Gatsby vs Next.js

Next.js is used by more websites in our catalog: 1,765 use Gatsby and 31,757 use Next.js.

Gatsby sites have the higher median Ahrefs Domain Rating (Gatsby: 50, Next.js: 42).

Between 2026-06 and 2026-07, Gatsby went from 0.26% to 0.20% of all tracked sites, while Next.js went from 4.5% to 3.6%. Gatsby is gaining ground faster in our index.

No. A site runs a single JavaScript framework, so Gatsby and Next.js are mutually exclusive.

Adoption is counted from Site Stats Database's own crawl; Domain Rating comes from Ahrefs and traffic from DataForSEO. Figures reflect the sites we track and refresh at least monthly.