As someone who just had to answer this for my startup, the value of React is that it's robust and immensely hire-able. If you're looking for frontend developers, the one thing you can always expect is at least passable React knowledge.
Everything else, even if it has a better technical fit for your project, is likely riskier for your organization.
Everything else, even if it has a better technical fit for your project, is likely riskier for your organization.