Frameworks

The frontend and fullstack frameworks worth building on.

A framework decides how your app is structured, rendered, and deployed, so it's one of the first real decisions in a project. The tools here span frontend-only libraries and fullstack frameworks that also handle routing, data fetching, and server logic. Pick based on the ecosystem and hosting you're already committed to, not just what's trending.

Astro

Ships zero JS by default and hydrates only the components that need it. Great for content-heavy marketing sites and blogs where most of the page is static.

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Next.js

The default choice for most new React projects, with file-based routing, server rendering, and API routes built in. If you're not sure what to reach for, reach for this.

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Nuxt

The Vue equivalent of Next.js: file-based routing, auto-imports, SSR out of the box, and a large module ecosystem if you're coming from Vue.

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Remix

Now maintained by Shopify. Leans hard into web standards and progressive enhancement, particularly good for form-heavy apps and anything that needs to stream data to the UI.

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SolidStart

Fine-grained reactivity without a virtual DOM, noticeably faster for state-heavy, real-time UIs. Smaller ecosystem but a legitimate pick if performance is the priority.

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SvelteKit

Smaller bundles and faster runtime than the React-based options, at the cost of a smaller ecosystem and fewer ready-made component libraries.

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