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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 Great developer tools debug/hotreload/analyser
Pro Based on Dart language
Dart is a Java like language, easy to learn and startup fast for millions of Java developers.
Pro A single codebase for iOS AND Android
Pro Fast
The developer's goal is to allow people to make apps running at 120 FPS.
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.
Con Still in development
According to the website, Flutter is still in its early stages of development.
Con Based on Dart language
Dart is a Java like language, easy to learn and startup fast for millions of Java developers. BUT if you have to learn it ... it's a con.
Con Dart is unpopular and never gained serious community traction like Kotlin or Java
Con Does not support 32-bit iOS devices
If you plan on targeting iPhone 5, 5C or earlier, you can forget about Flutter.
Con Google has a bad history with product loyalty
