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React vs Magento

Security & risk comparison · Updated June 2026

How does React compare to Magento on security, AI-readiness, and total cost of ownership? We scored both across 7 dimensions using NVD/NIST CVE data, GitHub metrics, and our scan of 10M+ sites.

Key finding

React scores 71/100 overall versus Magento's 35/100. React has 20 total CVEs compared to Magento's 600, giving it a smaller vulnerability surface. (Source: WebPulse framework scoring, NVD/NIST, July 2026)

71
React
Modern · JAVASCRIPT
vs
35
Magento
Legacy · PHP
Dimension-by-dimension breakdown
security React
80
25
React
Magento
performance Tie
65
65
React
Magento
ecosystem React
82
30
React
Magento
ai readiness React
55
30
React
Magento
developer experience React
70
40
React
Magento
market trajectory React
90
25
React
Magento
cost of ownership React
55
35
React
Magento
Security details
Metric React Magento
Total CVEs 20 600
Critical CVEs 2 78
Exploited (KEV) 0 6
CVEs last year 3 90
Avg CVSS 4.5 7.2
Security score 80/100 25/100
Acceptable
React

React scores 72/100. Verdict: Acceptable.

Caution
Magento

Magento scores 35/100. Consider migrating to: shopify, nextjs.

Alternatives: shopify, nextjs

Quick facts
React
Category: Frontend
Language: JAVASCRIPT
First release: 2013
Generation: Modern
Trend: Rising
Market share: 8.0%
Magento
Category: Ecommerce
Language: PHP
First release: 2008
Generation: Legacy
Trend: Declining
Market share: 0.8%
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Data sourced from NVD/NIST CVE database, GitHub API, and WebPulse framework scanner. Scores calculated using a 7-dimension model covering security, performance, ecosystem health, AI-readiness, developer experience, market trajectory, and cost of ownership. Updated June 2026.