Comparisons
Pick theRight Stack
We build with these tools every day. Here's our honest, side-by-side take on the choices founders and teams actually face.
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No affiliate bias, no false neutrality — just how we'd decide on a real project, with a clear recommendation for each.
Web FrameworksNext.js vs ReactBuilding anything users search for? Use Next.js. Building an embedded widget or an existing SPA? Plain React is fine.Read comparison Mobile FrameworksReact Native vs FlutterHave web/JS talent or need the biggest ecosystem? React Native. Want pixel-perfect custom UI and top rendering performance? Flutter.Read comparison Website BuildsWebflow vs Custom CodeMarketing site you want to edit yourself? Webflow. A product, app, or anything that scales? Custom code.Read comparison E-commerceShopify vs Custom E-commerceLaunching or running a standard store? Shopify, almost always. Unique model, huge scale, or deep custom logic? Consider custom (often headless).Read comparison Content ManagementWordPress vs Headless CMSNon-technical team that needs to publish easily? WordPress can still be right. Performance, security, and a modern stack? Headless.Read comparison DatabasesPostgreSQL vs MongoDBStructured, related data with transactions? PostgreSQL — our default. Flexible, rapidly-changing document data at scale? MongoDB.Read comparison