Next.js vs Play: What are the differences?
Developers describe Next.js as "*A small framework for server-rendered universal JavaScript apps *". Next.js is a minimalistic framework for server-rendered React applications. On the other hand, Play is detailed as "The High Velocity Web Framework For Java and Scala". Play Framework makes it easy to build web applications with Java & Scala. Play is based on a lightweight, stateless, web-friendly architecture. Built on Akka, Play provides predictable and minimal resource consumption (CPU, memory, threads) for highly-scalable applications.
Next.js and Play can be primarily classified as "Frameworks (Full Stack)" tools.
"Automatic server rendering and code splitting" is the primary reason why developers consider Next.js over the competitors, whereas "Scala" was stated as the key factor in picking Play.
Next.js and Play are both open source tools. Next.js with 38.7K GitHub stars and 4.69K forks on GitHub appears to be more popular than Play with 11.2K GitHub stars and 3.77K GitHub forks.
According to the StackShare community, Play has a broader approval, being mentioned in 112 company stacks & 47 developers stacks; compared to Next.js, which is listed in 82 company stacks and 69 developer stacks.