Choosing a Framework

There are 3 main frameworks that we typically use for React. Create-React-App, NextJS, and GatsbyJS.

Create React App

Best for single page applications, don't have very many images, and do not need any SEO.

NextJS

Best for applications that need SEO and are updated frequently with a lot of data, pages, and interactions. NextJS typically needs to run on a server to take full advantage of all of its capabilities. Incremental Static Regeneration is a key feature of NextJS which allows for the regeneration of static pages after a visit from a user.

GatsbyJS

Best sites that that rely on a exsisting CMS to pull data. Gatsby-Image is a key feature that allows for image optimization at build time even for remote files that are hosted on a CDN. Gatsby can be easily deployed on S3 and Cloudfront as static files.