React vs Vue 3: A Comprehensive Comparison

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React and Vue 3 represent two popular approaches to building modern web applications. While React emphasizes JavaScript-first development with JSX, Vue 3 offers a more template-oriented approach with its Composition API. Let’s explore their differences across various aspects of web development.

State Management

Declare State

React

import { useState } from "react";

export default function Name() {
  const [name] = useState("John");

  return <h1>Hello {name}</h1>;
}

Vue 3

<script setup>
import { ref } from "vue";
const name = ref("John");
</script>

<template>
  <h1>Hello {{ name }}</h1>
</template>

Update State

React

import { useEffect, useState } from "react";

export default function Name() {
  const [name, setName] = useState("John");

  useEffect(() => {
    setName("Jane");
  }, []);

  return <h1>Hello {name}</h1>;
}

Vue 3

<script setup>
import { ref } from "vue";
const name = ref("John");
name.value = "Jane";
</script>

<template>
  <h1>Hello {{ name }}</h1>
</template>

Computed State

React

import { useState } from "react";

export default function DoubleCount() {
  const [count] = useState(10);
  const doubleCount = count * 2;

  return <div>{doubleCount}</div>;
}

Vue 3

<script setup>
import { ref, computed } from "vue";
const count = ref(10);
const doubleCount = computed(() => count.value * 2);
</script>

<template>
  <div>{{ doubleCount }}</div>
</template>

Templating

Minimal Template

React

export default function HelloWorld() {
  return <h1>Hello world</h1>;
}

Vue 3

<template>
  <h1>Hello world</h1>
</template>

Styling

React

import "./style.css";

export default function CssStyle() {
  return (
    <>
      <h1 className="title">I am red</h1>
      <button style={{ fontSize: "10rem" }}>I am a button</button>
    </>
  );
}

Vue 3

<template>
  <h1 class="title">I am red</h1>
  <button style="font-size: 10rem">I am a button</button>
</template>

<style scoped>
.title {
  color: red;
}
</style>

Loop

React

export default function Colors() {
  const colors = ["red", "green", "blue"];
  return (
    <ul>
      {colors.map((color) => (
        <li key={color}>{color}</li>
      ))}
    </ul>
  );
}

Vue 3

<script setup>
const colors = ["red", "green", "blue"];
</script>

<template>
  <ul>
    <li v-for="color in colors" :key="color">
      {{ color }}
    </li>
  </ul>
</template>

Event Click

React

import { useState } from "react";

export default function Counter() {
  const [count, setCount] = useState(0);

  function incrementCount() {
    setCount((count) => count + 1);
  }

  return (
    <>
      <p>Counter: {count}</p>
      <button onClick={incrementCount}>+1</button>
    </>
  );
}

Vue 3

<script setup>
import { ref } from "vue";
const count = ref(0);

function incrementCount() {
  count.value++;
}
</script>

<template>
  <p>Counter: {{ count }}</p>
  <button @click="incrementCount">+1</button>
</template>

DOM Reference

React

import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";

export default function InputFocused() {
  const inputElement = useRef(null);

  useEffect(() => inputElement.current.focus(), []);

  return <input type="text" ref={inputElement} />;
}

Vue 3

<script setup>
import { useTemplateRef, onMounted } from "vue";

const inputElement = useTemplateRef("inputElement");

onMounted(() => {
  inputElement.value.focus();
});
</script>

<template>
  <input ref="inputElement" />
</template>

Conditional Rendering

React

import { useState } from "react";

const TRAFFIC_LIGHTS = ["red", "orange", "green"];

export default function TrafficLight() {
  const [lightIndex, setLightIndex] = useState(0);

  const light = TRAFFIC_LIGHTS[lightIndex];

  function nextLight() {
    setLightIndex((lightIndex + 1) % TRAFFIC_LIGHTS.length);
  }

  return (
    <>
      <button onClick={nextLight}>Next light</button>
      <p>Light is: {light}</p>
      <p>
        You must
        {light === "red" && <span>STOP</span>}
        {light === "orange" && <span>SLOW DOWN</span>}
        {light === "green" && <span>GO</span>}
      </p>
    </>
  );
}

