# tutorials · frameworks
React vs Vue 2026: which framework wins for UK developers?
React and Vue are the two frameworks most UK dev teams shortlist for a new SaaS or product build. This piece compares syntax, ecosystem, hiring in the UK, and where each still wins in 2026.
The verdict up top
Pick React if you need to hire fast in the UK, ship to a large existing codebase, or integrate with the wider Meta/Vercel/Next.js/AI SDK stack.
Pick Vue if your team is small, you value single-file components, you want the Composition API without JSX, and you can afford a narrower hiring pool.
Both are stable, both are actively maintained, both will still be here in 2030. Framework choice is a hiring and codebase-maintenance decision more than a technical one.
Syntax side by side
A counter component in React 19
import { useState } from 'react';
export function Counter() {
const [count, setCount] = useState(0);
return (
<button onClick={() => setCount(count + 1)}>
Clicked {count} times
</button>
);
}