# alibaba/rax

🐰 Rax is a progressive framework for building universal application. https://rax.js.org

Repository: https://github.com/alibaba/rax
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rax
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: rax, mobile, universal, framework, pwa, ssr, weex, miniapp, web, javascript, typescript
Last push: 2023-03-27T06:49:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3610, "days_push": 1255, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8020, forks 611 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:11.824911+00:00)

## What it is
Rax is a progressive, React-compatible JavaScript framework for building universal applications that run on the web, Node.js, Weex, Alibaba MiniApp, and WeChat MiniProgram from a single codebase. It emphasizes a tiny runtime (~6KB) and out-of-the-box support for SSR, PWA, and FaaS.

## Use cases
- build a cross-platform app that runs on web and WeChat MiniProgram
- write one React-like codebase and render it natively via Weex
- server-side render a lightweight React-compatible app
- build a progressive web app with zero configuration
- develop a mini-app for Alibaba or WeChat ecosystems
- replace React with a smaller ~6KB runtime

## When to choose
- you need to target WeChat/Alibaba MiniPrograms and the web from one codebase
- you want React-compatible APIs with a much smaller bundle
- you need built-in SSR and PWA support without configuration

## When to avoid
- you are starting a standard web-only React project - use React or Next.js for a larger ecosystem
- you need long-term active maintenance - the latest release is from 2023 and activity has slowed
- your team depends on the full React ecosystem of libraries and tooling

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: maintenance
- function: frontend-framework, ssr, web-framework, ui-components
- domain: web-development, frontend, mobile-development, cross-platform
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: react-compatible, weex, miniapp, universal-app, pwa, write-once-run-anywhere, nodejs, web-server, wechat, javascript

## Member repositories
- alibaba/rax (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:11.824911+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:31:59.126856+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/alibaba/rax (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:11.824911+00:00, sha 100ad7d7c3d0)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/rax (fetched 2026-08-29T08:29:36.433995+00:00, sha 2b177cec806e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.