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	73	14	59	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
Nuxt	73
Astro	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
SvelteKit	13
Nuxt	14
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	59

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	707	85	View
React Router	1 / 3	243	9	View
SolidStart	0 / 4	212	6	View
SvelteKit	5 / 0	159	1	View
TanStack Start	1 / 6	249	6	View

Meta-framework Direct Package Dependencies

Meta-framework Direct Package Dependencies data
Framework	Dependency count
SvelteKit	159
SolidStart	212
React Router	243
TanStack Start	249
Astro	360
Next.js	382
Nuxt	707

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	1
SolidStart	6
TanStack Start	6
React Router	9
Next.js	11
Astro	13
Nuxt	85

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	707	85	242.32MB	205.75MB	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	159	1	97.89MB	100.41MB	View
TanStack Start	11 / 13	404	11	212.88MB	177.61MB	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	1
SolidStart	8
React Router	9
TanStack Start	11
Next.js	12
Astro	13
Nuxt	85

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	97.89 MB
React Router	116.27 MB
SolidStart	130.03 MB
Astro	211.58 MB
TanStack Start	212.88 MB
Nuxt	242.32 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	3.52s	1.81s	4.35s	0.89s	0.86s
Next.js	5.74s	3.11s	6.61s	5.15s	5.19s
Nuxt	5.45s	3.22s	6.32s	3.44s	3.28s
React Router	1.36s	1.13s	1.52s	1.48s	1.48s
SolidStart	1.72s	1.41s	2.02s	2.83s	2.69s
SvelteKit	1.70s	1.55s	1.76s	2.20s	2.05s
TanStack Start	4.38s	1.87s	5.17s	5.60s	5.23s

Avg install time

Avg install time data
Framework	Seconds
React Router	1.36s
SvelteKit	1.70s
SolidStart	1.72s
Astro	3.52s
TanStack Start	4.38s
Nuxt	5.45s
Next.js	5.74s

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

Cold build time

Cold build time data
Framework	Seconds
Astro	0.89s
React Router	1.48s
SvelteKit	2.20s
SolidStart	2.83s
Nuxt	3.44s
Next.js	5.15s
TanStack Start	5.60s

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

Warm build time

Warm build time data
Framework	Seconds
Astro	0.86s
React Router	1.48s
SvelteKit	2.05s
SolidStart	2.69s
Nuxt	3.28s
Next.js	5.19s
TanStack Start	5.23s

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	1.49s	1.38s	1.56s
Next.js	2.51s	2.28s	3.12s
Nuxt	2.86s	2.75s	3.15s
React Router	0.87s	0.80s	0.97s
SolidStart	2.88s	2.73s	3.29s
SvelteKit	1.16s	1.15s	1.18s
TanStack Start	2.96s	2.83s	3.07s

Avg dev server startup time

Avg dev server startup time data
Framework	Seconds
React Router	0.87s
SvelteKit	1.16s
Astro	1.49s
Next.js	2.51s
Nuxt	2.86s
SolidStart	2.88s
TanStack Start	2.96s

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	43
React Router	High	—	2022	40
SolidStart	High	—	2020	30
SvelteKit	High	—	2020	42
TanStack Start	High	—	2022	46

Minimum Node Version

Methodology: Minimum Node Version.

Framework	Min Node	Set by
Astro	v22.19.0	undici
Next.js	v20.9.0	next
Nuxt	v22.20.0	@napi-rs/lzma-linux-x64-gnu
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