Vue 3

<script setup>
import { ref, computed } from "vue";
const TRAFFIC_LIGHTS = ["red", "orange", "green"];
const lightIndex = ref(0);

const light = computed(() => TRAFFIC_LIGHTS[lightIndex.value]);

function nextLight() {
  lightIndex.value = (lightIndex.value + 1) % TRAFFIC_LIGHTS.length;
}
</script>

<template>
  <button @click="nextLight">Next light</button>
  <p>Light is: {{ light }}</p>
  <p>
    You must
    <span v-if="light === 'red'">STOP</span>
    <span v-else-if="light === 'orange'">SLOW DOWN</span>
    <span v-else-if="light === 'green'">GO</span>
  </p>
</template>

Lifecycle

On Mount

React

import { useState, useEffect } from "react";

export default function PageTitle() {
  const [pageTitle, setPageTitle] = useState("");

  useEffect(() => {
    setPageTitle(document.title);
  }, []);

  return <p>Page title: {pageTitle}</p>;
}

Vue 3

<script setup>
import { ref, onMounted } from "vue";
const pageTitle = ref("");
onMounted(() => {
  pageTitle.value = document.title;
});
</script>

<template>
  <p>Page title: {{ pageTitle }}</p>
</template>

On Unmount

React

import { useState, useEffect } from "react";

export default function Time() {
  const [time, setTime] = useState(new Date().toLocaleTimeString());

  useEffect(() => {
    const timer = setInterval(() => {
      setTime(new Date().toLocaleTimeString());
    }, 1000);

    return () => clearInterval(timer);
  }, []);

  return <p>Current time: {time}</p>;
}

Vue 3

<script setup>
import { ref, onUnmounted } from "vue";

const time = ref(new Date().toLocaleTimeString());

const timer = setInterval(() => {
  time.value = new Date().toLocaleTimeString();
}, 1000);

onUnmounted(() => {
  clearInterval(timer);
});
</script>

<template>
  <p>Current time: {{ time }}</p>
</template>

Component Composition

Props

React

import UserProfile from "./UserProfile.jsx";

export default function App() {
  return (
    <UserProfile
      name="John"
      age={20}
      favouriteColors={["green", "blue", "red"]}
      isAvailable
    />
  );
}

Vue 3

<script setup>
import UserProfile from "./UserProfile.vue";
</script>

<template>
  <UserProfile
    name="John"
    :age="20"
    :favourite-colors="['green', 'blue', 'red']"
    is-available
  />
</template>

Emit to Parent

React

import { useState } from "react";
import AnswerButton from "./AnswerButton.jsx";

export default function App() {
  const [isHappy, setIsHappy] = useState(true);

  function onAnswerNo() {
    setIsHappy(false);
  }

  function onAnswerYes() {
    setIsHappy(true);
  }

  return (
    <>
      <p>Are you happy?</p>
      <AnswerButton onYes={onAnswerYes} onNo={onAnswerNo} />
      <p style={{ fontSize: 50 }}>{isHappy ? "😀" : "😥"}</p>
    </>
  );
}

Vue 3

<script setup>
import { ref } from "vue";
import AnswerButton from "./AnswerButton.vue";

let isHappy = ref(true);

function onAnswerNo() {
  isHappy.value = false;
}

function onAnswerYes() {
  isHappy.value = true;
}
</script>

<template>
  <p>Are you happy?</p>
  <AnswerButton @yes="onAnswerYes" @no="onAnswerNo" />
  <p style="font-size: 50px">
    {{ isHappy ? "😀" : "😥" }}
  </p>
</template>

