| Cheapest content/report/prototype | Static Astro | You need runtime user state |
| Installable broad-reach workflow | PWA | Native permissions are core |
| Android permissions/performance/store trust | Kotlin Compose | iOS parity is day-one critical |
| iOS-only consumer app | SwiftUI | Android is the actual first market |
| Android+iOS with standard APIs | Expo/React Native | You need deep native custom code immediately |
| One branded UI everywhere | Flutter | Platform-native feel matters more |
| Small cross-platform desktop utility | Tauri 2 | You need Chromium/Node consistency |
| Complex desktop web UX | Electron | Footprint/security is the top constraint |
| Windows-native desktop | Windows App SDK + WinUI 3 | WPF/WinForms app only needs maintenance |
| Go desktop with web UI | Wails | Tauri/Electron ecosystem is more important |
| Developer automation | CLI | Users need discoverable visual UX |
| Shared accounts/data/payments/jobs | Backend/API | Local-first can satisfy v1 |
| AI tool/workspace product | AI-native stack | AI is only an optional feature |