What is the best alternative to Next.js?

By number of websites, the most widely used alternatives to Next.js are Alpine.js, Nextra, Nuxt, React, Vue. The right one depends on your needs; compare them on adoption, authority, and audience above.

How many alternatives to Next.js are there?

Site Stats Database tracks 17 other javascript frameworks used by 100 or more websites, plus a long tail of rarer ones. Next.js itself is used by 31,757 websites.

Which JavaScript framework has the most websites?

Next.js leads this category with 31,757 websites in our catalog.

Where does this data come from?

Adoption is counted from Site Stats Database's own crawl; authority (Ahrefs Domain Rating) and traffic come from Ahrefs and DataForSEO. Everything reflects the sites we track and refreshes at least monthly.

Next.js Alternatives & Competitors

Last updated July 1, 2026 · refreshes automatically as new data lands.

Looking for an alternative to Next.js? Site Stats Database tracks 17 other javascript frameworks; the top ones are below, ranked by adoption, with authority and traffic for each and the leading sites that use them. Next.js itself is used by 31,757 websites. Back to Next.js.

JS Framework	Websites	Share	Median DR	Median traffic	Compare

The top Next.js alternatives in depth

Alpine.js

#2 in JavaScript Frameworks · 9,870 websites

Alpine.js is a lightweight JavaScript framework for adding behavior directly in markup.

9,870

Websites

12.2%

Share of JS Framework

Median DR

11,716

Median traffic

Top sites using Alpine.js

worldometers.info bankrate.com pcmag.com mashable.com urbandictionary.com

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Nextra

#3 in JavaScript Frameworks · 9,022 websites

Nextra is a Next.js-based framework for documentation and content sites.

9,022

Websites

11.1%

Share of JS Framework

Median DR

2,470

Median traffic

Top sites using Nextra

kay.com wiki.gg jared.com rotowire.com

Nuxt

#4 in JavaScript Frameworks · 5,960 websites

Nuxt is a framework built on Vue for server-rendered and static sites.

5,960

Websites

7.4%

Share of JS Framework

Median DR

4,757

Median traffic

Top sites using Nuxt

tvguide.com foxsports.com yourdictionary.com foxweather.com

React

#5 in JavaScript Frameworks · 5,276 websites

React is a JavaScript library for building user interfaces, created at Meta. It popularized the component model and a virtual DOM, and underpins a huge share of modern web apps. Many sites use it directly or through a framework like Next.js.

5,276

Websites

6.5%

Share of JS Framework

Median DR

10,309

Median traffic

Top sites using React

homedepot.com walgreens.com go.com primevideo.com

Vue

#6 in JavaScript Frameworks · 5,038 websites

Vue.js is a progressive JavaScript framework for building user interfaces. It is known for a gentle learning curve and incremental adoption, so teams can add it to a page or build a whole app. It is especially popular in Asia and among smaller teams.

5,038

Websites

6.2%

Share of JS Framework

Median DR

7,003

Median traffic

Top sites using Vue

oanda.com movoto.com americanpregnancy.org

Astro

#7 in JavaScript Frameworks · 3,632 websites

Astro is a web framework for content-driven sites that ships zero JavaScript by default.

3,632

Websites

4.5%

Share of JS Framework

Median DR

3,452

Median traffic

Top sites using Astro

statmuse.com ikea.com nerdwallet.com worldpopulationreview.com

Angular

#8 in JavaScript Frameworks · 3,238 websites

Angular is a TypeScript-based web application framework maintained by Google. It is a full, opinionated platform with routing, forms, and dependency injection built in, aimed at large applications. It is common in enterprise and internal-tool development.

3,238

Websites

4.0%

Share of JS Framework

Median DR

5,795

Median traffic

Top sites using Angular