Cross-platform app frameworks
Electron privacy rating
Framework for building cross-platform desktop applications with JavaScript, HTML and CSS by bundling Chromium and Node.js.
Summary
Electron scores 50 out of 100 (grade D) on the cross-platform app frameworks criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry and independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.
Score 50 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
The electronjs.org website loads Google Analytics; the framework itself has no built-in telemetry.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
A project of the OpenJS Foundation, funded by member organizations, with no ads.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.