UI version comparison
Pega Platform version 8.7 expands the scope of Cosmos React, a modernized UI.
Cosmos React is the newest version of the Cosmos design system that, paired with a view-based architecture, offers superior efficiency and responsiveness, but supports a different feature set than the classic Theme Cosmos. By learning about the limitations of each framework, you can better choose the UI that fits the needs of your business.
The following table presents recommended uses for the two UI architectures.
User interface choice in Pega Platform version 8.7
| Theme Cosmos | Cosmos React | |
New applications | See Choosing a UI version. | See Choosing a UI version. |
| New applications based on a Theme Theme UI-Kit application | See Choosing a UI version. | See Choosing a UI version. |
| Existing applications | See Choosing a UI version. | See Choosing a UI version. |
Application features | ||
| Mashup (web embed) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mobile | ✓ | ✓ |
| Offline mode | ✓ | |
| Accessibility | ✓ | ✓ |
| Localization | ✓ | ✓ |
Reporting | ||
| Simple reporting and data exploration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Complex reporting with sub-reports and joins | ✓ | ✓ |
| Application UI that uses data from reports with complex joins | ✓ | ✓ |
Authentication | ||
| Attribute-based access controls (ABAC) | ✓ | ✓ |
| OAuth 2.0 authentication | ✓ | ✓ |
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