Next.js vs Vite: Modern Web Development Frameworks Comparison

Next.js and Vite are both popular tools for building modern web applications, but they serve different purposes. Next.js is a complete React framework that handles routing, server-side rendering, and production deployment. Vite, on the other hand, is a faster build tool that can work with multiple frameworks and focuses on providing quick development server startup and hot module replacement.

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Nuxt.js

90%

A Vue.js framework that makes building full-stack web apps easier. Like Next.js, it handles routing, server-side rendering, and data fetching out of the box.

If you're using Vue instead of React, Nuxt.js is the closest equivalent to Next.js. It has very similar features and follows the same file-based routing approach.

Full-stack Framework

Remix

80%

A full-stack React framework created by the React Router team. It focuses on web standards and nested routing with great loading states.

Remix is a direct competitor to Next.js with similar features but a different approach to data loading and client-side state management.

Full-stack Framework

Snowpack

80%

A fast build tool like Vite that focuses on modern JavaScript development. Uses native ES modules for quick development builds.

Snowpack was one of the first tools to use native ES modules for development, similar to Vite's approach. It's simpler but less actively maintained.

Build Tool

Webpack

70%

The most widely-used JavaScript bundler that can handle any type of web asset. It's more configurable but slower than Vite.

Webpack is the traditional choice for building web apps. It's more complex than Vite but has a larger ecosystem of plugins and tools.

Build Tool

Astro

60%

A static site builder that lets you use any framework (React, Vue, Svelte) and ships zero JavaScript by default. Great for content-focused websites.

While less full-featured than Next.js, Astro is excellent for static sites and blogs, with better performance out of the box.

Static Site Generator

esbuild

60%

An extremely fast JavaScript bundler written in Go. It can be used directly or as part of other build tools.

While more low-level than Vite, esbuild is what powers many modern build tools. It's great when you need more control over your build process.

Build Tool

Next

Because asynchronous calls suck out your brain without a proper async handler. This one is just 4 lines yet it solves a huge issue.

Install

	npm install nextjs

How it works?

  1. Create a Next Instance: var next = new Next(2, finish)
  2. Then you call next() as many times as you specified in the count. In this example it is 2.
  3. After next was called 2 times, the finish function will be called.

Example

	// Include
	var Next = require('nextjs');
	
	// CREATE a Next Instance
	var next = new Next(2, finish);
	
	// Log Start
	console.log('start');
	
	// Will happen after 5 seconds passed
	setTimeout(function(){ console.log('A'); next(); }, 5000); 
	
	// Will happen after 2 seconds passed
	setTimeout(function(){ console.log('B'); next(); }, 2000); 
	
	// Will happen in the end after 5 seconds passed
	function finish(){ console.log('finished'); } 
	
	// output result
	// 0 second => start
	// 2 second => B
	// 5 second => A
	// 5 second => finished

Next parameters

  • count: the number of times you will have to call the next() instance. required integer
  • finish: finishing callback required function

Key features

  • It's just 4 lines - 0.16kb
  • Easy to use
  • Its part of dietjs