Modernizr vs Raphael: What are the differences?

Developers describe Modernizr as "Respond to your user’s browser features". It’s a collection of superfast tests or detects as we like to call them which run as your web page loads, then you can use the results to tailor the experience to the user. It tells you what HTML, CSS and JavaScript features the user’s browser has to offer. On the other hand, Raphael is detailed as "JavaScript library that draws Vector graphics for web sites". It is a cross-browser JavaScript library that draws Vector graphics for web sites. It will use SVG for most browsers, but will use VML for older versions of Internet Explorer.

Modernizr and Raphael are primarily classified as "JavaScript Compilers" and "Javascript Utilities & Libraries" tools respectively.

Some of the features offered by Modernizr are:

• Easy to deliver tiered experiences
• Make use of the latest and greatest features in browsers
• Without leaving less fortunate users high and dry.

On the other hand, Raphael provides the following key features:

• Cross-browser
• Designed specifically for artists and graphic designers
• You are given the power of Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) to be able to use your web browser to created detailed drawings

Modernizr and Raphael are both open source tools. Modernizr with 23.9K GitHub stars and 3.03K forks on GitHub appears to be more popular than Raphael with 10.3K GitHub stars and 1.59K GitHub forks.

According to the StackShare community, Modernizr has a broader approval, being mentioned in 24028 company stacks & 21 developers stacks; compared to Raphael, which is listed in 305 company stacks and 4 developer stacks.