vercelnext.js
The React Framework
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next.js (JavaScript) — The React Framework
You are building a React app that needs SSR, SEO, and server-side data fetching.
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The React framework. ~128k stars. App Router is the bet — server components, server actions, edge runtime. 2026 sentiment is mixed: people love the capabilities, complain about the complexity. Still the default for most React production apps in 2026.
You are building a React app that needs SSR, SEO, and server-side data fetching.
You are building a pure SPA or content site — Vite or Astro is simpler.
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