{"id":22700,"date":"2021-03-23T07:29:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T07:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/xamarin-vs-react-native-5-step-comparison-guide-2021\/"},"modified":"2023-08-29T11:39:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T11:39:59","slug":"xamarin-vs-react-native-5-step-comparison-guide-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/software-ux-ui\/xamarin-vs-react-native-5-step-comparison-guide-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Xamarin vs React Native: 5 Step Comparison Guide 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22700\" class=\"elementor elementor-22700\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f4af20 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f4af20\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6ea577\" data-id=\"c6ea577\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f05e99e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f05e99e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ever since cross-platform development has geared up, many technologies are up for grabs. Xamarin and React Native are some of these technologies to keep an eye on. But how are they different and which would be better for your project? Let&#8217;s compare them.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standardfirms.com\/top-app-development-companies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">app development<\/a> stat, a total of <strong>5.22 billion people use mobile and 4.66 billion <\/strong>people have access to the internet. The race to create innovative applications with new ideas is now greater than ever.<\/p>\n<p>All types of businesses have set a budget to create the most relevant mobile application to address their customers&#8217; needs and preferences.<\/p>\n<p>Choosing between these frameworks for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/software\/cross-platform-mobile-app-development-ending-ios-android-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mobile app development<\/a> can be confusing. So, through this piece of article, I will describe the major differences between Xamarin and React Native.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s get started!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7d655b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7d655b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Xamarin: A Brief Introduction<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abb9f5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"abb9f5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Untitled-2-2-4.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19003\" alt=\"Xamarin vs React Native: 5 Step Comparison Guide 2021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Untitled-2-2-4.png 628w, https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Untitled-2-2-4-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Untitled-2-2-4-610x288.png 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c34c5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c34c5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Xamarin is created by Microsoft and has a <strong>share of only 14% among the development community<\/strong>. And it has come down to 26% in 2019. In addition, Xamarin is an open-source platform.<\/p>\n<p>The major function of Xamarin is to maintain communication between shared code and platform code. Its ability to expand the capabilities of the .NET developer platform with platform-independent tools and libraries make <strong>Xamarin a specific framework for building application<\/strong>s.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Xamarin may use the full spectrum of functions provided by the underlying platform. This implies that when the application runs on Android, it will use platform-specific functions to provide the expected user experience.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the coolest stats you must have a look at:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04058f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04058f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>14%<\/strong> of developers around the world use Xamarin for <strong>cross-platform app development<\/strong>.<\/li><li>More than <strong>15 billion apps<\/strong> have been created using Xamarin frameworks, accounting to over 2 billion downloads.<\/li><li>Xamarin applications have an average<strong> market share of 1.74%<\/strong>, the highest share of 6.23% for business-related apps.<\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfbcddd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dfbcddd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"504\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Untitled-3-2-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19004\" alt=\"Xamarin vs React Native: 5 Step Comparison Guide 2021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Untitled-3-2-2.png 504w, https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Untitled-3-2-2-300x240.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba414bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba414bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\/How-do-I-hire-a-Xamarin-developer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bcb08b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bcb08b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2><strong>What is React Native: An Overview<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c016837 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c016837\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Untitled-4-2-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19005\" alt=\"What Is React Native\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Untitled-4-2-1.png 628w, https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Untitled-4-2-1-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Untitled-4-2-1-610x374.png 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccf08d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccf08d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@thinkwik\/react-native-what-is-it-and-why-is-it-used-b132c3581df\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<p>React Native is a popular <strong>open-source framework that runs on JavaScript<\/strong>. It mainly focuses on native rendering of applications that are compatible with Android and iOS.<\/p>\n<p>React Native XML is written with a combination of -Esque markup and JavaScript also known as JSX. It is supported by social media giant Facebook, which has more than 50 dedicated engineers working on the framework currently.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cd07ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0cd07ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why use React Native?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e9ff0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e9ff0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Below are some of the benefits of using React Native to build cross-platform mobile apps.<\/p>\n<p><strong>User Interface: <\/strong>Implements native UI components, allowing apps to look like native apps, and therefore providing a high-quality user interface<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ready-made components:<\/strong> Offers a vast library of UI components, allowing for faster development time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Platform-specific code: <\/strong>Allows you to further optimize your separate native apps by using native code<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hot reload:<\/strong> Allows developers to apply changes to the apps right away without having to recompile the apps<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1d62ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1d62ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Xamarin vs React: Know the Differences<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fa3a2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fa3a2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Let\u2019s take a quick round about the core differences of Xamarin and React and churn out the major advantages it holds.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-162a0dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"162a0dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#1 Performance<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05d46b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05d46b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">React Native<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0b272d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0b272d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It offers near-native performance meaning that <strong>applications built with it are fast<\/strong>. The official site may claim that it provides native performance, but ensure that true native performance can only be achieved with native languages \u200b\u200bsuch as Java, Objective C, and Swift.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a5ec84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a5ec84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Xamarin<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d680dd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d680dd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Similar to React Native, it also provides near native performance. It uses platform specific hardware acceleration to provide great application speed.<\/p>\n<p>The online dominance of the two frameworks can be traced from the trends drawn from <a href=\"https:\/\/insights.stackoverflow.com\/trends?tags=r%2Cstatistics%2Cxamarin%2Creact-native\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stack Overflow<\/a>:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8b6c95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8b6c95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"516\" height=\"314\" src=\"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Untitled-5-2-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19006\" alt=\"Stack Overflow\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Untitled-5-2-1.png 516w, https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Untitled-5-2-1-300x183.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed8db68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed8db68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As you can see here, <strong>React Native\u2019s performance is better than Xamarin.