Beyond Angular: 10 Future-Ready Frameworks Driving ROI in 2025

Project Suitability

Angular is a great framework for optimizing performance, scaling an application sustainably, and having long-term support from Google, a giant in the tech industry. These features, however, are only advantageous when the team is building apps with dynamic content display or has a high traffic load.

Angular may cause unnecessary complexity or latency in small-scale projects or apps that don’t require user customization. If you follow the microservice approach when building the app, for example, Angular is not the best choice. It doesn’t give you the freedom to build a scalable project. SEO-sensitivity may be another case where Angular isn’t the right framework, as it’s not SEO-friendly.

Learning Curve

As mentioned earlier, Angular might be an overkill for smaller projects or those that only require basic interactivities and functions. Angular’s complex concepts, e.g., dependency injection, modules, and tools like RxJS and Angular Material, often challenge new developers. Not every company can afford the steep learning curve, trial-and-error phase, or the potential maintenance challenges. The easier option is switching to a framework with a gentler learning curve, or choosing one that developers are already familiar with.

Performance Overhead

Following the MVC, or Model-View-Controller, Angular divides the application into three interconnected components. This structure utilizes two-way data binding that automatically synchronizes the data flow between the model and view. Even though these mechanics eliminate many manual data control tasks, they introduce performance overhead as the large files on Angular extend loading times. In short, for smaller apps, a more minimalistic approach would suffice.

Talent Pool & Hiring Velocity

According to Statista, Angular is the 6th most used web framework in 2024. Compared to other frameworks, such as Vue or React, Angular is not as popular. Hence, it can take a longer time to recruit an experienced Angular developer. The smaller talent pool translates to more competition in hiring the top talent. Angular is also a difficult tool to master, and that could be the reason why some developers are hesitant to pick up this framework. Even if the company is willing to train newcomers, the extended training period might negatively impact the project timeline.

Long-Term Maintainability

Angular’s modular approach aims to make scalability and maintainability easier and less of a burden. Even then, developers still run into issues regarding long-term maintainability, especially with the large components and excessive logic handling that result in tightly coupled code. In the long run, these small issues might snowball into technical debts.

Security Posture

Angular offers several built-in security features, e.g., cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks protection. However, developers cannot rely on them and need to implement strict security measures, like secure authentication mechanisms or regular updates, to safeguard users’ information and detect any vulnerabilities. In short, depending on the framework’s inherent security features, malicious actors will have plenty of opportunities to attack.

Licensing/ Governance

One of Angular’s biggest benefits is being backed by Google. This strong point, however, can become a weakness if the organization’s priorities change.

Another thing to add is licensing. While Angular uses the MIT license, integrating third-party libraries may introduce additional licensing requirements that need to be managed carefully. These issues shouldn’t be glossed over either, as licensing can impact your company’s risk management and compliance policies.

React

ReactJS is an open-source JavaScript library that utilizes components to create dynamic and interactive user interfaces maintained by Google. React is a top pick if you’re moving away from Angular – it’s less opinionated, or in other words, it gives developers the freedom to structure the application. In addition, React offers its users an array of robust features to build dynamic user interfaces.

• Virtual DOM (Document Object Model) keeps the web page fast and responsive as it only selectively loads the changing UI elements.
• One-way data binding refers to the automatic updates in the UI when there are changes in the data, but it doesn’t work the other way around. This keeps the code clean and easy to maintain.
• Component-based architecture: React breaks the application down into reusable parts, each part being responsible for different parts of the application.
• Declarative Syntax: JavaScript syntax extension makes it fast and easy to create new components.

Pros and Cons of React

React’s Use Cases

React is a flexible tool, so it’s utilized in numerous industries. The most popular use cases are:

• E-commerce sites
• Social media platforms
• Single-Page Applications (SPAs)

Vue

Vue is a JavaScript framework used for building user interfaces for websites and single-page applications. The framework is built upon the foundation of standard HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and is easy to learn.

