Comparing the two popular JavaScripts - Angular vs Vuejs

by Ronak Patel Co Founder | CEO @ Aglowid IT Solutions

The scenario of frontend development arena is now getting changed by the introduction of JavaScript frameworks. Such frameworks are said to be capable of building cross-platform apps which are easily designed, keeping future needs in mind. Still, it has to be known that all the JavaScript frameworks are not enjoying the limelight equally.

 

While the frameworks like Ember and Vue are getting popular and gaining pace in the market of JavaScript frameworks, others like Aurelia and jQuery are slowly losing their place. These frameworks are losing the attention of mobile app developers, which is gradually resulting in reduced use.

 

With more of such JavaScript frameworks failing to make its name in the market quickly after its launch, it becomes important to know which ones will do better in the year 2019. Such a step will help you build a profitable future for your business. So when we are looking at things for the year 2019, there are two JavaScript frameworks to look into and they are Angular and Vue. Now it is important for you to make the right option for your business to make it worthwhile.

 

So keeping the same things in mind, let's discuss the two JavaScript frameworks in detail and compare them.

 

Understanding AngularJS and Vue.js in detail

 

What is Angular?

Angular is a JavaScript framework which is used for client-side coding and is based on the MVC architecture and model view model used for developing dynamic web applications. Angular was a project started by a few developers at Google and it was later made open source framework for the businesses. AngularJS is based on JavaScript and HTML. By extending HTML with directives, AngularJS manipulates DOMand it solves the issues that come with developing single page applications. It adds in features like dependency injection and data binding, which helps to reduce the amount of code which would have been needed otherwise. You can convert static HTML to dynamic HTML with it. Angular is used by Forbes, Google, healthcare, weather, etc.

 

Angular was released on September 2016 and followed the programming language of Typescript. Its latest version is Angular 7.2.4 and supports code reusability. Vue comes with real DOM and offers two-way data binding, with a steeper learning curve and follows the MVC architecture. 

 

What is Vue?

Vue also called as Vue.js is a JavaScript framework which is used for frontend development. This JavaScript framework was developed by Evan, an ex-Google employee in the year 2014. In the last two years, Vue has gone through tremendous growth and is a popular solution today that too, without the support of any big company. The current version of Vue 2.17 was released in August 2018. The current work is going on Vue 3which is in the prototyping phase and the plans are to move into Typescript.

 

Vue was released in February 2014 and follows the programming language of JavaScript. Its latest version is Vue 2.6.7 and supports code reusability. It comes with virtual DOM and offers one-way data binding. It comes with a less steep learning curve and follows the MVC architecture.

 

If you want to get an idea about the number of downloads for AngularJS and Vue.js, you can check out this graph from NPM.

Comparison of Angular V/s Vue

Here we will see the comparison of the two JavaScript frameworks in terms of different criteria.

 

Popularity

If we look at the popularity of both the JavaScript development frameworks, you will see that with every passing year, the number of people knowing Vue.js is increasing. This simply means that it is getting popular among the development community.

 

However, as per the information provided by GitHub, Vue.js is lagging behind in terms of contributors and commits even by having higher stars and forks. This makes it a difficult decision to make and choose between Angular and Vue.

 

Ease of deployment

In terms of Angular app development, the transition from the development to the deployment phase is quite easier. Still, it has to be said that you need to have a focus on writing a good application. If you fail to do so, you will not be able to enjoy the benefits that come from the module system, lazy loading, Ahead-of-Time compilation, and other features which are related to it.

 

In the case of Vue.js, you can either build a complex setup or import anything into the app development environment which can be used to regulate code optimization. You can pre-compile the already available templates or even employ lazy loading on Vue.js. This means compared to what you have experienced with Angular, Vue.js offers much easier compilation process. 

 

Community

Unlike Angular, which enjoys the support of Google, Vue.js enjoys the support of an open source community. For the same reason, Vue lags compared to all other JavaScript frameworks even though it has more number of stars, watchers, and forks on GitHub. For large scale applications, the migration helper tool of Vue.js does not work well as there is no clear roadmap for versioning. This clearly points to the fact that compared to Vue.js, Angular enjoys better community support.

 

Architecture

Another thing you should look into when comparing Angular and Vue is the comparison between the architecture. Here Angular follows the MVC (Model-View-Controller) architecture and MVVM (Model-View-View-Model) architecture to build dynamic web applications and websites.

 

On the other side, Vue implements ViewModel and only a limited amount of data is presented. This makes Angular better compared to Vue in the development world. 

