I would say yes. I used it for over 10 projects over the years and haven't found something more compelling in the JS ecosystem in terms of speed, database integ

I would say yes. I used it for over 10 projects over the years and haven't found something more compelling in the JS ecosystem in terms of speed, database integration, easy of use. Reactivity should be off by default, that's right. Last thing I build has a React front (it's a text editor for medium-long form writing) and I'm super happy with the data layer on Meteor.