Vue.js vs React poll results: Vue.js ready to slay its competition

First things first: Vue.js is a framework and React is a library so why are we comparing apples with oranges? It’s a tale as old as time, but with different actors. Now that the“battle” between Angular and React is simmering down, let’s focus our attention on the new dynamic duo: Vue.js and React.

According to a fun GitHub repo, Vue.js has more stars than React. Check it out here. However, just because Vue.js has more stars, this doesn’t mean it has won the war. We wanted to see which one you like better and, as the results of our poll show, almost 60 percent of respondents prefer Vue.js, 29 percent are React fans and 13 percent would rather use something else.

One cannot ignore the fact that Vue.js is the rising star of JavaScript. According to the results of last year’s State of JavaScript survey, the popularity of Vue.js continues to rise. In 2017, it managed to outshine Angular 2 (not Angular 1 though!) and, according to the chart below, 12.000 respondents were willing to give it a try so this year it might actually be the runner-up or, who knows, even become No.1.

If we look at the results of our annual Technology Trends survey, we’ll see that this open-source JavaScript framework occupies the fifth position. The top 5 list includes the following:

1. React
2. Angular
3. Node.js
4. Spring MVC
5. Vue.js

Are you thinking of giving Vue.js a try? If the answer is yes, you should give this article a chance: Luis Elizondo weighs in on the struggle of considering a new framework and reveals what happened after Rever decided to rewrite their web client using Vue.js.

Still not convinced? Read this article if you want to find out why you should be paying more attention to this progressive JavaScript framework.