Dev Time Stats

Setup

Each starter project follows its framework’s recommended CLI or documented setup. See Default Benchmark Setup for the shared environment, build tools, and adapters, and Project Setups for the starter configuration details.

Dependency Counts

Methodology: Dependency Counts.

These views separate a framework's core package, the direct packages maintained by its ecosystem, and the complete default starter configuration.

Meta-framework Direct Package Counts

First, we look at the direct dependency counts of the meta-framework package itself.

Framework	Deps	Dev	Prod	Graph
Astro	79	26	53	View
Next.js	229	223	6	View
Nuxt	79	13	66	View
React Router	51	23	28	View
SolidStart	29	4	25	View
SvelteKit	25	13	12	View
TanStack Start	8	0	8	View

Metaframework Dependencies

Metaframework Dependencies data
Framework	Dependency count
TanStack Start	8
SvelteKit	25
SolidStart	29
React Router	51
Astro	79
Nuxt	79
Next.js	229

The chart includes a dotted median reference line calculated from the visible framework values.

Metaframework Development Dependencies

Metaframework Development Dependencies data
Framework	Dependency count
TanStack Start	0
SolidStart	4
Nuxt	13
SvelteKit	13
React Router	23
Astro	26
Next.js	223

The chart includes a dotted median reference line calculated from the visible framework values.

Metaframework Production Dependencies

Metaframework Production Dependencies data
Framework	Dependency count
Next.js	6
TanStack Start	8
SvelteKit	12
SolidStart	25
React Router	28
Astro	53
Nuxt	66

The chart includes a dotted median reference line calculated from the visible framework values.

Meta-framework Direct Packages

Next, we look at the direct framework-maintained packages that each starter declares. This excludes the starter’s third-party setup packages.

Framework	Deps Dev / Prod	All Deps	Dup. Deps	Graph
Astro	1 / 1	360	13	View
Next.js	1 / 1	382	11	View
Nuxt	0 / 1	678	79	View
React Router	1 / 3	243	9	View
SolidStart	0 / 4	212	6	View
SvelteKit	5 / 0	162	2	View
TanStack Start	1 / 6	248	5	View

Meta-framework Direct Package Dependencies

Meta-framework Direct Package Dependencies data
Framework	Dependency count
SvelteKit	162
SolidStart	212
React Router	243
TanStack Start	248
Astro	360
Next.js	382
Nuxt	678

The chart includes a dotted median reference line calculated from the visible framework values.

Meta-framework Direct Package Development Dependencies

Meta-framework Direct Package Development Dependencies data
Framework	Dependency count
Nuxt	0
SolidStart	0
Astro	1
Next.js	1
React Router	1
TanStack Start	1
SvelteKit	5

The chart includes a dotted median reference line calculated from the visible framework values.

Meta-framework Direct Package Production Dependencies

Meta-framework Direct Package Production Dependencies data
Framework	Dependency count
SvelteKit	0
Astro	1
Next.js	1
Nuxt	1
React Router	3
SolidStart	4
TanStack Start	6

The chart includes a dotted median reference line calculated from the visible framework values.

Meta-framework Direct Package Duplicate Dependencies

Meta-framework Direct Package Duplicate Dependencies data
Framework	Dependency count
SvelteKit	2
TanStack Start	5
SolidStart	6
React Router	9
Next.js	11
Astro	13
Nuxt	79

The chart includes a dotted median reference line calculated from the visible framework values.

Starter Projects

Finally, we look at the complete dependency footprint of the default starter project, including third-party packages selected by its CLI or documented setup.

Framework	Deps Dev / Prod	All Deps	Dup. Deps	node_modules	Dep Install Size	Graph
Astro	2 / 1	360	13	211.58MB	190.46MB	View
Next.js	6 / 3	421	12	560.04MB	506.22MB	View
Nuxt	2 / 3	678	79	247.30MB	208.61MB	View
React Router	9 / 6	269	9	116.27MB	111.24MB	View
SolidStart	1 / 6	246	8	130.03MB	105.36MB	View
SvelteKit	8 / 0	162	2	98.34MB	100.71MB	View
TanStack Start	11 / 13	415	12	213.75MB	178.09MB	View

Starter Project Dev Dependencies

Starter Project Dev Dependencies data
Framework	Dependency count
SolidStart	1
Astro	2
Nuxt	2
Next.js	6
SvelteKit	8
React Router	9
TanStack Start	11

The chart includes a dotted median reference line calculated from the visible framework values.

Starter Project Production Dependencies

Starter Project Production Dependencies data
Framework	Dependency count
SvelteKit	0
Astro	1
Next.js	3
Nuxt	3
React Router	6
SolidStart	6
TanStack Start	13

The chart includes a dotted median reference line calculated from the visible framework values.

Starter Project Duplicate Dependencies

Starter Project Duplicate Dependencies data
Framework	Dependency count
SvelteKit	2
SolidStart	8
React Router	9
Next.js	12
TanStack Start	12
Astro	13
Nuxt	79

The chart includes a dotted median reference line calculated from the visible framework values.

