.NET MAUI vs React Native
How does .NET MAUI compare to React Native?
See the pros and cons of each framework, target platforms and more.
.NET MAUI
React Native
About
Maintainer
MicrosoftInitial Release
May 23, 2022
Maintainer
FacebookInitial Release
March 26, 2015
Community
Languages
- C#
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
Target Platforms
- ✓ Android
- Android Auto
- Android TV
- ✓ iOS
- Linux
- ✓ macOS
- tvOS
- watchOS
- Wear Os
- ✓ Windows
- ✓ Android
- Android Auto
- ✓ Android TV
- ✓ iOS
- Linux
- ✓ macOS
- ✓ tvOS
- watchOS
- Wear Os
- ✓ Windows
✅Strengths
- Cross-platform
Capacitor allows developers to build mobile apps for multiple platforms, including Android and iOS, using a single codebase.
- Native APIs
.NET MAUI provides a bridge between .NET and the native APIs of the operating systems. This means that developers can access native functionality such as camera, contacts, and file storage.
- Cross-platform
React Native allows developers to build mobile apps for multiple platforms, including Android and iOS, using a single codebase.
- Native APIs
React Native provides a bridge between JavaScript and the native APIs of the operating systems. This means that developers can access native functionality such as camera, contacts, and file storage.
- Large Community
React Native has a very large and active developer community, which means there is plenty of documentation, tutorials, and examples available to help developers build apps.
🛑Weaknesses
- Emerging Community
.NET MAUI is a relatively new framework, which means that there is not a lot of tutorials, and examples available to help developers apps.
- Learning Curve
.NET MAUI apps are built with C#, which is easy to get started with. But MAUI itself is a complex framework with very little documentation.
- Performance
React Native's performance is not as good as that of native apps due to the overhead introduced by the bridge between JavaScript and native code.
