Flutter vs React Native

Flutter9.4Visit React Native9.2Visit

Higher score Flutter #1 in Cross-Platform App Development Frameworks 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 1 features Visit Flutter

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React Native #3 in Cross-Platform App Development Frameworks 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 1 features Visit React Native

• Flutter fits best

  Teams targeting mobile, web, and desktop

• React Native fits best

  React teams building native iOS and Android apps

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Side by side

Feature	Flutter 9.4/10 Visit ↗	React Native 9.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.2
Ranking	#1 in Cross-Platform App Development Frameworks	#3 in Cross-Platform App Development Frameworks
Best for	Teams targeting mobile, web, and desktop	React teams building native iOS and Android apps
Pricing model	Free	Free
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Desktop, Mobile	Mobile
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android	Android, iOS
Support	Docs, Community	Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Flutter 0/1 · React Native 0/1
Native API access	Not published	Not published
Specs
Target platforms	iOS, Android, web, Windows, macOS, Linux, embedded	Not published
App types	Not published	Not published
Languages	Not published	Not published
Shared code model	Not published	Not published
IDE support	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	One Dart-based framework targets mobile, web, and desktop platforms. Widget-based UI supports composable interface building. Hot reload and adaptive layouts support development across screen sizes.	Renders native UI components on Android and iOS Supports JavaScript and TypeScript application code Allows platform-specific code and native modules
Cons	Requires teams to work with Dart. It is a framework, not a managed application hosting service. Support channels are documentation and community.	Focused on mobile apps rather than server rendering Platform-specific code can limit how much code is shared Support channels listed here are documentation
Our verdict	Flutter is Google's open-source UI framework for building applications from a shared codebase. It is aimed at developers and teams targeting mobile, web, desktop, and embedded devices, from solo projects to enterprise work. Dart is its… Read the review →	React Native is an open-source framework for building native mobile applications with React. Developers create interfaces with React components and write application code in JavaScript or TypeScript; the framework renders native UI on… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Flutter — where it wins

  • One Dart-based framework targets mobile, web, and desktop platforms.
  • Widget-based UI supports composable interface building.
  • Hot reload and adaptive layouts support development across screen sizes.

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires teams to work with Dart.
  • It is a framework, not a managed application hosting service.
  • Support channels are documentation and community.

• React Native — where it wins

  • Renders native UI components on Android and iOS
  • Supports JavaScript and TypeScript application code
  • Allows platform-specific code and native modules

  Where it doesn't

  • Focused on mobile apps rather than server rendering
  • Platform-specific code can limit how much code is shared
  • Support channels listed here are documentation

• Flutter9.4/10 · Free plan

  Flutter brings Dart, widget-based UI, and broad platform targets into one framework.

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• React Native9.2/10 · Free plan

  An open-source React framework for native Android and iOS apps, written in JavaScript or TypeScript.

  Visit React NativeFull verdict →