With the growth of open platforms such as WeChat and Alipay, the mobile application ecological market is booming. For example, small programs have become an important choice for various enterprises and developers. In order to improve the development efficiency and code reusability of applets, many third-party development frameworks have emerged.
Prepare to organize some common small program third-party development frameworks for friends in need for comparison, and help you choose the most suitable development tool for you.
1. Taro
Taro is a multi-terminal unified development framework that can simultaneously develop applications for multiple platforms such as WeChat applets, Alipay applets, and Baidu applets. It adopts React-like development syntax, supports JSX and component development, and makes code writing more concise and maintainable. One of Taro's main advantages is that it can write code once and generate applications for multiple platforms at the same time, which greatly improves development efficiency. However, Taro may have some performance problems in some complex scenarios, and may need to be adapted to platform characteristics.
2. Mpvue
Mpvue is a small program development framework based on Vue.js, developed by using Vue.js syntax. For developers who are familiar with Vue.js, it is very easy to get started with Mpvue. It provides a Vue-like development experience and features such as componentization, data binding, and computed properties. In addition, Mpvue supports WeChat Mini Programs and Baidu Mini Programs, allowing developers to cover multiple platforms at the same time. However, since the bottom layer uses Vue.js, the performance may be slightly insufficient in some specific scenarios.
3. WePY
WePY is a small program component development framework with Vue-like syntax, which is similar to Vue.js syntax and provides a similar component development method. WePY supports WeChat Mini Programs and Alipay Mini Programs, enabling developers to better reuse code and components. At the same time, WePY also provides many extension capabilities and development tools, such as code hot reloading, template compilation optimization, etc., which greatly improves development efficiency. However, since WePY does not support other applet platforms, developers who need to cover multiple platforms may need to consider other options.
4. uni-app
uni-app is a framework for developing cross-platform applications using Vue.js. It supports multiple platforms such as WeChat applets, Alipay applets, Baidu applets, ByteDance applets, and H5 web applications. It adopts a unified set of component specifications and development syntax, and developers can simultaneously generate applications for multiple platforms through a set of codes. uni-app provides a rich component library and plug-in ecosystem, developers can quickly build a small program interface and expand functions. uni-app also has good performance and cross-platform compatibility, which can maintain a consistent user experience on different platforms. However, since Vue.js is used at the bottom, developers need to be familiar with the syntax and features of Vue.js.
五、Megalo
Megalo is a framework for developing WeChat applets using Vue.js, compatible with most of the syntax and features of Vue.js. Developers can take advantage of the powerful ecosystem of Vue.js for development and enjoy the development convenience brought by Vue.js. Megalo supports the native WeChat Mini Program API, developers can directly use the capabilities of WeChat Mini Programs. However, Megalo currently only supports WeChat Mini Programs, and developers who need to cover other Mini Program platforms may need to consider other options.
6. Remax
Remax is a framework for developing mini-programs using React, and supports multiple platforms such as WeChat mini-programs, Alipay mini-programs, ByteDance mini-programs, and QQ mini-programs. Developers can develop with the help of the familiar React ecosystem, and enjoy the development efficiency and componentization capabilities brought by React. Remax also supports the ability of native applets, developers can directly use the API of applets. However, for developers who are not familiar with React, getting started with Remax may require a certain learning cost.
It will be found that in the actual business development process, the existing web applications and H5 applications will have to face the problem of improving user experience and business performance, and in the process of switching to providing services through small programs, how to integrate traffic Migrate the mini-programs already on the platform to your own App? How to make your own App have the underlying container engine to run applets?
The small program container technology is recommended here. In addition to the running ability of the small program itself, the small program container technology such as FinClip also has the ability to manage the entire life cycle of the small program. The support for third parties is also good. For details, you can refer to relevant evaluations: Comparison of Mini Program Framework and Platform Compilation
summary
When choosing a third-party development framework for small programs, we need to comprehensively consider factors such as the developer's technology stack, project requirements, and target platform. Taro is a multi-terminal unified development framework, suitable for developers who need to cover multiple platforms; Mpvue and WePY are development frameworks based on Vue.js, which are easier for developers familiar with Vue.js; uni-app is a Cross-platform framework, suitable for projects that develop multiple small program platforms at the same time; Megalo and Remax provide React development experience, suitable for developers familiar with React. No matter which framework you choose, you can improve development efficiency, reduce duplication of work, and get rich component libraries and tool support.
In addition to the frameworks mentioned above, there are some other third-party development frameworks for small programs to choose from. For example: Chameleon, WeChaty, vant-weapp, etc.
The final choice should be based on personal technical background and project requirements, while also paying attention to the stability of the framework, community support, and documentation resources. Only by choosing the most suitable development tools for you can you better develop high-quality Mini Program applications.