.NET MAUI vs React Native

.NET MAUI9.3Visit React Native9.2Visit

Higher score .NET MAUI #2 in Cross-Platform App Development Frameworks 9.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 1 features Visit .NET MAUI

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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

• .NET MAUI fits best

  C# teams building native mobile and desktop apps

• React Native fits best

  React teams building native iOS and Android apps

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Side by side

Feature	.NET MAUI 9.3/10 Visit ↗	React Native 9.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	9.2
Ranking	#2 in Cross-Platform App Development Frameworks	#3 in Cross-Platform App Development Frameworks
Best for	C# teams building native mobile and desktop apps	React teams building native iOS and Android apps
Pricing model	Free	Free
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop, Mobile	Mobile
Platforms	Windows, macOS, iOS, Android	Android, iOS
Support	Docs, Community	Docs
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features .NET MAUI 0/1 · React Native 0/1
Native API access	Not published	Not published
Specs
Target platforms	Android, iOS/iPadOS, macOS, Windows, Tizen	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	Share C# code and a project system across mobile and desktop targets. Use native controls and platform-specific APIs. Integrates with Visual Studio and supports XAML and Blazor apps.	Renders native UI components on Android and iOS Supports JavaScript and TypeScript application code Allows platform-specific code and native modules
Cons	Requires C# and .NET development skills. Targets different platforms through platform-specific APIs, not identical behavior. Documentation and community are the listed support channels.	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	For C# teams building native mobile and desktop applications, .NET MAUI offers a shared .NET codebase and project system. Microsoft documents support for Android, iOS, macOS through Mac Catalyst, and Windows; Samsung provides additional… 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

• .NET MAUI — where it wins

  • Share C# code and a project system across mobile and desktop targets.
  • Use native controls and platform-specific APIs.
  • Integrates with Visual Studio and supports XAML and Blazor apps.

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires C# and .NET development skills.
  • Targets different platforms through platform-specific APIs, not identical behavior.
  • Documentation and community are the listed support channels.

• 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

• .NET MAUI9.3/10 · Free plan

  A free, open-source framework for C# teams targeting mobile and desktop.

  Visit .NET MAUIFull verdict →
• 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 →