🆚 Next.js vs. React

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

📈 React is four times more popular than Next.js.
🌍 React is more popular in all countries.

Next.js

React

Type

Frontend framework

About

Next.js is a React framework for building full-stack web applications that offers server-side rendering, static site generation, file-based routing, and built-in API routes.

It also supports incremental static regeneration (ISR) to update static pages without full rebuilds, automatic image optimization, fast refresh during development, and built-in TypeScript support.

React is a popular open-source JavaScript library for building dynamic user interfaces, created by Facebook.

It allows developers to create reusable UI components, offers JSX markup support, a virtual DOM, hooks, and is often used as a base for other full-stack frameworks such as Next.js or Remix.

Headquarters

San Francisco, California, United States

Menlo Park, California, United States

Website

nextjs.org #64,544

reactjs.org

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The React frontend framework is 4 times more popular than Next.js.

Total websites

Market share

Frontend Frameworks

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

React is more popular than Next.js in all countries.

United States

United Kingdom

Germany

India

France

Brazil

Australia

Netherlands

Canada

Japan

Awards

🥇 Most popular in Finland in the Backend Frameworks category.
🥇 Most popular in Iceland in the Backend Frameworks category.
🥇 Most popular in Estonia in the Backend Frameworks category.
🥇 Most popular in Mongolia in the Backend Frameworks category.
🥇 Most popular in Isle of Man in the Backend Frameworks category.

🥇 Most popular in the United States in the Frontend Frameworks category.
🥇 Most popular in the United Kingdom in the Frontend Frameworks category.
🥇 Most popular in Germany in the Frontend Frameworks category.
🥇 Most popular in India in the Frontend Frameworks category.
🥇 Most popular in France in the Frontend Frameworks category.

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

React is more popular among sites focused on business, marketing and merchandising, and online shopping, while Next.js is more commonly used on real estate and motor vehicles sites.

Business

Marketing/Merchandising

Online Shopping

Internet Services

Education/Reference

Entertainment

Travel

Blogs/Wiki

General News

Health