You don't need NextJS: here's why

Short summary

Next.js is powerful for content-first apps like marketing sites and blogs, but can add unnecessary complexity for application-first products like dashboards and SaaS consoles. For data-heavy, authenticated apps, a Vite-based SPA with React Router may provide better developer experience, simpler auth flows, and lower infrastructure costs. Choose your framework based on your actual product shape and bottlenecks, not conventions.

• •Choose frameworks based on app type: content-first (SSR) vs application-first (SPA)
• •Next.js complexity (auth, testing, hydration) can outweigh benefits for authenticated, data-heavy apps
• •Vite SPA alternative: simpler auth, better testing, reduced infra, cleaner routing—but requires SEO workaround

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