Nodejs and Reactjs: The feature-based differences

Both Nodejs and Reactjs are JavaScript technologies, yet both are entirely different from each other. JavaScript is one of the most popular languages among developers in recent years. The only point out the difference between Nodejs and Reactjs is, Nodejs is a back-end framework whereas Reactjs is for developing user-interfaces(UI). 

There are a lot of developers around the world who builds their application using Javascript. But still, a lot of confusion on picking up the right framework for their projects goes around the internet. There exist many Javascript frameworks out there to opt.

If you want to find out which one is best suited for your upcoming JavaScript projects, just read the full blog where we shared the key features and best things of Nodejs and Reactjs. After reading this article, definitely you will find the exact picture of what these technologies are about. And whether it suits your project needs or not.

Let’s start here,

Nodejs and Reactjs: The feature-based differences

What is Nodejs?

Nodejs is a technology to build the back-end of applications with JavaScript in a run time environment.

It becomes very powerful and effective as it uses event-driven and non-blocking I/O model event-driven and non-blocking I/O model. Nodejs is Google Chrome’s V8 powered JavaScript engine. Most developers use this framework for hosting the Application Programming Interface(APIs), handling/making HTTP requests, and to access the database. 

For what Nodejs mainly for?

• Mostly used for the server-side proxy as it retrieves data from multiple sources and to proxy multiple services with different response times.
• Used in highly extensible projects by considering its ecosystem of thousands of package modules.

Features of Nodejs

1. Open-source: Nodejs is a free and open-source framework. 
2. Enhanced performance: It undergoes non-blocking operations, which enhances the overall performance of the application.
3. Scalability: Every Nodejs based application is allowed to scale in all scope to improvise their performance. 
4. Server development: Developers build different servers like the DNS server with some built-in APIs.

What is ReactJS?

Reactjs is also an open-source like Nodejs. But a front-end library to develop user-interfaces(UI) for dynamic websites and web applications in a predetermined way. Reactjs helps in developing high-performance dynamic libraries. For example, this technology is especially to showcase some newsfeeds on the screen while people are chatting in communication applications.

For what ReactJS mainly for?

• Building great user interfaces perfectly equipped to render large datasets.
• For the building of web browser applications and high-performing, dynamic libraries.

Features of ReactJS

1. Easy maintenance: It re-uses system components and solves any issues connected with React updates. 
2. Performance: It uses the Virtual document object model, which improves app performance.
3. Stable code: The downward data flow model guarantees code stability and better app performance. 
4. Mobile app development: It allows building rich UI for iOS and Android supporting native apps with same pattern.

End of the combat

Both the Javascript frameworks compared in this blog are advanced, technically strong, highly performing and broadly used globally. But personally I suggest you choose Nodejs for web application development as it is very strong in scalable server-side web apps like online video streaming, real-time communication apps and so on. Still, it depends on your individual business needs and requirements of your custom app development project that which framework is most suitable for your project. 

If you’re planning to develop a Nodejs web application, contact us to know more about the development process without any hesitation.