SharePoint Add-ins Vs. Web Parts (Comparison of App Model)

If you are SharePoint visual web part developer and starting up ground works with the SharePoint apps development, following comparison would be useful when mapping your previous knowledge with this.

	SharePoint Add-in	SharePoint Web Parts
Installed on	Runs independently without sitting on the SharePoint (Client)	SharePoint front end servers (Public facing servers)
Weight of the code	Client side scripting and weight of code does not impact the SharePoint	Depends on the code based provided with the web part
Coupling with the SharePoint server	Loosely coupled with SharePoint and runs independently	Tightly coupled with SharePoint Server and cannot survive without it
Client side scripting	Highly involved	Less impacted on most developments
Server side scripting	Possible	Not Possible
Mounted to SharePoint	Using iFrame	Using ASPX controls
Pre configuration	App catalog and some other configurations required	No
Distribution via common place (App )	Capable	No
Integrating with other programming languages	Capable with other programming languages such as HTML, JS Frameworks, PHP, Java and etc.	Mostly .Net related technologies

Further references

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/fp179930.aspx

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