 

Performance

The performance of AngularJS does not get affected due to the presence of more watchers. As the scope of the project changes, there comes the need to re-evaluate watchers again. When it comes to comparing with Vue, AngularJS performs equally well on different benchmarks.

 

Vue.js follows a transparent dependency tracking system which comes with async queues and this ensures that the framework performs well. When it comes to performance and in terms of addressing the same kind of issues, Angular and Vue possess similar metrics for different benchmarks.

 

Flexibility

As AngularJS offers official support for a number of systems without any restriction on project structure, it is said to be more flexible. With no or fewer developers like having rules, they get to develop the application as per their wish. This seriously makes AngularJS a flexible option.

 

Compared to AngularJS, Vue.js is not that flexible. In the case of Vue, you will have to follow some rules in the case of project structure during application development. However, in case of modular solutions, it is more flexible and so you can choose to have it for a number of projects. Though not as good as AngularJS, Vue.js is definitely flexible.

 

Time required for learning

It takes more time to learn AngularJS as it comes with huge API documentation and users need to understand them first before they use it. The complexity of the framework also depends on its design. The developers who have less experience will not find it easy to carry out their development work.

 

In the case of Vue.js, the learning curve is not that steep. Any developer with the knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, and CSS will be able to develop single page applications as well as significant applications within a day. So we can say that developers can easily start working on Vue.js.

 

Complexity

Compared to other JavaScript frameworks like React and earlier versions of AngularJS, Vue was developed much later. This makes it a better and simpler option against Angular when looking at things in terms of API and design.

 

This clearly means that compared to Vue, AngularJS comes with higher complexity.

 

Scalability

If you are looking at the feature of scalability, Angular leads Vue. The main reason behind this difference is that Angular comes with modular development structure while Vue comes with template-based syntax. So in the case of Vue, reusability of codes gets greatly reduced for large-sized apps.

 

App size and loading time

If you look at the latest version of Angular, you will see that it comes with some features like tree-shaking and AOT compilation, which can reduce the size of the app to a great extent. Still, it can be said that Angular-based app is not that light as it would have been if developed with the framework of Vue. As app size is said to have an influence on the loading time, the apps build on Vue.js loads faster.

So if you are looking for a framework which can load faster and have lightweight apps, Vue.js is comparatively the best. 

 

Testing

For any application, testing plays a crucial role. So when you are comparing both the frameworks on this term, you will see that AngularJS is better compared to Vue.js. Angular comes with amazing testing mechanism and here you will find testing tools like Karma and Jasmine, which can be used to test the development code individually. In the case of Vue.js, the guidelines developed for testing is tough and this makes it difficult for the developers to come up with a bug-free application.

 

Data binding

Vue depends on one-way data binding just like React in which without changing the model state, UI elements cannot be altered. On the other side, Angular follows two-way binding where the model state changes as the UI element gets changed.

 

At the first look, two-way data binding may seem to be, but when you compare it with the one-way binding of Vue, you will see that it is lagging behind. Vue offers to develop non-trivial apps in less amount of time while making data flow faster.

 

Mobility solutions

You can use Vue.js to create lightweight single page applications that come with easy to use interface while you can use Angular to build real-time apps as it is a web-based app framework.

 

Benefits of Angular development framework

•    Server-side rendering

•    Separation of concerns

•    Deep linking module

•    Tools and filters

•    Testing and maintenance

•    Update scope with CLI

For More Details Visit :  Exploring the JS Framework – Advantages and Disadvantages of Angular App Development

Benefits of Vue development framework

•    Memory consumption

•    Ease of learning

•    Readability

•    Download speed

•    Integration scope

•    Server-side rendering

When to go for Angular for your project?

•    You want to develop real-time applications like Chat or Instant messaging app

•    You want to have a complex, large and dynamic app project.

•    You need reliable and easy scalability

•    You like Object-oriented programming

•    Before you start your project, you have time for learning Typescript

When to go for Vue for your project?

•    The scope of the app project is small

•    You need to develop a single-page app, which is lightweight.

•    You need high performance and speed

•    You like clear code

•    You want to take the app to the market quickly

 

Conclusion -  Angular V/s Vue.js

So this post is all about offering a detailed overview of the two JavaScript frameworks – AngularJS and Vue.js. We hope you get a better understanding of both the frameworks by going through this article. Both the frameworks come with their set of benefits and so which one you should choose for your project completely depends on the project needs and your personal preference.

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