Slot

React

import FunnyButton from "./FunnyButton.jsx";

export default function App() {
  return <FunnyButton>Click me!</FunnyButton>;
}

Vue 3

<script setup>
import FunnyButton from "./FunnyButton.vue";
</script>

<template>
  <FunnyButton> Click me! </FunnyButton>
</template>

Slot Fallback

React

import FunnyButton from "./FunnyButton.jsx";

export default function App() {
  return (
    <>
      <FunnyButton />
      <FunnyButton>I got content!</FunnyButton>
    </>
  );
}

Vue 3

<script setup>
import FunnyButton from "./FunnyButton.vue";
</script>

<template>
  <FunnyButton />
  <FunnyButton> I got content! </FunnyButton>
</template>

Context

React

import { useState } from "react";
import UserProfile from "./UserProfile";
import { UserContext } from "./UserContext";

export default function App() {
  const [user, setUser] = useState({
    id: 1,
    username: "unicorn42",
    email: "unicorn42@example.com",
  });

  function updateUsername(newUsername) {
    setUser((userData) => ({ ...userData, username: newUsername }));
  }

  return (
    <>
      <h1>Welcome back, {user.username}</h1>
      <UserContext.Provider value={{ ...user, updateUsername }}>
        <UserProfile />
      </UserContext.Provider>
    </>
  );
}

Vue 3

<script setup>
import { ref, provide } from "vue";
import UserProfile from "./UserProfile.vue";

const user = ref({
  id: 1,
  username: "unicorn42",
  email: "unicorn42@example.com",
});

function updateUsername(username) {
  user.value.username = username;
}

provide("user", { user, updateUsername });
</script>

<template>
  <h1>Welcome back, {{ user.username }}</h1>
  <UserProfile />
</template>

Form Handling

Input Text

React

import { useState } from "react";

export default function InputHello() {
  const [text, setText] = useState("Hello world");

  function handleChange(event) {
    setText(event.target.value);
  }

  return (
    <>
      <p>{text}</p>
      <input value={text} onChange={handleChange} />
    </>
  );
}

Vue 3

<script setup>
import { ref } from "vue";
const text = ref("Hello World");
</script>

<template>
  <p>{{ text }}</p>
  <input v-model="text" />
</template>

Checkbox

React

import { useState } from "react";

export default function IsAvailable() {
  const [isAvailable, setIsAvailable] = useState(false);

  function handleChange() {
    setIsAvailable(!isAvailable);
  }

  return (
    <>
      <input
        id="is-available"
        type="checkbox"
        checked={isAvailable}
        onChange={handleChange}
      />
      <label htmlFor="is-available">Is available</label>
    </>
  );
}

Vue 3

<script setup>
import { ref } from "vue";

const isAvailable = ref(true);
</script>

<template>
  <input id="is-available" v-model="isAvailable" type="checkbox" />
  <label for="is-available">Is available</label>
</template>

Radio

React

import { useState } from "react";

export default function PickPill() {
  const [picked, setPicked] = useState("red");

  function handleChange(event) {
    setPicked(event.target.value);
  }

  return (
    <>
      <div>Picked: {picked}</div>

      <input
        id="blue-pill"
        checked={picked === "blue"}
        type="radio"
        value="blue"
        onChange={handleChange}
      />
      <label htmlFor="blue-pill">Blue pill</label>

      <input
        id="red-pill"
        checked={picked === "red"}
        type="radio"
        value="red"
        onChange={handleChange}
      />
      <label htmlFor="red-pill">Red pill</label>
    </>
  );
}

Vue 3

<script setup>
import { ref } from "vue";

const picked = ref("red");
</script>

<template>
  <div>Picked: {{ picked }}</div>

  <input id="blue-pill" v-model="picked" type="radio" value="blue" />
  <label for="blue-pill">Blue pill</label>

  <input id="red-pill" v-model="picked" type="radio" value="red" />
  <label for="red-pill">Red pill</label>
</template>