• Vue’s reactive data binding keeps the data and UI in sync, and the user interface dynamic and responsive.
• Single File Components (SFCs): SFCs simplify component management and organization by combining a component’s template, JavaScript code, and CSS into a single file.
• Vue also offers developers a Virtual DOM.
• CLI (Command Line Interface): Vue’s CLI speeds up the development process by offering plugins, scaffolding, and other features.

Pros and Cons of Vue

Vue’s Use Cases

Vue’s a multi-purpose framework. The most common examples of Vue’s usage are:

• E-commerce platforms. It integrates well with Shopify, for instance.
• Social media: Vue easily works with real-time technologies like Firebase.
• Data visualization and analytic tools. Vue works well with data visualization libraries like Chart.js and ECharts.

NextJS

NextJS is a widely adopted framework built upon React that enhances its functionality with features like server-side rendering, static site generation, and support for full-stack development. It’s commonly used to create fast, SEO-friendly web applications with minimal setup. The framework offers users:

Automatic code splitting: To speed up the loading time, NextJS breaks down the code into smaller parts, leading to a smaller amount of data sent over the network.

Static site generation: Through the framework’s support for static site creation, developers can reduce server load and enhance performance by using dynamic React components to create static HTML pages at build time.

Hot module replacement: With NextJS, developers can reload the modified modules without having to reload the entire application. The minimized disruption speeds up the development process.

Pros and Cons of NextJS

NextJS Use Cases

NextJS is a framework that can be used in most cases, but below are the ones we recommend:

• Content-heavy websites
• E-commerce sites
• SEO-friendly apps
• Static sites with dynamic features
• Dashboards and admin panels.

Svelte

Svelte is a free and open-source UI framework for building web applications that utilizes a compiler to transform your code into highly optimized JavaScript at build time. This approach allows you to create concise components that do minimal work in the browser, resulting in smaller bundle sizes and improved performance compared to traditional frameworks. Particularly in smaller projects, Svelte is a great substitute as it is lightweight and doesn’t require prior knowledge of modules and services.

• Reactive components: The framework automatically updates the app when there are changes in the data. It works with the DOM directly instead of going through the virtual DOM, boosting performance.
• Component-based architecture: Svelte encourages reusability through its decomposition of UI.
• Transition: Svelte is known for supporting the creation of fluid animation and transitions.

Pros and Cons of Svelte

Svelte’s Use Cases

Svelte is a valuable tool when you and your team are building:

• Web applications
• Single-page applications (SPAs)
• App prototyping
• Data visualization apps

Solid

Solid is an acronym for:

• S - Single-responsibility Principle
• O - Open-closed Principle
• L - Liskov Substitution Principle
• I - Interface Segregation Principle
• D - Dependency Inversion Principle

It is a declarative JavaScript library for building user interfaces. Like React, it uses components and a reactive data system, but it compiles to highly optimized JavaScript. This makes Solid one of the fastest frameworks available.

• Solid offers fine-grained reactivity. In other words, there is no virtual DOM. The framework tracks and only updates the UI that needs updating.
• The framework optimizes compile time, meaning the components are compiled into an efficient JavaScript bundle during build time.
• Solid’s development principles, which we mentioned earlier, help reduce tight coupling, i.e., reduce how tightly dependent the classes are.

Pros and Cons of Solid

Solid’s Use Cases

Solid’s best use cases are as follows:

• Apps that prioritize performance, like dashboards or data-heavy UIs
• Mobile and embedded web interfaces

Qwik

According to its official website, Qwik is “a front-end framework for building resumable applications that start up instantly on the client.” Qwik’s founders coined the term “resumable”. In many other frameworks, and in React, for example, the browser needs to “hydrate” the entire framework on the client-side that’s already running on the server. However, Qwik skips the “hydration” step entirely and just resumes exactly where the server left off, instantly.

This is made possible by breaking down the application and only loading the essential parts based on the user’s interactions. This is known as Qwik Lazy Loading.

