I agree. In a perfect world React is probably a better choice. But the world is not perfect. I don't have time to investigate a gazillion third-party libraries

I agree. In a perfect world React is probably a better choice. But the world is not perfect. I don't have time to investigate a gazillion third-party libraries and educate myself on best practices. Vue is a nice complete package with great documentation and excellent first-party libraries (vuex and vue-router). It's basically a one-stop shop into modern day Javascript. Ideal for smaller teams or teams without JS experts.