Awesome! That you have selected ReactJS for your project! Web application based on ReactJS gives high performance and stunning UIs that users enjoy engaging with. But, to provide a seamless user experience, you need to keep maintaining your app from time to time.

We have been developing React Web Applications since its introduction and get plenty of questions from our clients regarding the post-development and ReactJS App maintenance cost. From clients’ points of view, they invest lots of money and time, and still, they have to keep spending on maintenance…? We have also go through online posts and comments where we found that some of the business leaders gone through painful experience. They have to spend on the maintenance even more than the ReactJS App Development cost.

These are some of the basic things which you need to ensure right in the beginning. However, there are even more, which you need to make sure to get a stunning and robust application that requires less maintenance cost.

First of all, such (Maintenance) occurrences are inevitable, and you cannot stop them at all. But you can control it. You need to take specific steps that we will be discussing in this article.

The way one size does not fit all, the one app with the same features and functionalities may fit forever. Changes will occur, new features, functionalities, adding new models, and many others are evident to happen. If you have the no-technical background, you will realize that adding these things are quite expensive.

To find the answer, let’s dip down into the article, grab what is useful for you. We have written down all our personal experiences and through online posts. They are helpful and help you curb the maintenance cost to the great extent.

The suggestion is useful for both: those who have already developed the application and looking to control the maintenance cost and those who seek to build an app from scratch.

If your web app does not have structured JavaScript, it is going to create a massive issue for developers who you have hired to work on it. There are various defined ways to structure JavaScript; though keeping it constant is the significant one. It lets developers easily understand the project, getting the file quickly and make changes without making much or any efforts. Structured JavaScript keeps the ReactJS app clean, but, it grows to become chaotic after some time. Therefore, the developer should define a style guide for the ReactJS project structure so the development team will quickly understand the project.

If you are non-technical, the poorly written code, i.e., the bad code quality, will tough to estimate or judge. Even if you have got high-quality UI, that does not mean the underlying code is written well. Initially, it may not create any issue, but when it occurs, it will become a costly problem to fix. You need to ensure that the developed have adopted clean coding standards, and all the files are structured identically.

All IT companies follow the Clean Coding standard, though if you are planning to outsource the project, make sure that your outsource partner supports the same rule. There are tools such as ‘linters,’ which helps to compare the code against the defined style guide automatically.

Are you adding new features or functionalities in your ReactJS app? Wait… you need to know some essential things. What is the longevity of the features and functionalities you want to integrate or build into your app? What will be the impact of the features on performance and other functions within the app in the long run? Do it, but after discussing it with your developers.

Testing is an essential part of the development, which helps in preventing any issues which might harm your web app’s productivity. Automatic tests are crucial as it ensures you project contains no or fewer bugs, crashes and helps in writing better code quality. Don’t wait until the entire project is completed; keep implementing the features and functionalities, instead. You will get some valid and genuine feedback from the end-users.

Automatic testing is another solution to prevent any more significant issue from occurring. Besides, it will help developers remain focused on enhancing quality by implementing new features and improvements that, too, without any hassle. All these benefits of testing will substantially decrease ReactJS App maintenance costs.

Once the ReactJS web application is over and deployed, the vendor never gets back to its maintenance part. That’s absolutely not acceptable. There are a couple of reasons you should keep maintenance on.

After implementation, defects are inevitable to occur in the application, no matter the proper testing it has passed through.

Technologies are evolving with rapid speed, and they come up with continuous updates that contain security patches update, performance, bug fixes, and much more. Updating will help you keep the performance of your project on.

At the same time, if any issue occurs in the future, the development team can easily find out the problem and fix it as soon as possible.

ReactJS comes up with frequent security, performance, bug fixes, etc. updates. So, if you have just started, use the latest version. Or, if you developed the app, keep up with the latest updates. You will get new features, functionalities, security patches, and much more, which will increase performances and keep your ReactJS web application productive. At the same time, you can significantly reduce the ReactJS app maintenance cost.

These are some technical parts that you need to keep in mind when you develop your app. Now, we will be discussing some non-technical parts, which are equally essential to keep up with the cost-effective maintenance cost.

If you are outsourcing or hiring developers, then it is better to choose a country where you can get quality development at the cost-effective rates. South Asian countries like India, offers world-class developers at the lowest possible price. If you compare the development cost per hour from India to countries like the USA, UK, Canada, you will find a sky of difference while there is no difference in terms of quality. You need to pay from $80 to $250/ hour to the developers and IT Companies in the USA, UK, and other European countries, while for the same project; you can hire ReactJS developers or ReactJS Development Company at $15 to $50/ hour.

However, you need to ensure that you have contacted an established company having experienced developers. You can also ask the companies to provide experienced developers for your projects. There are companies, holding good name and fame, but have inexperienced team. At the same time, there companies, may have just started but have quality and even world-class developers. In such conditions, you need to take interviews of the developers who are work with your project.

Maintenance of ReactJS Web application is inevitable, you cannot stop it, but you can control it. Follow the instruction given in the article carefully and you will find that you have saved some handsome bucks over the years. Let us know your views by writing in the contact page.