Next.js vs Gatsby
Next.js has 141,374 GitHub stars vs 55,937 for Gatsby.
GitHub API · captured 2026-08-05
Frequently asked questions
Which ships more often, Next.js or Gatsby?
In the 90 days before 2026-08-05, Next.js published 112 releases and Gatsby published 0.
| Next.js | Gatsby | |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Latest version | 16.3.0 | 5.16.1 |
| GitHub stars | 141,374 | 55,937 |
| GitHub forks | 31,678 | 10,136 |
| Open issues | 4,321 | 417 |
| Releases (90d) | 112 | 0 |
| npm downloads (week) | 54,687,930 | 295,350 |
| PyPI downloads (week) | — | — |
Sources: official APIs (GitHub, npm, PyPI, crates.io). Capture dates shown on each tool page. Missing value = the source does not publish it ("—", never estimated).