Comparison

Echo 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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Echo56

★Next.js82

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Echo	Next.jsLeader
vioscaleAI score	56 / 100high · 78%	82 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	7	4
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.5	6.2
Soc2security.soc2	-	✗
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 3 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Flabstack%2Fecho%2Fv4&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: CRITICAL	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	17,976	304,007
Github starsadoption.github_stars	32,764	143,019
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	67,469,854
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	-	148,000
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	26	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	9	9
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Go	JavaScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	8 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Echo56 / 100high · 78%

Next.js82 / 100high · 76%

Pricing

Free tier

Echo✓

Next.js✓

Model

Echoopen_source

Next.jsopen_source

Price level

Echofree

Next.jsfree

Transparent

Echo✓

Next.js✓

Integrations

Count

Echo7

Next.js4

Security

Scorecard

Echo6.5

Next.js6.2

Soc2

Echo–

Next.js✗

Vulnerabilities

EchoCount: 3 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Flabstack%2Fecho%2Fv4&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: CRITICAL

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

Echo–

Next.js✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Echo17,976

Next.js304,007

Github stars

Echo32,764

Next.js143,019

Package downloads weekly

Echo–

Next.js67,469,854

Stackoverflow questions

Echo–

Next.js148,000

Activity

Commits last 30d

Echo26

Next.js100

Release

Cadence days

Echo9

Next.js9

History

Echo20 items

Next.js20 items

License

Spdx

EchoMIT

Next.jsMIT

Language

Primary

EchoGo

Next.jsJavaScript

Market

Availability

Echo–

Next.jsAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

Echo5 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	Echo	Next.js
Core
Rendering model	Server-side	Hybrid (SSR+SSG+CSR)
File-based routing	-	✓
Language	Go	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

EchoServer-side

Next.jsHybrid (SSR+SSG+CSR)

File-based routing

Echo-

Next.js✓

Language

EchoGo

Next.jsJavaScript/TypeScript

Rendering

Server components

Echo-

Next.js✓

Streaming SSR

Echo-

Next.js✓

Fullstack

Built-in API / backend routes

Echo✓

Next.js✓

First-class TypeScript

Echo-

Next.js✓

Fast refresh / HMR

Echo-

Next.js✓

Deployment

Edge runtime support

Echo-

Next.js✓

What each one is

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

Echo

A Go framework optimized for quickly developing fast APIs, featuring an efficient routing system and extensive built-in utilities for common tasks.

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.

Echo

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source (MIT license)

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	Echo	Next.js
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	-	✓

Platforms

Web

Echo✓

Next.js✓

CLI

Echo✓

Next.js✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Echo–

Next.js✓

Integrations

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

Echo

7 total

JWT
Prometheus
Casbin
Jaeger
pprof
Zipkin
Swagger

Independently observed

Next.js

Leader

5 total

Cloudinary
Netlify
Cloudflare
Google Cloud
AWS Amplify

Independently observed

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