Comparison

Next.js vs Symfony

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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★Next.js84

Symfony62

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Next.jsLeader	Symfony
Vioscale score	84 / 100high · 76%	62 / 100medium · 65%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	1	4
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.2	8.1
Soc2security.soc2	✗	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40next%2Fenv&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 90 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=symfony%2Fsymfony&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 30 · Max severity: CRITICAL
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	304,007	22,779
Github starsadoption.github_stars	141,941	31,135
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	54,344,634	-
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	148,000	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	640	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	9	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	JavaScript	PHP
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	-
Content
Faqcontent.faq	8 items	-

Score

Vioscale score

Next.js84 / 100high · 76%

Symfony62 / 100medium · 65%

Pricing

Free tier

Next.js✓

Symfony✓

Model

Next.jsopen_source

Symfonycommercial

Price level

Next.jsfree

Symfonyfree

Transparent

Next.js✓

Symfony✓

Integrations

Count

Next.js1

Symfony4

Security

Disclosure policy

Next.js–

Symfony✓

Scorecard

Next.js6.2

Symfony8.1

Soc2

Next.js✗

Symfony–

Vulnerabilities

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

SymfonyCount: 90 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=packagist&package_name=symfony%2Fsymfony&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 30 · Max severity: CRITICAL

Reliability

Status page

Next.js✓

Symfony–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Next.js304,007

Symfony22,779

Github stars

Next.js141,941

Symfony31,135

Package downloads weekly

Next.js54,344,634

Symfony–

Stackoverflow questions

Next.js148,000

Symfony–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Next.js640

Symfony100

Release

Cadence days

Next.js9

Symfony–

History

Next.js20 items

Symfony20 items

License

Spdx

Next.jsMIT

SymfonyMIT

Language

Primary

Next.jsJavaScript

SymfonyPHP

Market

Availability

Next.jsAvailable worldwide

Symfony–

Content

Faq

Next.js8 items

Symfony–

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Web Frameworks
Capability	Next.js	Symfony
Core
Rendering model	Hybrid (SSR+SSG+CSR)	Hybrid (SSR+SSG+CSR)
File-based routing	✓	-
Language	JavaScript/TypeScript	PHP
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

Next.jsHybrid (SSR+SSG+CSR)

SymfonyHybrid (SSR+SSG+CSR)

File-based routing

Next.js✓

Symfony-

Language

Next.jsJavaScript/TypeScript

SymfonyPHP

Rendering

Server components

Next.js✓

Symfony-

Streaming SSR

Next.js✓

Symfony-

Fullstack

Built-in API / backend routes

Next.js✓

Symfony✓

First-class TypeScript

Next.js✓

Symfony-

Fast refresh / HMR

Next.js-

Symfony-

Deployment

Edge runtime support

Next.js-

Symfony-

What each one is

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

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

Symfony

An open-source PHP framework providing developers with reusable components, comprehensive documentation, and community support for constructing full-stack web applications, command-line tools, and APIs.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Next.js

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

Open source (MIT license), free to use

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Symfony

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source under MIT license

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Next.js	Symfony
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Next.js✓

Symfony✓

macOS

Next.js✗

Symfony✓

Windows

Next.js✗

Symfony✓

Linux

Next.js✗

Symfony✓

CLI

Next.js✓

Symfony✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Next.js✓

Symfony✓

Self-hosted

Next.js✓

Symfony✗

Integrations

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

Next.js

Leader

1 total

Cloudinary

Independently observed

Symfony

4 total

Drupal
Laravel
API Platform
Composer

Independently observed

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