The primary distinctions between Real DOM and Virtual DOM are shown in the following table:
The actual DOM generates a new DOM when an element is modified.
| Real DOM | Virtual DOM |
| Real DOM is slower to update. | Virtual DOM updates faster. |
| The real DOM can update HTML directly. | Virtual DOM cannot directly update HTML. |
| If element updates | Virtual DOM updates JSX. |
| In real DOM, DOM manipulation is very expensive. | In virtual DOM, DOM manipulation is very easy. |
| There is a lot of memory waste in the real DOM. | No memory waste in the virtual DOM. |
