Overview
In this post, let’s learn some differences between AngularJS and ReactJS.
AngularJS
AngularJS is an open-source JavaScript-based front-end web application framework mainly used to develop SPAs( Single Page Applications)
ReactJS
ReactJS is an open-source JavaScript library for building UI(User Interfaces) or UI components, particularly for single-page applications where the user interface needs to be dynamic and interactive.
AngularJS vs ReactJS
Some of the differences are as follows:
| AngularJS | ReactJS |
| AngularJS is a full-fledged MVC framework written in JavaScript. | JavaScript library (view in MVC; requires Flux to implement architecture) |
| AngularJS works with the real DOM client-side rendering | ReactJS works with the virtual DOM server-side rendering. |
| Data binding supported by AngularJS is two-way. | Data binding supported by ReactJS is one-way. |
| AngularJS manages dependencies automatically. | ReactJS requires additional tools to manage dependencies. |
| AngularJS is best suited for SPAs that update a single view at a time. | ReactJS is best suited for SPAs that update many views at a time |
| JavaScript + HTML | JavaScript + JSX |
| Google maintains AngularJS | Facebook developed ReactJS |
Websites
More information on AngularJS:
New Angular website:
More information on ReactJS: