Component vs RequireJS: What are the differences?

What is Component? Client package management for building better web applications. Component's philosophy is the UNIX philosophy of the web - to create a platform for small, reusable components that consist of JS, CSS, HTML, images, fonts, etc. With its well-defined specs, using Component means not worrying about most frontend problems such as package management, publishing components to a registry, or creating a custom build process for every single app.

What is RequireJS? JavaScript file and module loader. RequireJS loads plain JavaScript files as well as more defined modules. It is optimized for in-browser use, including in a Web Worker, but it can be used in other JavaScript environments, like Rhino and Node. It implements the Asynchronous Module API. Using a modular script loader like RequireJS will improve the speed and quality of your code.

Component and RequireJS belong to "Front End Package Manager" category of the tech stack.

"Open source" is the top reason why over 19 developers like Component, while over 78 developers mention "Open source" as the leading cause for choosing RequireJS.

Component and RequireJS are both open source tools. It seems that RequireJS with 12.2K GitHub stars and 2.3K forks on GitHub has more adoption than Component with 4.64K GitHub stars and 352 GitHub forks.

Uber Technologies, Coursera, and Asana are some of the popular companies that use RequireJS, whereas Component is used by Hazeorid, ALV CH, and Cask. RequireJS has a broader approval, being mentioned in 916 company stacks & 185 developers stacks; compared to Component, which is listed in 15 company stacks and 23 developer stacks.