Node Modules Size

Methodology: Node Modules Size.

Node modules size

Node modules size data
Framework	Megabytes
SvelteKit	98.34 MB
React Router	116.27 MB
SolidStart	130.03 MB
Astro	211.58 MB
TanStack Start	213.75 MB
Nuxt	247.30 MB
Next.js	560.04 MB

The chart includes a dotted median reference line calculated from the visible framework values.

Build and Install Times

Methodology: Build and Install Times.

Framework	Avg Install	Min Install	Max Install	Avg Cold Build	Avg Warm Build
Astro	3.58s	1.69s	4.53s	1.03s	0.99s
Next.js	6.17s	3.31s	6.99s	5.23s	5.03s
Nuxt	5.50s	3.43s	6.67s	4.06s	3.80s
React Router	1.23s	1.09s	1.45s	1.68s	1.70s
SolidStart	1.98s	1.42s	2.42s	2.90s	2.68s
SvelteKit	1.60s	1.42s	1.73s	2.59s	2.49s
TanStack Start	4.41s	1.81s	5.29s	5.27s	5.09s

Avg install time

Avg install time data
Framework	Seconds
React Router	1.23s
SvelteKit	1.60s
SolidStart	1.98s
Astro	3.58s
TanStack Start	4.41s
Nuxt	5.50s
Next.js	6.17s

The chart includes a dotted median reference line calculated from the visible framework values.

Cold build time

Cold build time data
Framework	Seconds
Astro	1.03s
React Router	1.68s
SvelteKit	2.59s
SolidStart	2.90s
Nuxt	4.06s
Next.js	5.23s
TanStack Start	5.27s

The chart includes a dotted median reference line calculated from the visible framework values.

Warm build time

Warm build time data
Framework	Seconds
Astro	0.99s
React Router	1.70s
SvelteKit	2.49s
SolidStart	2.68s
Nuxt	3.80s
Next.js	5.03s
TanStack Start	5.09s

The chart includes a dotted median reference line calculated from the visible framework values.

Dev Server Startup

Methodology: Dev Server Startup.

Framework	Avg Start	Min Start	Max Start
Astro	1.43s	1.38s	1.47s
Next.js	2.38s	2.26s	2.52s
Nuxt	2.71s	2.56s	2.93s
React Router	0.84s	0.83s	0.86s
SolidStart	2.54s	2.46s	2.60s
SvelteKit	1.21s	1.18s	1.27s
TanStack Start	2.98s	2.90s	3.06s

Avg dev server startup time

Avg dev server startup time data
Framework	Seconds
React Router	0.84s
SvelteKit	1.21s
Astro	1.43s
Next.js	2.38s
SolidStart	2.54s
Nuxt	2.71s
TanStack Start	2.98s

The chart includes a dotted median reference line calculated from the visible framework values.

Core-JS Polyfills

Methodology: Core-JS Polyfills.

Framework	Core-JS detected	Matching JS files	Modules not needed by target browsers
Astro	No	—	—
Next.js	Yes	110.0 KB	302
Nuxt	No	—	—
React Router	No	—	—
SolidStart	No	—	—
SvelteKit	No	—	—
TanStack Start	No	—	—

Browser Baseline

Methodology: Browser Baseline.

Framework	Baseline	Feature	Year	Features
Astro	—	—	—	0
Next.js	High	—	2022	46
Nuxt	High	—	2023	42
React Router	High	—	2022	40
SolidStart	High	—	2020	30
SvelteKit	High	—	2020	43
TanStack Start	High	—	2022	45

Minimum Node Version

Methodology: Minimum Node Version.

Framework	Min Node	Set by
Astro	v22.19.0	undici
Next.js	v20.9.0	next
Nuxt	v22.22.3	@nuxt/nitro-server, @nuxt/vite-builder, @nuxt/vite-server, cssnano, cssnano-preset-default, cssnano-utils, nuxt, postcss-calc, postcss-colormin, postcss-convert-values, postcss-discard-comments, postcss-discard-duplicates, postcss-discard-empty, postcss-discard-overridden, postcss-merge-longhand, postcss-merge-rules, postcss-minify-font-values, postcss-minify-gradients, postcss-minify-params, postcss-minify-selectors, postcss-normalize-charset, postcss-normalize-display-values, postcss-normalize-positions, postcss-normalize-repeat-style, postcss-normalize-string, postcss-normalize-timing-functions, postcss-normalize-unicode, postcss-normalize-url, postcss-normalize-whitespace, postcss-ordered-values, postcss-reduce-initial, postcss-reduce-transforms, postcss-svgo, postcss-unique-selectors, stylehacks
React Router	v20.19.0	vite
SolidStart	v24.0.0	@solidjs/start, starter-solid-start
SvelteKit	v22.20.0	@napi-rs/lzma-linux-x64-gnu
TanStack Start	v22.12.0	@tanstack/react-start, @tanstack/react-start-client, @tanstack/react-start-server, @tanstack/start-client-core, @tanstack/start-fn-stubs, @tanstack/start-plugin-core, @tanstack/start-server-core, @tanstack/start-storage-context