Flutter vs React Native: Which technology should you choose in 2022?
October 4, 2021•10 min read
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Author: Alex Vasylenko | Founder of The Frontend Company
To succeed in a highly competitive market, all you need is to choose the perfectly suited technology. It sounds like a simple thing; the reality is that business owners can have a hard time. Choosing the best tool to build a product with the needed features for customers and business success is quite a challenging process.
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a particular budget for product development;
a time limit;
the project's flexibility;
ability to go on developing the product as needed.
A brief look at the history of two cross-platform technologies
Dart was at first positioned as a successor to JavaScript (JS). Theoretically, this solution was supposed to be the JS killer. Nevertheless, in 10 years, it failed to displace the earlier programming language out of the market.
Android;
iOS;
macOS;
Android TV;
Universal Windows Platform (UPW);
Apple tvOS
What industries use these technologies and for which business needs
financial;
e-commerce;
automotive;
media;
entertainment.
SPAs (Single Page Applications)
MVPs (Minimum Viable Products)
Flutter is only a few years existing and is used by a limited range of companies. According to Stackshare, more than 350 firms and brands utilize this technology.
IT;
e-commerce;
social media;
automotive;
media;
internet;
fintech;
retail;
entertainment, etc.
Almost 1700 well-known companies use React Native, according to Stackshare. If we were evaluating frameworks only by this parameter, RN would win hands down.
SPAs (Single Page Applications)
MVPs (Minimum Viable Products)
MPAs (Multiple Page Applications)
Social Media Services
Content Services
Promo Apps
Niche Applications
Flutter vs React Native: Examples of well-known technology-based applications
Flutter vs React Native: Flutter's advantages and disadvantages
It is difficult to say how this framework will perform as the program grows. Regardless of the positive experience of big companies, you cannot be sure that in your case, the project development won't cause many bugs and cost overpayments to developers. According to Talent.com, the annual salary of a Flutter programmer in the U.S. varies from $95,000 to $174,725.
Flutter vs React Native: RN's advantages and disadvantages
Still, Flutter or React Native?
Alex Vasylenko is the founder of The Frontend Company, DBC and several other successful startups. A dynamic tech entrepreneur, he began his career as a frontend developer at Deloitte and Scandinavia's largest banking company. In 2023, Alex was honored as one of 'Top 10 Emerging Entrepreneurs' by USA Today.
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