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SDK Comparison

Explore the key distinctions and functionalities between the first and second generations of Builder SDKs using the comprehensive comparison and feature tables below, tailored to help you select the most suitable SDK for your development needs.

Recommended Gen to use per framework

The Builder SDKs are divided into two generations, Gen 1, and Gen 2. Use the table below to find the recommended SDK generation for your framework.

FrameworkGen 1Gen 2

Qwik

n/a

Recommended

React*

Recommended


Remix


Recommended

Hydrogen


Recommended

Vue**


Recommended

Swift (beta)

n/a

n/a

Svelte

n/a

Recommended

Solid

n/a

Recommended

React Native

n/a

Recommended

Angular †

Up to Angular 18

Recommended (Angular 17+)

Angular SSR †

Up to Angular 18

Recommended (Angular 17+)

*Includes React-based frameworks such as Gatsby, Next.js Pages Router, and Next.js App Router.

**Includes Nuxt.

† Gen 1 SDK supports Angular versions up to 18. Gen 2 SDK requires Angular 17 or higher and is the recommended choice for new projects and Angular 19+.

Table of features supported

The table below outlines the features available for Builder's SDKs.

FeatureReact (Gen1)React (Gen2)VueReact NativeSvelteQwikAngular (Gen1)Angular (Gen2)HTML API

TypeScript Types

✅

✅

✅

🔵

✅

✅

❌

✅

❌

A/B Tests

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

✅

❌

A/B Tests with SSG/SSR Support

✅

✅

✅

n/a

✅

✅

❌

✅

❌

SSR/SSG

✅

✅

✅

n/a

✅

✅

⚠️

✅

✅

Custom Components

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

⚠️

✅

❌

Children for Custom Components

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

✅

❌

Dynamic Data Bindings

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

✅

❌

View Current Draft

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

✅

❌

Symbols

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

✅

❌

Custom Styles

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

✅

❌

Custom Fonts

✅

✅

✅

n/a

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Heatmaps

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

✅

❌

Tracking/Analytics

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

✅

❌

Animations

✅

🔵

✅

🔵

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Custom Actions/Events

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

✅

❌

Custom data/context

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

✅

❌

Builder's global state

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

⚠️

✅

⚠️

Widgets

✅

✅

🔵

🔵

🔵

🔵

✅

🔵

✅

Global content styles

✅

✅

✅

n/a

✅

✅

❌

✅

❌

CSS Nesting (& operator)

✅

✅

✅

n/a

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Locales

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

⚠️

✅

⚠️

Variant containers

✅

✅

✅

🔵

✅

✅

❌

🔵

❌

Legend

✅ Full support

🔵 In development

⚠️ Partial support
(hover for a tooltip with details)

❌ Not supported

Blocks available by framework

FeatureReact (Gen1)React (Gen2)VueReact NativeSvelteQwikAngular

Columns

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Text

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Image

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Button

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Video

✅

✅

✅

🔵

✅

✅

✅

Custom code

✅

✅

✅

🔵

✅

✅

✅

Section

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Fragment

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Embed

✅

✅

✅

🔵

✅

✅

✅

Slot

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Form

✅

✅

✅

🔵

✅

🔵

✅

Input

✅

✅

✅

🔵

✅

🔵

✅

Select

✅

✅

✅

🔵

✅

🔵

✅

SubmitButton

✅

✅

✅

🔵

✅

🔵

✅

Legend

✅ Full support

🔵 In development

⚠️ Partial support
(hover for a tooltip with details)

❌ Not supported

Rendering content

Rendering your Builder content differs between Gen 1 and Gen 2.

Framework
Meta-Framework
SDK Generation

In Gen 1 SDKs the component is BuilderComponent.

import { BuilderComponent } from '@builder.io/react'; <BuilderComponent model="page" content={contentJSON} />

For recommended usage and a description of the props and methods of BuilderComponent, visit Using BuilderComponent.

Fetching data

Fetching data differs between Gen 1 and Gen 2.

Framework
Meta-Framework
SDK Generation

In Gen 1, import builder and use the get() or getAll() helper:

import { builder } from '@builder.io/react'; const page = await builder.get('page', { fields: 'data.url, name', }); const pages = await builder.getAll('page', { fields: 'data.url,name', });

For more information, visit the Content API documentation.

Registering custom components

Registering custom components differs between Gen 1 and Gen 2.

Framework
Meta-Framework
SDK Generation

In Gen 1, import the Builder object and use registerComponent():

import { Builder } from '@builder.io/react'; import { MyHero } from './MyHero'; Builder.registerComponent(MyHero, { name: 'Hero', inputs: [ { name: 'title', type: 'string' }, ], });

For more information on custom components, visit Registering Custom Components.

Configuring the Visual Editor

Configuring the Visual Editor differs between React Gen 1 and React Gen 2.

Framework
Meta-Framework
SDK Generation

In Gen 1, import Builder and use the register() helper:

import { Builder } from '@builder.io/react'; Builder.register('insertMenu', { name: 'Our components', items: [ { name: 'Hero', item: 'Hero' }, { name: 'Double Columns', item: 'DoubleColumns' }, { name: 'Triple Columns', item: 'TripleColumns' }, { name: 'Dynamic Columns', item: 'DynamicColumns' }, ], })

Gen 1 and Gen 2 package names

The table below lists the available package names by framework and generation. Use these names for installs and imports.

FrameworkGen 1Gen 2

Qwik

n/a

@builder.io/sdk-qwik

React*

@builder.io/react

@builder.io/sdk-react

Vue**

@builder.io/vue

@builder.io/sdk-vue

The Vue Gen 2 is the recommended SDK.

Svelte

n/a

@builder.io/sdk-svelte

Solid

n/a

@builder.io/sdk-solid

React Native

n/a

@builder.io/sdk-react-native

Angular

@builder.io/angular

@builder.io/sdk-angular

*Includes React-based frameworks such as Remix, Hydrogen, Gatsby, Next.js, and App Router.

**Includes Nuxt.

What's next

For fetching in advanced use cases, read Using Enrich to Fetch References and Symbols.

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