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Next.js vs Nuxt vs SvelteKit
A side-by-side look at how actively Next.js, Nuxt and SvelteKit are developed on GitHub — popularity, contributor base, commit activity and how quickly issues and pull requests move.
What the numbers say
- Next.js is the most-starred of the 3, with 143k stars — about 6.9× SvelteKit's 21k.
- Over the 52 weeks to the snapshot, Next.js recorded the most commits (5.0k), against 1.6k for SvelteKit.
- Next.js has closed or merged the most pull requests in its lifetime: 38k.
- Relative to its popularity, Nuxt carries the lightest open-issue load: 5.0 open issues per 1,000 stars, versus 34.4 for SvelteKit.
Head-to-head
Snapshot taken 30 September 2026.
| Metric | Next.js Active | Nuxt Active | SvelteKit Active |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | 143k | 61k | 21k |
| Forks | 34k | 5.8k | 2.3k |
| Contributors | 4.2k | 1.4k | 716 |
| Commits, last 52 weeks | 5.0k | 1.6k | 1.6k |
| Open issues | 1.0k | 303 | 717 |
| Open pull requests | 2.5k | 160 | 83 |
| Closed / merged PRs | 38k | 10k | 8.3k |
| Watchers | 1.6k | 801 | 147 |
| Last push | 30 Sep 2026 | 30 Sep 2026 | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Latest release | v16.3.7 (Sep 2026) | v4.5.2 (Aug 2026) | @sveltejs/kit@2.70.3 (Aug 2026) |
| Main language | JavaScript | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| Licence | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Created | Oct 2016 | Oct 2016 | Oct 2020 |
Bold marks the highest value in a row. “Active / Slowing / Dormant” is a simple heuristic from how recently code was pushed and open issues per star — a starting point, not a verdict. Stars measure popularity, not quality.
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