Comparison

Deno Fresh vs Next.js

On the evidence we track, Next.js leads this comparison with a composite score of 84/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Deno Fresh44

★Next.js84

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Deno Fresh	Next.jsLeader
Vioscale score	44 / 100medium · 69%	84 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	1
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	6.2
Soc2security.soc2	-	✗
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=deno&package_name=fresh&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	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	0	304,007
Github starsadoption.github_stars	13,786	141,941
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	54,344,634
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	-	148,000
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	0	640
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	10	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	-	8 items

Score

Vioscale score

Deno Fresh44 / 100medium · 69%

Next.js84 / 100high · 76%

Pricing

Free tier

Deno Fresh✓

Next.js✓

Model

Deno Freshcommercial

Next.jsopen_source

Price level

Deno Freshfree

Next.jsfree

Transparent

Deno Fresh–

Next.js✓

Integrations

Count

Deno Fresh–

Next.js1

Security

Scorecard

Deno Fresh–

Next.js6.2

Soc2

Deno Fresh–

Next.js✗

Vulnerabilities

Deno FreshCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=deno&package_name=fresh&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

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

Deno Fresh–

Next.js✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Deno Fresh0

Next.js304,007

Github stars

Deno Fresh13,786

Next.js141,941

Package downloads weekly

Deno Fresh–

Next.js54,344,634

Stackoverflow questions

Deno Fresh–

Next.js148,000

Activity

Commits last 30d

Deno Fresh0

Next.js640

Release

Cadence days

Deno Fresh10

Next.js9

History

Deno Fresh20 items

Next.js20 items

License

Spdx

Deno FreshMIT

Next.jsMIT

Language

Primary

Deno FreshTypeScript

Next.jsJavaScript

Market

Availability

Deno Fresh–

Next.jsAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

Deno Fresh–

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	Deno Fresh	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

Deno FreshServer-side

Next.jsHybrid (SSR+SSG+CSR)

File-based routing

Deno Fresh✓

Next.js✓

Language

Deno FreshTypeScript

Next.jsJavaScript/TypeScript

Rendering

Server components

Deno Fresh✓

Next.js✓

Streaming SSR

Deno Fresh✓

Next.js✓

Fullstack

Built-in API / backend routes

Deno Fresh✓

Next.js✓

First-class TypeScript

Deno Fresh✓

Next.js✓

Fast refresh / HMR

Deno Fresh-

Next.js-

Deployment

Edge runtime support

Deno Fresh-

Next.js-

What each one is

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

Deno Fresh

Fresh is a web framework that renders pages on the server by default, serving plain HTML with zero JavaScript to browsers unless you explicitly enable interactive components. It eliminates configuration files, build steps, and node_modules, using Preact-powered islands for selective client-side interactivity.

Independently observed

Next.js

Leader

Next.js is a React-based web framework that provides server-side rendering, static site generation, API routes, and file-based routing to enable developers to create optimized production-ready applications.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Deno Fresh

Open sourceFree tier

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	Deno Fresh	Next.js
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Deno Fresh✓

Next.js✓

CLI

Deno Fresh✗

Next.js✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Deno Fresh✓

Next.js✓

Self-hosted

Deno Fresh✓

Next.js✓

On-premise

Deno Fresh✓

Next.js✗

Integrations

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

Deno Fresh

Not documented yet.

Next.js

Leader

1 total

Cloudinary

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.