Comparison

Capacitor vs React Native

On the evidence we track, React Native leads this comparison with a composite score of 78/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Capacitor60

★React Native78

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Capacitor	React NativeLeader
vioscaleAI score	60 / 100medium · 65%	78 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	21	-
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.1	4.4
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://capacitorjs.com/docs/v3/guides/security	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40capacitor%2Fcore&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40react-native-community%2Feslint-config&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	24,134	111,015
Github starsadoption.github_stars	16,852	126,686
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	5,395,282	14,689,002
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	5	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	7
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	C++
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	4 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Capacitor60 / 100medium · 65%

React Native78 / 100medium · 71%

Pricing

Free tier

Capacitor✓

React Native✓

Model

Capacitoropen_source

React Nativeopen_source

Price level

Capacitorfree

React Nativefree

Transparent

Capacitor–

React Native✓

Integrations

Count

Capacitor21

React Native–

Security

Scorecard

Capacitor5.1

React Native4.4

Trust center

Capacitorhttps://capacitorjs.com/docs/v3/guides/security

React Native–

Vulnerabilities

CapacitorCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40capacitor%2Fcore&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

React NativeCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40react-native-community%2Feslint-config&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Capacitor✓

React Native✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Capacitor24,134

React Native111,015

Github stars

Capacitor16,852

React Native126,686

Package downloads weekly

Capacitor5,395,282

React Native14,689,002

Activity

Commits last 30d

Capacitor5

React Native100

Release

Cadence days

Capacitor–

React Native7

History

Capacitor20 items

React Native20 items

License

Spdx

CapacitorMIT

React NativeMIT

Language

Primary

CapacitorTypeScript

React NativeC++

Content

Faq

Capacitor6 items

React Native4 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for mobile app frameworks. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Mobile App Frameworks
Capability	Capacitor	React Native
Core
Target platforms	iOS, Android, Progressive Web App	iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Web
Approach	WebView hybrid	Cross-platform native render
Primary language	JavaScript, HTML, CSS	JavaScript
Rendering
Renders true native UI	✗	✓
DX
Hot reload	✓	✓
TypeScript-first	-	✗
Delivery
Over-the-air code push	-	-
Portability
Single codebase, multiple platforms	✓	✓
Desktop support	-	✓
Builds for web	✓	✓
Capability
Native API access	Full native	Full native
Ecosystem
Bundled UI component library	✗	✓

Core

Target platforms

CapacitoriOS, Android, Progressive Web App

React NativeiOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Web

Approach

CapacitorWebView hybrid

React NativeCross-platform native render

Primary language

CapacitorJavaScript, HTML, CSS

React NativeJavaScript

Rendering

Renders true native UI

Capacitor✗

React Native✓

Hot reload

Capacitor✓

React Native✓

TypeScript-first

Capacitor-

React Native✗

Delivery

Over-the-air code push

Capacitor-

React Native-

Portability

Single codebase, multiple platforms

Capacitor✓

React Native✓

Desktop support

Capacitor-

React Native✓

Builds for web

Capacitor✓

React Native✓

Capability

Native API access

CapacitorFull native

React NativeFull native

Ecosystem

Bundled UI component library

Capacitor✗

React Native✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Capacitor

Capacitor is a cross-platform native runtime that enables developers to build applications for iOS, Android, and web using a single JavaScript codebase. It provides web-standard APIs while allowing access to native device features through a plugin system.

Independently observed

React Native

Leader

React Native enables developers to write native iOS and Android apps using JavaScript and React, with UI rendering directly to native platform components. It provides a declarative API compiled to native code, supporting hot reloading during development and direct platform API access.

Independently observed

Pricing

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Capacitor

Open source

as of 2026-10-13verify ↗

React Native

Leader

Open source

as of 2026-10-15verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Capacitor	React Native
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
iOSPlatforms	✓	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	-

Platforms

Web

Capacitor✓

React Native✗

iOS

Capacitor✓

React Native✓

Android

Capacitor✓

React Native✓

CLI

Capacitor✓

React Native✗

Deployment

Self-hosted

Capacitor✓

React Native–

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Capacitor

24 total

Action Sheet
App Launcher
App Browser
Camera
Clipboard
Device
Dialog
Filesystem
Geolocation
Google Maps
Haptics
Keyboard
Local Notifications
Motion
Network
Push Notifications
Screen Reader
Share
Splash Screen
Status Bar
Storage
Text Zoom
Toast
Cordova plugins

Independently observed

React Native

Leader

Not documented yet.

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