# Flutter vs React Native

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** React Native

| Attribute | Flutter | React Native |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 63.5 (78% (high)) | 78.2 (71% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 9 | 111,015 |
| adoption.github_stars | 179,359 | 126,686 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 14,689,002 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"An open-source framework that compiles applications to native machine code for mobile and desktop platforms, and to JavaScript for web, enabling developers to create apps for multiple platforms using a single Dart codebase. It is indexed under Mobile App Frameworks.","source":"https://flutter.dev","question":"What is Flutter?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Flutter is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the BSD-3-Clause licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://flutter.dev","question":"Is Flutter free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Flutter supports the web, Windows, macOS, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://flutter.dev","question":"What platforms does Flutter support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Flutter can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://flutter.dev","question":"Can Flutter be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 9 integrations for Flutter, including Firebase, Google Play, Google Pay, Google Wallet, Google Maps, Google Ads, Figma and CameraX, plus 1 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://flutter.dev","question":"What does Flutter integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Flutter is published under the BSD-3-Clause licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/flutter/flutter","question":"Is Flutter open source?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Flutter is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://flutter.dev","question":"Where is Flutter available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"React Native enables developers to write native applications for iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, and web using JavaScript and the React programming model. Applications use native platform UI components and APIs, delivering native performance without requiring separate codebases per platform. It is indexed under Mobile App Frameworks.","source":"https://reactnative.dev","question":"What is React Native?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"React Native is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://reactnative.dev","question":"Is React Native free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"React Native supports the web, Windows, macOS, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://reactnative.dev","question":"What platforms does React Native support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. React Native is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/facebook/react-native","question":"Is React Native open source?","confidence":0.99}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | - |
| description.long | An open-source framework that compiles applications to native machine code for mobile and desktop platforms, and to JavaScript for web, enabling developers to create apps for multiple platforms using a single Dart codebase. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"targets":"iOS, Android, Web, Desktop (Windows, macOS, Linux), Embedded","approach":"multiplatform","language":"Dart","hot_reload":true,"web_target":true,"hot_reload_dev":true,"native_widgets":true,"bundled_runtime":true,"desktop_support":true,"official_ui_kit":true,"single_codebase":true,"typescript_first":false,"native_api_access":"plugin_bridged","native_look_and_feel":true,"accessibility_support":true,"mobile_target_support":true}` | `{"targets":"iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Web","approach":"native_render","language":"JavaScript","hot_reload":true,"web_target":true,"native_widgets":true,"desktop_support":true,"official_ui_kit":true,"single_codebase":true,"typescript_first":false,"native_api_access":"full"}` |
| integrations.count | 7 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Firebase"},{"name":"Google Play"},{"name":"Google Pay"},{"name":"Google Wallet"},{"name":"Google Maps"},{"name":"Google Ads"},{"name":"Figma"},{"name":"CameraX","native":true,"category":"media"},{"name":"Android Studio","native":true,"category":"development"},{"name":"pub.dev","native":true,"category":"package_management"}]` | - |
| language.primary | Dart | C++ |
| license.spdx | BSD-3-Clause | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` | `{"ios":true,"android":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://flutter.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T16:46:30.818Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://reactnative.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-10-15T20:24:58.210Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 32 | 7 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/flutter/flutter/releases/tag/3.19.0-0.1.pre","date":"2024-01-11T18:31:57Z","type":"stable","version":"3.19.0-0.1.pre"},{"url":"https://github.com/flutter/flutter/releases/tag/3.18.0-0.1.pre","date":"2023-12-12T00:03:37Z","type":"stable","version":"3.18.0-0.1.pre"},{"url":"https://github.com/flutter/flutter/releases/tag/3.17.0-0.1.pre","date":"2023-12-11T23:58:45Z","type":"stable","version":"3.17.0-0.1.pre"},{"url":"https://github.com/flutter/flutter/releases/tag/3.16.0-0.1.pre","date":"2023-10-20T15:41:27Z","type":"stable","version":"3.16.0-0.1.pre"},{"url":"https://github.com/flutter/flutter/releases/tag/3.15.0-15.1.pre","date":"2023-09-15T17:18:40Z","type":"stable","version":"3.15.0-15.1.pre"},{"url":"https://github.com/flutter/flutter/releases/tag/3.14.0-0.1.pre","date":"2023-08-21T19:24:14Z","type":"stable","version":"3.14.0-0.1.pre"},{"url":"https://github.com/flutter/flutter/releases/tag/3.13.0-0.1.pre","date":"2023-07-12T18:58:22Z","type":"stable","version":"3.13.0-0.1.pre"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.88.0-rc.5","date":"2026-10-12T23:40:01Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.88.0-rc.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.88.0-rc.4","date":"2026-10-07T08:09:50Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.88.0-rc.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.88.0-rc.3","date":"2026-09-28T13:34:05Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.88.0-rc.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.88.0-rc.2","date":"2026-09-22T08:52:19Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.88.0-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.88.0-rc.1","date":"2026-09-16T09:35:40Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.88.0-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.88.0-rc.0","date":"2026-09-08T17:26:59Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.88.0-rc.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.87.1","date":"2026-08-26T16:37:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.87.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.86.3","date":"2026-08-24T17:12:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.86.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.87.0","date":"2026-08-11T17:11:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.87.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.87.0-rc.4","date":"2026-08-05T13:24:07Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.87.0-rc.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.87.0-rc.3","date":"2026-07-27T18:47:17Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.87.0-rc.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.86.2","date":"2026-07-27T17:34:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.86.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.87.0-rc.2","date":"2026-07-21T18:13:16Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.87.0-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.87.0-rc.1","date":"2026-07-21T18:13:05Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.87.0-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.87.0-rc.0","date":"2026-07-08T14:21:07Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.87.0-rc.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.83.10","date":"2026-06-26T14:42:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.83.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.86.0","date":"2026-06-11T15:27:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.86.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.86.0-rc.3","date":"2026-06-03T07:47:03Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.86.0-rc.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.86.0-rc.2","date":"2026-05-25T14:42:44Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.86.0-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/react/react-native/releases/tag/v0.86.0-rc.1","date":"2026-05-18T18:52:30Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.86.0-rc.1"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 7 | 4.4 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fflutter%2Fflutter&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"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,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Mobile App Frameworks)

| Capability | Flutter | React Native |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Target platforms | iOS, Android, Web, Desktop (Windows, macOS, Linux), Embedded | iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Web |
| Approach | Multiplatform shared logic | Cross-platform native render |
| Primary language | Dart | 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 | Plugin / bridged | Full native |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| Bundled UI component library | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T18:30:38.348Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*