React vs Vue: Which Is Hotter in 2025?
I'm planning to build a web app as a side project. Looking at community reactions, I've heard that Vue's market share is declining while React remains strong. But Svelte and SolidJS are also getting mentioned quite a bit. Which one is actually viable as a primary framework in real-world production? Would love to hear from those with experience.
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Try a toy project with Svelte! The code is intuitive and the build output is lightweight, making it fun. If you're considering production use, I'd recommend React. As for Vue, personally, it feels more complicated since version 3, so I'd advise against it.
For a toy project, Vue is great because of its low entry barrier. Even in 2025, Vue remains stable and has a solid ecosystem. You don't need to worry too much about market share.
I use React in my day job, and as of 2025, there are still plenty of job opportunities and a wealth of references. Svelte is fun, but its ecosystem is still too small to be a primary focus. SolidJS performs well, but the job market is narrow.
React is still the mainstream choice, but Vue has been steadily updated and is quite good too. From my experience using both, a good learning approach is to quickly build a toy project with Vue first and then port it to React later.