You compare apples and oranges. React and Angular are two pieces of software which were designed with different things in mind. They solve different problems. Trying to recreate an "Angular Experience" with React is not a very good idea and you should use Angular when all you need is Angular.
If neither Angular nor React is a fit for your project, go away from those two and think about using something else or go VanillaJS (which, imho, is the best idea of them all)