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next.js vs analog
next.js has 142,343 GitHub stars, 32,220 forks, 3,358 open issues and last shipped yesterday. analog has 3,179 stars, 334 forks, 44 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. next.js leads on adoption by 4,378% (142,343 vs 3,179 stars). next.js is written in JavaScript under MIT; analog is written in TypeScript under MIT. next.js has attracted 23% as many forks as stars, analog 11%. next.js was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (ssg, static-site-generator), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| next.js | analog | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 142K | ★ 3.2K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-15 |
| Forks | ⑂ 32K | ⑂ 334 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick next.js if
- You weight community size — 142K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick analog if
- You want the analog feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and analog fits your workflow better
About next.js
Next.js is a JavaScript framework for building web applications, distributed under the MIT license and described by its maintainers as "The React Framework." It extends the latest React features so that developers can build full stack web applications, and it integrates Rust based JavaScript tooling to produce fast builds. The project lives in the React and Node ecosystem, and its topic list places it among static site generators, server rendering tools, hybrid and universal rendering approaches, and compiler oriented front end tooling. The repository is ten years old and has been pushed as recently as September …
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About analog
Analog is the fullstack meta framework for building applications and websites with Angular, powered by Vite for development and build and by Nitro for server and deployment integrations, and it is aimed at Angular developers and teams who want the file based routing, server routes, and hybrid rendering that frameworks such as Next.js and Nuxt provide in other ecosystems.
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Frequently asked questions
Is next.js or analog more popular?
next.js has 142,343 GitHub stars and analog has 3,179. next.js has the larger community by that measure.
Are next.js and analog free?
Both are open source. next.js is licensed under MIT and analog under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between next.js and analog?
next.js is written in JavaScript and analog in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, next.js or analog?
Choose next.js if you want the larger community (142,343 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose analog if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.