# Solid.js, release history and use on real websites.

A JavaScript UI library with fine-grained reactivity and no virtual DOM. It uses JSX, but components run only once and only the changed parts of the page are updated.

- **Status:** Modern. Actively developed, with the SolidStart full-stack framework.
- **Category:** [JS/CSS Frameworks](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework)
- **First release:** 2018
- **License:** MIT
- **Latest version:** 1.9.18 (29 Oct 2026)
- **Official website:** https://www.solidjs.com
- **Documentation:** https://docs.solidjs.com
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/solidjs/solid
- **Page:** https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/solid-js

## Solid.js on audited websites

13 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Solid.js (<1%). That ranks it #33 of the 35 technologies in JS/CSS Frameworks we have seen in audits.

### Most used in JS/CSS Frameworks

1. [Tailwind CSS](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/tailwind-css): 34% (5,653)
2. [jQuery](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/jquery): 29% (4,883)
3. [Next.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/next-js): 23% (3,836)
4. [React](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/react): 22% (3,626)
5. [Bootstrap](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/bootstrap): 13% (2,198)
6. [PHP](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/php): 3.0% (502)
7. [Lit](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/lit): 2.9% (487)
8. [Astro](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/astro): 2.4% (405)
9. [Vue.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/vue-js): 2.2% (373)
10. [Alpine.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/alpine-js): 2.0% (341)

The number for React counts only websites where Tech Stack detects it directly, not websites built with Next.js, Gatsby, and Remix, which run it too. The number for Vue.js counts only websites where Tech Stack detects it directly, not websites built with Nuxt, which run it too.

## Solid.js versions and release history

2 release lines since 2018, as listed by the npm registry. The latest version is 1.9.18, released 29 Oct 2026.

| Version | Released | Latest release | Releases |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 28 Jun 2021 | 1.9.18 (29 Oct 2026) | 133 |
| 0.x (before 1.0) | 25 Apr 2018 | 0.26.5 (28 Apr 2021) | 203 |

Sources: [npm registry, package solid-js](https://www.npmjs.com/package/solid-js), checked 8 Nov 2026.

## Other technologies in JS/CSS Frameworks

- [TanStack Start](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/tanstack-start): 1.9% of websites
- [Nette](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/nette): 1.8% of websites
- [Nuxt](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/nuxt): 1.5% of websites
- [Angular](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/angular): 1.2% of websites
- [Preact](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/preact): 1.2% of websites
- [UnoCSS](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/unocss): 1.2% of websites
- [Express](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/express): 1.1% of websites
- [SvelteKit](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/sveltekit): 1.1% of websites
- [ASP.NET](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/asp-net): 1.0% of websites
- [Django](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/django): <1% of websites
- [HTMX](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/htmx): <1% of websites
- [Turbo (Hotwire)](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework/turbo): <1% of websites

[All 38 in JS/CSS Frameworks](https://be1st.ai/technologies/framework)

## Questions about Solid.js

### What is Solid.js?

A JavaScript UI library with fine-grained reactivity and no virtual DOM. It uses JSX, but components run only once and only the changed parts of the page are updated. The be1st catalog lists Solid.js under JS/CSS Frameworks. License of Solid.js: MIT.

### What is the latest version of Solid.js?

The latest version of Solid.js is 1.9.18, released 29 Oct 2026 (source: npm registry, package solid-js).

### How many websites use Solid.js?

13 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run Solid.js (<1%), as of 8 Nov 2026.

### When was Solid.js first released?

Solid.js was first released in 2018.

### Is Solid.js still a modern choice?

Yes. Solid.js counts as a modern technology. Actively developed, with the SolidStart full-stack framework.

### What are the alternatives to Solid.js?

Technologies that do the same job as Solid.js include React, Vue.js, Preact, Svelte, and Qwik.

Numbers: latest audit of each of 16,845 websites audited by be1st, as of 8 Nov 2026.