When comparing Electron vs Qt, the Slant community recommends Qt for most people. In the question“What are the best cross-platform GUI toolkits?” Qt is ranked 2nd while Electron is ranked 23rd.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Healthy community
Github is behind electron and there is a lot of big companies using it to make their cross platform apps.
Pro Active development
Electron receives updates frequently (multiple times each month). For example, the recent updates (as of July 15, 2016) are:
1.2.6 (released July 6)
1.2.5 (released June 23)
1.2.4 (released June 22)
1.2.3 (released June 16)
1.2.2 (released June 8)
Pro learning curve is less
Electron has less learning curve when compare to qt like other options
Pro Great documentation
Electron has a nice website with great documentation. It also features a lot of samples.
Pro Solid API
Pro Open-source
Pro Global community
The community behind Qt is both massive and approachable. Digia (also owners) are joined by the likes of Intel, KDAB, ICS, Canonical and numerous others in sponsoring development, while communities such as KDE also contribute significantly. Forums are active, mailing lists are open, irc channels chatting, git repositories well managed. Answers to questions are usually minutes away.
Pro Good documentation
Professional, thorough documentation with examples, available either in a web browser or in the stand-alone desktop client called assistant.
Cons
Con Apps can have memory issues
Apps made with Electron are likely to have memory issues unless you specifically design the app with efficient coding.
Con High CPU Usage
Electron Has High CPU Usage
Con Needs to run chromium
Runs chromium in the background which consumes a lot of resources.