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Aura Components vs React

Developers should learn Aura Components when building custom applications on the Salesforce Lightning Platform, as it is the foundational framework for creating interactive user interfaces in Salesforce meets pick react when you need the deepest hiring pool and widest library ecosystem for a complex, long-lived spa or a next. Here's our take.

🧊Nice Pick

Aura Components

Nice Pick

Pros

+It is particularly useful for developing custom Lightning apps, components for Salesforce communities, or extending Salesforce functionality with tailored UI elements
+Related to: lightning-web-components, salesforce-platform

Cons

-Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

React

Pick React when you need the deepest hiring pool and widest library ecosystem for a complex, long-lived SPA or a Next

Pros

+js product — that's still where most senior frontend candidates live
+Related to: next-js, typescript

Cons

-Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use Aura Components if: You want it is particularly useful for developing custom lightning apps, components for salesforce communities, or extending salesforce functionality with tailored ui elements and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use React if: You prioritize js product — that's still where most senior frontend candidates live over what Aura Components offers.

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The Bottom Line

Aura Components wins

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