Comparison

AdonisJS vs Next.js

On the evidence we track, Next.js leads this comparison with a composite score of 82/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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AdonisJS62

★Next.js82

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	AdonisJS	Next.jsLeader
vioscaleAI score	62 / 100high · 77%	82 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	4	4
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.2	6.2
Soc2security.soc2	-	✗
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://adonisjs.com/packages/security	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40adonisjs%2Fcore&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: MODERATE	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40next%2Fenv&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	1,234	304,007
Github starsadoption.github_stars	19,142	143,019
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	193,052	67,469,854
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	-	148,000
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	8	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	11	9
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	JavaScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	8 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

AdonisJS62 / 100high · 77%

Next.js82 / 100high · 76%

Pricing

Free tier

AdonisJS✓

Next.js✓

Model

AdonisJScommercial

Next.jsopen_source

Price level

AdonisJSfree

Next.jsfree

Transparent

AdonisJS✓

Next.js✓

Integrations

Count

AdonisJS4

Next.js4

Security

Scorecard

AdonisJS6.2

Next.js6.2

Soc2

AdonisJS–

Next.js✗

Trust center

AdonisJShttps://adonisjs.com/packages/security

Next.js–

Vulnerabilities

AdonisJSCount: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40adonisjs%2Fcore&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: MODERATE

Next.jsCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40next%2Fenv&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

AdonisJS–

Next.js✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

AdonisJS1,234

Next.js304,007

Github stars

AdonisJS19,142

Next.js143,019

Package downloads weekly

AdonisJS193,052

Next.js67,469,854

Stackoverflow questions

AdonisJS–

Next.js148,000

Activity

Commits last 30d

AdonisJS8

Next.js100

Release

Cadence days

AdonisJS11

Next.js9

History

AdonisJS20 items

Next.js20 items

License

Spdx

AdonisJSMIT

Next.jsMIT

Language

Primary

AdonisJSTypeScript

Next.jsJavaScript

Market

Availability

AdonisJS–

Next.jsAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

AdonisJS6 items

Next.js8 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for web frameworks. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Web Frameworks
Capability	AdonisJS	Next.js
Core
Rendering model	Server-side	Hybrid (SSR+SSG+CSR)
File-based routing	✗	✓
Language	TypeScript	JavaScript/TypeScript
Rendering
Server components	-	✓
Streaming SSR	-	✓
Fullstack
Built-in API / backend routes	✓	✓
DX
First-class TypeScript	✓	✓
Fast refresh / HMR	✓	✓
Deployment
Edge runtime support	-	✓

Core

Rendering model

AdonisJSServer-side

Next.jsHybrid (SSR+SSG+CSR)

File-based routing

AdonisJS✗

Next.js✓

Language

AdonisJSTypeScript

Next.jsJavaScript/TypeScript

Rendering

Server components

AdonisJS-

Next.js✓

Streaming SSR

AdonisJS-

Next.js✓

Fullstack

Built-in API / backend routes

AdonisJS✓

Next.js✓

First-class TypeScript

AdonisJS✓

Next.js✓

Fast refresh / HMR

AdonisJS✓

Next.js✓

Deployment

Edge runtime support

AdonisJS-

Next.js✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

AdonisJS

A complete backend framework for Node.js applications that provides integrated components for user authentication, database management, data validation, email delivery, task queues, caching, and testing. It aims to reduce setup overhead by including these capabilities as built-in features rather than requiring separate configuration and integration.

Independently observed

Next.js

Leader

Next.js provides a complete framework for creating full-stack web applications by combining React components with built-in routing, rendering, data fetching, caching, and build tooling. It enables developers to write both frontend UI and backend API endpoints within a unified application structure.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

AdonisJS

from $500/moOpen sourceFree tier

Open source framework; professional support at $500/month

Professional Support$500/month
- Direct access to creator (Harminder Virk)
- Private Slack channel
- 24-hour guaranteed email response
- Architecture consultations
- Performance optimization
- +4 more

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

Next.js

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

Open source (MIT license), free to use

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	AdonisJS	Next.js
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

AdonisJS✓

Next.js✓

CLI

AdonisJS✓

Next.js✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

AdonisJS✓

Next.js✓

Self-hosted

AdonisJS✓

Next.js✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)

Cloudflare

AdonisJS

9 total - 8 not shared

Inertia
Vite
Redis
Tanstack React Query
Amazon S3
Cloudflare R2
Google Cloud Storage
Playwright

Independently observed

Next.js

Leader

5 total - 4 not shared

Cloudinary
Netlify
Google Cloud
AWS Amplify

Independently observed

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