Comparison

NestJS 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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NestJS64

★Next.js84

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	NestJS	Next.jsLeader
Vioscale score	64 / 100high · 78%	84 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	9	1
Security
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	7.5	6.2
Soc2security.soc2	-	✗
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40nestjs%2Fcommon&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · 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	78,848	304,007
Github starsadoption.github_stars	76,466	141,941
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	54,344,634
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	-	148,000
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	640
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	6	9
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	JavaScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	-	8 items

Score

Vioscale score

NestJS64 / 100high · 78%

Next.js84 / 100high · 76%

Pricing

Free tier

NestJS✓

Next.js✓

Model

NestJScommercial

Next.jsopen_source

Price level

NestJSlow

Next.jsfree

Transparent

NestJS✗

Next.js✓

Integrations

Count

NestJS9

Next.js1

Security

Fedramp

NestJS✓

Next.js–

Scorecard

NestJS7.5

Next.js6.2

Soc2

NestJS–

Next.js✗

Vulnerabilities

NestJSCount: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40nestjs%2Fcommon&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · 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

NestJS–

Next.js✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

NestJS78,848

Next.js304,007

Github stars

NestJS76,466

Next.js141,941

Package downloads weekly

NestJS–

Next.js54,344,634

Stackoverflow questions

NestJS–

Next.js148,000

Activity

Commits last 30d

NestJS100

Next.js640

Release

Cadence days

NestJS6

Next.js9

History

NestJS20 items

Next.js20 items

License

Spdx

NestJSMIT

Next.jsMIT

Language

Primary

NestJSTypeScript

Next.jsJavaScript

Market

Availability

NestJSAvailable worldwide

Next.jsAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

NestJS–

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	NestJS	Next.js
Core
Rendering model	-	Hybrid (SSR+SSG+CSR)
File-based routing	-	✓
Language	TypeScript/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

NestJS-

Next.jsHybrid (SSR+SSG+CSR)

File-based routing

NestJS-

Next.js✓

Language

NestJSTypeScript/JavaScript

Next.jsJavaScript/TypeScript

Rendering

Server components

NestJS-

Next.js✓

Streaming SSR

NestJS-

Next.js✓

Fullstack

Built-in API / backend routes

NestJS✓

Next.js✓

First-class TypeScript

NestJS✓

Next.js✓

Fast refresh / HMR

NestJS-

Next.js-

Deployment

Edge runtime support

NestJS-

Next.js-

What each one is

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

NestJS

A unified platform integrating planning, source control, and CI/CD pipelines with built-in security scanning and compliance controls to help teams accelerate software delivery and maintain security across the entire lifecycle.

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.

NestJS

HybridFree tier

as of 2026-08-21verify ↗

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	NestJS	Next.js
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗
Air-gappedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

NestJS✓

Next.js✓

CLI

NestJS✓

Next.js✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

NestJS✓

Next.js✓

Self-hosted

NestJS✓

Next.js✓

On-premise

NestJS✓

Next.js✗

Air-gapped

NestJS✓

Next.js✗

Integrations

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

NestJS

9 total

Express
Fastify
GraphQL
TypeORM
Swagger/OpenAPI
Bull
WebSockets
Microservices
Angular Universal

Independently observed

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.