Select

React

import { useState } from "react";

const colors = [
  { id: 1, text: "red" },
  { id: 2, text: "blue" },
  { id: 3, text: "green" },
  { id: 4, text: "gray", isDisabled: true },
];

export default function ColorSelect() {
  const [selectedColorId, setSelectedColorId] = useState(2);

  function handleChange(event) {
    setSelectedColorId(event.target.value);
  }

  return (
    <select value={selectedColorId} onChange={handleChange}>
      {colors.map((color) => (
        <option key={color.id} value={color.id} disabled={color.isDisabled}>
          {color.text}
        </option>
      ))}
    </select>
  );
}

Vue 3

<script setup>
import { ref } from "vue";

const selectedColorId = ref(2);

const colors = [
  { id: 1, text: "red" },
  { id: 2, text: "blue" },
  { id: 3, text: "green" },
  { id: 4, text: "gray", isDisabled: true },
];
</script>

<template>
  <select v-model="selectedColorId">
    <option
      v-for="color in colors"
      :key="color.id"
      :value="color.id"
      :disabled="color.isDisabled"
    >
      {{ color.text }}
    </option>
  </select>
</template>

Web App Features

Render App

React

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <body>
    <div id="app"></div>
    <script type="module" src="./main.jsx"></script>
  </body>
</html>

Vue 3

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <body>
    <div id="app"></div>
    <script type="module" src="./main.js"></script>
  </body>
</html>

Fetch Data

React

import useFetchUsers from "./useFetchUsers";

export default function App() {
  const { isLoading, error, data: users } = useFetchUsers();

  return (
    <>
      {isLoading ? (
        <p>Fetching users...</p>
      ) : error ? (
        <p>An error occurred while fetching users</p>
      ) : (
        users && (
          <ul>
            {users.map((user) => (
              <li key={user.login.uuid}>
                <img src={user.picture.thumbnail} alt="user" />
                <p>
                  {user.name.first} {user.name.last}
                </p>
              </li>
            ))}
          </ul>
        )
      )}
    </>
  );
}

Vue 3

<script setup>
import useFetchUsers from "./useFetchUsers";

const { isLoading, error, data: users } = useFetchUsers();
</script>

<template>
  <p v-if="isLoading">Fetching users...</p>
  <p v-else-if="error">An error ocurred while fetching users</p>
  <ul v-else-if="users">
    <li v-for="user in users" :key="user.login.uuid">
      <img :src="user.picture.thumbnail" alt="user" />
      <p>
        {{ user.name.first }}
        {{ user.name.last }}
      </p>
    </li>
  </ul>
</template>

Key Differences

State Management
- React uses hooks (useState, useEffect) for state management
- Vue 3 uses the Composition API with refs and reactive objects
Templating
- React uses JSX with JavaScript expressions
- Vue uses template syntax with directives (v-if, v-for, etc.)
Component Composition
- React passes children through props.children
- Vue uses slots with more advanced features like named slots
Form Handling
- React requires manual event handlers and state updates
- Vue provides v-model directive for two-way binding
Lifecycle
- React uses useEffect hook for lifecycle management
- Vue provides specific lifecycle hooks (onMounted, onUnmounted, etc.)

When to Choose React

Large ecosystem and community
JavaScript-first development
Strong TypeScript support
Enterprise-level support
Flexible architecture
Need for custom renderers

When to Choose Vue 3

Gentle learning curve
Built-in state management
Better template syntax
Two-way binding
Single-file components
Better performance out of the box

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React vs Vue 3: A Comprehensive Comparison

Table of Contents

State Management

Declare State

Update State

Computed State

Templating

Minimal Template

Styling

Loop

Event Click

DOM Reference

Conditional Rendering

Lifecycle

On Mount

On Unmount

Component Composition

Props

Emit to Parent

Slot

Slot Fallback

Context

Form Handling

Input Text

Checkbox

Radio

Select

Web App Features

Render App

Fetch Data

Key Differences

When to Choose React

When to Choose Vue 3

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4. Développeurs

5. Formations Complètes

6. Marketplace

7. Blogs