Dev Tools · 2h ago
Why one team ditched Next.js for a Vite SPA
A developer argues that Next.js's server-side rendering adds unnecessary complexity for authenticated, data-heavy apps like dashboards. The team faced harder debugging, testing issues, and auth overhead. They migrated to a Vite-based single-page application to simplify their stack.
Meridian48 take
The critique is valid for app-first projects, but Next.js remains strong for content-first sites; the choice depends on use case, not hype.
nextjsspa-vs-ssr