What is the difference between Angular and React?

Angular and React both are related to JavaScript but there are a lot of differences between them. See the main differences between Angular and React:

  • Angular is a JavaScript framework while React is a JavaScript library.
  • Angular is written in TypeScript while React is written in JavaScript.
  • Angular is developed and maintained by Google while React is developed and maintained by Facebook.
  • The first version of Angular was AngularJS and released in 2010 while the first version of React was released in 2013.
  • Angular is a full MVC (Model, View, and Controller) framework while React is a simple JavaScript library. It is just the View model.
  • Angular uses regular DOM which updates the entire tree structure of HTML tags that’s why is is comparatively slow than
  • Angular while React uses virtual DOM which makes it amazing fast. It is the most prominent feature of React.
  • Angular provides two-way data binding while React provide one-way data binding.
  • Angular is easy to scale while React is more scalable than Angular.
  • Angular is fast as compared to old technologies but React is faster than Angular.