To sum it up, when it comes to Qwik, the concepts one needs to remember include:

• Qwik resumability
• Qwik lazy loading
• Qwik Performance first: Building apps with instant interactivity

Pros and Cons of Qwik

Qwik’s Use Cases

Qwik is an ideal choice when you want to provide users with a responsive design. It’s the best choice for:

• E-commerce sites
• Content-heavy sites
• SaaS dashboards

Astro

Astro is a cutting-edge web framework made to assist you in creating content-focused websites quickly and effectively. Similar to Solid, the framework comes with its set of principles – content-driven, server first, fast by default, easy to use and developer-focused.

Along with these principles are attractive features, such as:

• Islands architecture: Astro only hydrates interactive components on the page, keeping everything else static. This results in faster load times and less JavaScript.
• UI-Agnostic: You can use React, Svelte, Vue, Solid, or even mix frameworks in one project. Astro gives you full flexibility without vendor lock-in.
• Zero JavaScript by Default: Unless needed, Astro sends no JS to the browser. Your site stays lightweight and fast by default.

Pros and Cons of Astro

Astro’s Use Cases

As the framework has clearly stated from the beginning, Astro is a top choice for building content-rich websites. This includes blogs, marketing sites, landing pages, publishing pages, and portfolios.

Ember

Ember is an open-source framework based on JavaScript that is intended for building large web apps. Following the Model–View–View Model (MVVM) structure, Ember separates the UI logic from the application, all the while making sure the data flow is predictable and neatly structured. Ember’s core features include:

• Convention over configuration: Ember.js streamlines development by implementing best practices and defaults, reducing extensive configuration and allowing developers to focus on feature building rather than framework setup.
• Built-in routing and URL management: Ember’s router offers robust application state management through URLs, enabling complex navigation and URL structures through nested routes, dynamic segments, and query parameters.
• Robust CLI: Ember’s CLI provides developers with tools to build, test, and scaffold in a strong development environment.

Pros and Cons of Ember

Ember’s Use Cases

Thanks to its clear structure, Amber is an excellent choice for large-scale web applications that need clear structure and long-term stability.

Mithril

Mithril’s official website defined it as “Mithril.js is a modern client-side JavaScript framework for building Single Page Applications.” It is a lightweight framework. Compared to its competitors, Mithril has fewer APIs, so it’s quick and easy to get started. This is also the reason behind its gentle learning curve and fast speed.

• Built-in Routing and XHR: Unlike many libraries, Mithril includes a simple, built-in router and HTTP request utilities, so you don’t need extra dependencies for common tasks.
• Fast Virtual DOM and Fine-Grained Control: The framework has its own efficient virtual DOM implementation, offering fine-grained control over rendering and reactivity. It updates only the essential parts of the DOM.

Pros and Cons of Mithril

Mithril’s Use Cases

Mithirl’s best use case entails:

• Single Page Applications (SPAs): Especially when you need a lightweight framework without the overhead of React or Angular.
• Admin Dashboards or Internal Tools
• Projects Where Bundle Size Matters

Blazor

Blazor is a framework for building single-page applications (SPAs). Blazor is the combination of Browser and Razor, and it aims to build interactive UIs with the flexibility of .NET. This open-source framework lets developers build interactive web, desktop, and mobile apps using C# instead of JavaScript. It runs on .NET and supports multiple hosting models:

• Blazor WebAssembly: Runs in the browser via WebAssembly.
• Blazor Server: Renders UI on the server and updates it in real time.
• Blazor Hybrid: Combines web and native technologies for desktop and mobile apps.

Here is a quick look at Blazor’s key features:

• C# for client-side development: Blazor allows C# for all client-side development needs, reducing redundancy and improving maintainability.
• Component-based architecture: Blazor uses a component-based architecture, allowing for easy code reuse and modular UI building.
• WebAssembly-based client-side execution: Blazor WebAssembly enables .NET code to run directly in the browser, eliminating the need for plugins or code transpilation.
• Comprehensive tooling: Blazor includes IntelliSense, debugging, and project templates, making development more efficient and productive.

Pros and Cons of Blazor

Blazor’s Use Cases

Blazor can be used for both complex and simpler applications.

• Single-page applications (SPAs)
• Progressive Web Apps (PWAs)
• Real-time applications
• Line-of-business (LOB) applications
• Cross-platform desktop applications