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62b672f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62b672f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#2 Popularity<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aed88b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aed88b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With over <strong>1.6 million developers in 120 countries<\/strong>, Xamarin has developed a considerable user base over the years. However, this is largely due to the fact that it is one of the oldest frameworks there.<\/p>\n<p>Since its release, React Native has slowly but surely gained popularity, overtaking Xamarin.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f3c81c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7f3c81c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Untitled-6-1-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19007\" alt=\"Xamarin vs React Native: 5 Step Comparison Guide 2021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Untitled-6-1-2.png 628w, https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Untitled-6-1-2-300x275.png 300w, https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Untitled-6-1-2-610x559.png 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de90c81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de90c81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to Stack Overflow\u2019s 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/insights.stackoverflow.com\/survey\/2020#technology-most-loved-dreaded-and-wanted-web-frameworks-loved2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Developer Survey<\/a>, React Native is more loved over Xamarin, with <strong>57.9 percent <\/strong>of developers expressing interest in developing with React Native, as opposed to <strong>45.4 percent<\/strong> <strong>for Xamarin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e78ffb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e78ffb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#3 Support and Assistance by the Community<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a8c0c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a8c0c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"518\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Untitled-7-1-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19008\" alt=\"Support And Assistance\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Untitled-7-1-1.png 518w, https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Untitled-7-1-1-300x184.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfe7e19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfe7e19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debra.org.uk\/practical-and-emotional-support\/how-the-eb-community-support-team-can-help-you\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16f34f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16f34f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">React Native<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80a320c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80a320c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>React Native comes from a place that has changed the meaning of networking and online community building. Facebook is a leader in building new communities and increasing community support.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the React Native Framework is fairly new, there is a substantial community at the disposal of the developer, enabling them to understand more about the framework&#8217;s possibilities.<\/p>\n<p>With over 2200 professional developers and <strong>19,800 live projects<\/strong>, anyone who wants to learn about React Native can do so with an expanded amount of community support. Many entrepreneurs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pixelcrayons.com\/hire-react-native-developers#utm_source=experfy%2Bhirereactnativedev&amp;utm_medium=nida%2Brukhsar&amp;utm_campaign=lead-NK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hire react native developers<\/a> to get a professional hand in their apps.<\/p>\n<p>There are dedicated Discord channels, forums, and official channels to help you know more about the framework.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90eb403 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90eb403\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Xamarin<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19c0682 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19c0682\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Because Xamarin is large and has deep roots in the development community, approximately <strong>1.4 million developers work in its 120 countries<\/strong>. Like React Native, it is also an open-source network and has all kinds of contributions to help each other learn and grow.<\/p>\n<p>The difference between React Native and Xamarin&#8217;s community support is that the former is easy to reach. Official channels include Xamarin Blog and Xamarin Q &amp; A. Other community support systems are stack overflow and reddit.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-633ee63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"633ee63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#4 Development Speed<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fa3744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7fa3744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Untitled-8-7.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19009\" alt=\"Xamarin vs React Native: 5 Step Comparison Guide 2021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Untitled-8-7.png 628w, https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Untitled-8-7-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Untitled-8-7-610x388.png 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7b7fbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7b7fbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobileappdaily.com\/tools-to-boost-app-development-speed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0968be4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0968be4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">React Native<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06fc9bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06fc9bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>hot reloading feature<\/strong> in React Native <strong>increases the speed of development<\/strong>. Thanks to this feature you can quickly reload the app without the need to compile it.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, React Native <strong>offers a number of pre-built components<\/strong> that can be used to achieve faster app development speeds.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e30fc34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e30fc34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Xamarin<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bab513 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bab513\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Development tools in Visual Studio <strong>speed up the development process<\/strong> thanks to pre-built controls and layouts. Additionally, Xamarin and NuGet plugins can be installed to make work even easier.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4be2bf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4be2bf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#5 Pricing<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5715a67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5715a67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Xamarin and React Native are free<\/strong>. However, Xamarin is open only for the use of individuals and small companies. For large <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pixelcrayons.com\/mobile-app-development\/xamarin-mobile-app-development#utm_source=experfy%2Bxamarin&amp;utm_medium=nida%2Brukhsar&amp;utm_campaign=lead-NK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">xamarin app development companies<\/a>, single-user licenses start at <strong>$ 499 and up to $ 2,999<\/strong> for a Visual Studio Enterprise annual subscription.<\/p>\n<p>This is why more prominent companies <strong>go with React Native over Xamarin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f347876 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f347876\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Untitled-9-6.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19010\" alt=\"Pricing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Untitled-9-6.png 628w, https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Untitled-9-6-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/www.experfy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Untitled-9-6-610x360.png 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0f17af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0f17af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trio.dev\/blog\/xamarin-vs-react-native\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3896d16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3896d16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">React Native vs Xamarin \u2013 Which is better?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea9bb68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea9bb68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Answering which framework is better is a difficult task as both are of very high quality and both have been developed by giant companies &#8211; Facebook and Microsoft.<\/p>\n<p>Choosing between the two frameworks depends on whether you want to create apps with a simple UI or something that is native-like UI. And can leverage the hardware of the platform to increase performance. Choose Xamarin if your goal is the former and React Native if latter is your objective.<\/p>\n<p>If you are still confused about which one to select between React Native and Xamarin, then you must consult a top <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pixelcrayons.com\/mobile-app-development\/#utm_source=experfy%2Bmobileappdev&amp;utm_medium=nida%2Brukhsar&amp;utm_campaign=lead-NK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>mobile app development company <\/strong><\/a>. I am sure they will help you out with choosing the right framework for your project.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Good Luck!<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since cross-platform development has geared up, many technologies are up for grabs. Xamarin and React Native are some of these technologies to keep an eye on. But how are they different and which would be better for your project? 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