React vs Next.js: 30 Metrics Comparison
React vs Next.js
React
React is a Declarative, Component-Based, Functional programming language first appeared in 2013, designed by Facebook. Main use cases: Web Frontend, Single Page Applications, UI Development.
Next.js
Next.js is a Declarative, Component-Based programming language first appeared in 2016, designed by Vercel. Main use cases: Full-Stack Frameworks, SSR, Static Generation.
30 Metrics
| Metric | React | Next.js |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub Stars | 63244 | 57530 |
| Stack Overflow Tags | 821032 | 783603 |
| TIOBE Rank | 15 | 36 |
| RedMonk Rank | 3 | 38 |
| PYPL Rank | 7 | 25 |
| Average Salary (USD) | 131755 | 124346 |
| Job Postings | 44548 | 37182 |
| Benchmarks Score | 0.85 | 0.9 |
| Learning Curve | Hard | Hard |
| Community Size | Very Large | Very Large |
| Documentation Quality | 10 | 8 |
| Ecosystem Maturity | 10 | 9 |
| Industry Adoption | 10 | 9 |
| Type System Complexity | 10 | 10 |
| Concurrency Support | 10 | 10 |
| Performance - Execution Speed | 10 | 9 |
| Performance - Memory Usage | 10 | 9 |
| Performance - Startup Time | 10 | 8 |
| Tooling Quality | 9 | 9 |
| Package Manager Quality | 10 | 10 |
| IDE Support | 8 | 9 |
| Debugging Experience | 8 | 10 |
| GitHub Stars Rank | 10 | 22 |
| Stack Overflow Tags Rank | 14 | 21 |
| Average Salary Rank | 9 | 20 |
| Job Postings Rank | 1 | 23 |
| Benchmarks Rank | 21 | 15 |
| Learning Curve Score | 1 | 2 |
| Community Size Score | 10 | 9 |
| AHP Score | 8.44 | 8.0 |
AHP Score
- React: 8.44 (#4)
- Next.js: 8.0 (#19)
React | ######## 8.44
Next.js | ######## 8.0
When to choose React
Web Frontend, Single Page Applications, UI Development. React is a Declarative, Component-Based, Functional programming language first appeared in 2013, designed by Facebook. Main use cases: Web Frontend, Single Page Applications, UI Development.
When to choose Next.js
Full-Stack Frameworks, SSR, Static Generation. Next.js is a Declarative, Component-Based programming language first appeared in 2016, designed by Vercel. Main use cases: Full-Stack Frameworks, SSR, Static Generation.
Hello World Example
React:
function App(){ return <h1>Hello, World!</h1>; }
Next.js:
export default function Page(){ return <h1>Hello, World!</h1>; }