Runtime library choices affect day-to-day development work: teams want packages that are active, usable, and clear about licensing before they build around them. For May 2026, this section uses the supplied ToolVitals data for Runtime Libraries Tools, including health score, shipping score, GitHub stars, ToolVitals score, status, openness_label, license_label, and pricing_scope.
The ranking includes only open or source-visible tools from the supplied set and orders them by ToolVitals score first, with GitHub stars used only as a secondary popularity signal for ties. Every ranked tool here is labeled OSI-approved OSS, with license_label values of MIT or Apache-2.0, and every listed pricing_scope is none.
Rankings
| Rank | Tool | Openness | License | Health | Shipping | GitHub Stars | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TanStack Query | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 93 | 96 | 49449 | 94 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 2 | Aksel | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 84 | 95 | 182 | 91 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 3 | Lyne Components | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 85 | 98 | 64 | 90 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 4 | Ebean ORM | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 79 | 72 | 1520 | 79 | 🟢 Good |
| 5 | Drizzle ORM | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 80 | 42 | 34420 | 71 | 🟢 Good |
| 6 | Sentinel | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 69 | 14 | 23113 | 54 | 🟡 Fair |
| 7 | Vee Validate | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 51 | 7 | 11257 | 45 | 🟡 Fair |
Top 3 Highlights
TanStack Query ranks first with a ToolVitals score of 94, the highest score in the supplied Runtime Libraries set. It combines a 93 health score with a 96 shipping score, and it also has the largest GitHub audience in this ranking at 49,449 stars. Its openness_label is OSI-approved OSS, its license_label is MIT, and its pricing_scope is none.
Aksel ranks second with a ToolVitals score of 91 and an Excellent status. Its strongest supplied signal is shipping, with a 95 shipping score, while its health score is 84. It is labeled OSI-approved OSS with an MIT license_label, has pricing_scope none, and has 182 GitHub stars.
Lyne Components ranks third with a ToolVitals score of 90, just behind Aksel. It has the highest shipping score in the supplied list at 98, paired with an 85 health score. It is labeled OSI-approved OSS, uses the MIT license_label, has pricing_scope none, and has 64 GitHub stars.
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