In 2022 we evaluated seven frameworks across twelve client projects. The winner was not close. Next.js delivered faster first contentful paint, simpler deployment, and it let our developers write less code to achieve the same result. Two years later, every new project starts with Next.js as the foundation.
// Server Component — zero client JS, full DB access
export default async function BlogPage() {
const posts = await db.blog.findMany({
where: { published: true },
orderBy: { createdAt: 'desc' },
});
return <BlogGrid posts={posts} />;
}Our client Lighthouse score went from 54 to 98 after migrating to Next.js App Router. Organic traffic doubled in 60 days.
— Navik Innovations Case Study, 2024
Honesty matters. If you are building a purely real-time application like a live trading dashboard or multiplayer game, a pure SPA with Vite may be the leaner choice. For everything else — marketing sites, SaaS products, e-commerce, blogs — Next.js wins on every dimension we have measured.
We design and build Next.js websites and web applications that are fast, accessible, and built to convert. Get in touch to discuss your project.