Comparison

Koa 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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Koa53

★Next.js84

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Koa	Next.jsLeader
Vioscale score	53 / 100medium · 67%	84 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	-	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	-	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	1
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.2	6.2
Soc2security.soc2	-	✗
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 6 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=koa&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 2 · 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	109,950	304,007
Github starsadoption.github_stars	35,689	141,941
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	54,344,634
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	-	148,000
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	3	640
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	16	9
Historyrelease.history	18 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	JavaScript	JavaScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	-	8 items

Score

Vioscale score

Koa53 / 100medium · 67%

Next.js84 / 100high · 76%

Pricing

Free tier

Koa–

Next.js✓

Model

Koacommercial

Next.jsopen_source

Price level

Koa–

Next.jsfree

Transparent

Koa–

Next.js✓

Integrations

Count

Koa–

Next.js1

Security

Scorecard

Koa6.2

Next.js6.2

Soc2

Koa–

Next.js✗

Vulnerabilities

KoaCount: 6 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=koa&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 2 · 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

Koa✓

Next.js✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Koa109,950

Next.js304,007

Github stars

Koa35,689

Next.js141,941

Package downloads weekly

Koa–

Next.js54,344,634

Stackoverflow questions

Koa–

Next.js148,000

Activity

Commits last 30d

Koa3

Next.js640

Release

Cadence days

Koa16

Next.js9

History

Koa18 items

Next.js20 items

License

Spdx

KoaMIT

Next.jsMIT

Language

Primary

KoaJavaScript

Next.jsJavaScript

Market

Availability

Koa–

Next.jsAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

Koa–

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	Koa	Next.js
Core
Rendering model	-	Hybrid (SSR+SSG+CSR)
File-based routing	-	✓
Language	JavaScript	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

Koa-

Next.jsHybrid (SSR+SSG+CSR)

File-based routing

Koa-

Next.js✓

Language

KoaJavaScript

Next.jsJavaScript/TypeScript

Rendering

Server components

Koa-

Next.js✓

Streaming SSR

Koa-

Next.js✓

Fullstack

Built-in API / backend routes

Koa✓

Next.js✓

First-class TypeScript

Koa-

Next.js✓

Fast refresh / HMR

Koa-

Next.js-

Deployment

Edge runtime support

Koa-

Next.js-

What each one is

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

Koa

Koa is a lightweight backend framework for Node.js that emphasizes simplicity and developer experience through modern async/await middleware composition, without bundling dependencies.

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.

Koa

Pricing not documented yet.

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	Koa	Next.js
WebPlatforms	-	✓
CLIPlatforms	-	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	-	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	-	✓

Platforms

Web

Koa–

Next.js✓

CLI

Koa–

Next.js✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Koa–

Next.js✓

Self-hosted

Koa–

Next.js✓

Integrations

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

Koa

Not documented yet.

Next.js

Leader

1 total

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Independently observed

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