Release) |
≈5093ms (Debug) => ≈545ms (Release) |
? |
? |
≈19275ms (Debug) => ≈1279ms (Release) |
? |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
| MacOS (x64) |
≈2021ms (Debug) => ≈889ms (Release) |
≈1594ms (Release) |
≈5757ms (Debug) => ≈767ms (Release) |
? |
≈2416ms (Debug) => ≈893ms (Release) |
≈11690ms (Debug) => ≈950ms (Release) |
? |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
| Linux (x64) |
≈705ms (Debug) => ≈356ms (Release) |
? |
≈36834ms (Debug) |
? |
≈1638ms (Debug) => ≈450ms (Release) |
≈4471ms (Debug) => ≈372ms (Release) |
? |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
1: Benchmark WIP
2: Benchmark WIP
02-empty-app-frameless
See source in benchmark/02-empty-app-frameless folder.
Build size
|
Electron |
NW.JS |
Tauri |
NodeGui |
Neutralino |
Wails |
Flutter |
.Net MAUI |
.Net MAUI w/ Vue |
| Windows (x64) |
≈236MB |
≈334MB |
≈1MB |
≈171MB |
≈2MB |
≈8MB |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
N/A3 |
| Windows (x86) |
≈210MB |
≈301MB |
? |
? |
? |
? |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
N/A3 |
| Windows (ARM64) |
≈237MB |
Requested |
? |
? |
? |
? |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
N/A3 |
| MacOS (x64) |
≈376MB |
≈508MB |
≈3MB |
? |
≈1MB |
≈7MB |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
N/A3 |
| MacOS (arm64) |
≈356MB |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
N/A3 |
| Linux (x64) |
≈240MB |
≈442MB |
≈4MB |
≈75MB |
≈1MB |
≈6MB |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
N/A3 |
| Linux (x86) |
? |
≈441MB |
? |
? |
? |
? |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
N/A3 |
| Linux (ARMv7l) |
≈176MB |
Requested |
? |
? |
? |
? |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
N/A3 |
| Linux (ARM64) |
≈245MB |
Requested |
? |
? |
≈1MB |
? |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
N/A3 |
Build time
|
Electron |
NW.JS |
Tauri |
NodeGui |
Neutralino |
Wails |
Flutter |
.Net MAUI |
.Net MAUI w/ Vue |
| Windows (x64) |
≈6226ms |
≈31104ms |
≈389105ms |
≈19515ms |
≈643ms |
≈14378ms |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
N/A3 |
| Windows (x86) |
≈6226ms |
≈31104ms |
? |
? |
? |
? |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
N/A3 |
| Windows (ARM64) |
≈6226ms |
Requested |
? |
? |
? |
? |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
N/A3 |
| MacOS (x64) |
≈17150ms |
≈31104ms |
≈265327ms |
? |
≈1091ms |
≈72964ms |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
N/A3 |
| MacOS (arm64) |
≈17150ms |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
N/A3 |
| Linux (x64) |
≈3249ms |
≈31104ms |
≈378130ms |
≈12380ms |
≈1091ms |
≈46073ms |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
N/A3 |
| Linux (x86) |
? |
≈31104ms |
? |
? |
? |
? |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
N/A3 |
| Linux (ARMv7l) |
≈3249ms |
Requested |
? |
? |
? |
? |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
N/A3 |
| Linux (ARM64) |
≈3249ms |
Requested |
? |
? |
≈1091ms |
? |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
N/A3 |
Memory Usage
|
Electron |
NW.JS |
Tauri |
NodeGui |
Neutralino |
Wails |
Flutter |
.Net MAUI |
.Net MAUI w/ Vue |
| Windows (x64) |
≈66MB (Debug) => ≈86MB (Release) |
≈78MB (Debug) => ≈51MB (Release) |
≈42MB (Debug) => ≈23MB (Release) |
≈115MB (Debug) |
≈60MB (Debug) |
≈48MB (Debug) => ≈28MB (Release) |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
N/A3 |
| MacOS (x64) |
≈68MB (Debug) => ≈64MB (Release) |
≈88MB (Debug) => ≈80MB (Release) |
≈50MB (Debug) => ≈27MB (Release) |
≈114MB (Debug) |
≈71MB (Debug) => ≈27MB (Release) |
≈66MB (Debug) => ≈30MB (Release) |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
N/A3 |
| Linux (x64) |
≈163MB (Debug) => ≈163MB (Release) |
≈90MB (Debug) |
≈109MB (Debug) => ≈82MB (Release) |
≈159MB (Debug) |
≈197MB (Debug) => ≈214MB (Release) |
≈219MB (Debug) => ≈195MB (Release) |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
N/A3 |
Start duration
|
Electron |
NW.JS |
Tauri |
NodeGui |
Neutralino |
Wails |
Flutter |
.Net MAUI |
.Net MAUI w/ Vue |
| Windows (x64) |
≈2496ms (Debug) => ≈422ms (Release) |
≈1067ms (Release) |
≈5073ms (Debug) => ≈509ms (Release) |
≈10963ms (Debug) |
? |
≈19271ms (Debug) => ≈1270ms (Release) |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
N/A3 |
| MacOS (x64) |
≈1987ms (Debug) => ≈1267ms (Release) |
≈1775ms (Release) |
≈6046ms (Debug) => ≈863ms (Release) |
? |
≈3550ms (Debug) => ≈1241ms (Release) |
≈9553ms (Debug) => ≈898ms (Release) |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
N/A3 |
| Linux (x64) |
≈806ms (Debug) => ≈415ms (Release) |
? |
≈42518ms (Debug) |
? |
≈2111ms (Debug) => ≈626ms (Release) |
≈5208ms (Debug) => ≈509ms (Release) |
N/A1 |
N/A2 |
N/A3 |
1: Frameless mode not supported yet
2: Frameless mode not working
3: Frameless mode not working
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