choose when starting a new React app and want built-in routing/SSR/SSG instead of retrofitting an existing SPA with a build-time prerenderer.
The React Framework
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SPA static prerendering / static site generation
react-snap is a zero-configuration, framework-agnostic static prerenderer that turns client-rendered single-page apps into static HTML for SEO and performance.
Solves the same problem with a different architecture or at a different layer. Expect to rewrite the integration.
choose when starting a new React app and want built-in routing/SSR/SSG instead of retrofitting an existing SPA with a build-time prerenderer.
The React Framework
choose when you want a React static site generator with GraphQL data layer and plugin ecosystem, accepting a full framework migration.
React-based framework with performance, scalability, and security built in.
choose if you run an Express server and want on-the-fly prerendering for bots instead of build-time static HTML.
Express middleware for prerendering javascript-rendered pages on the fly for SEO
Vite-based SSR/SSG framework; choose when building a new app and wanting routing/data/SSR, not for retrofitting an existing SPA.
(Replaces Next.js/Nuxt) ๐จ Build mission-critical applications with stability and development freedom.
choose if your app is Rails and you want on-the-fly prerendering for bots instead of build-time static output.
Rails middleware gem for prerendering javascript-rendered pages on the fly for SEO
An earlier or more limited way to do the job. Still the right call when you need something small, proven, or CPU-only.
archived Webpack plugin; use only if already on Webpack 4 and need route-based static prerender, accepting no maintenance.
Prerenders static HTML in a single-page application.
older route-based SPA prerenderer; use if you need its explicit route config and accept long-unmaintained code.
Pre-renders your web app (React, Vue, Angular, ...) into static HTML based on your specified routes enabling SEO for single page applications.
official Angular SSR/prerender, archived; choose only if locked to Angular and need server rendering, not for framework-agnostic prerendering.
Server-side rendering and Prerendering for Angular
older React static site generator; use if you want its route-based data pipeline, but it is unmaintained.
โ๏ธ ๐ A progressive static site generator for React.
archived Webpack loader; use only if already on Webpack and need loader-integrated prerendering, accepting no updates.
๐ฐ Painless universal pre-rendering for Webpack.
older Puppeteer-based static site generator; use if you prefer its config over react-snap's zero-config, accepting unmaintained code.
A static site generator based on Puppeteer.
These projects were analysed and named react-snap among their alternatives. The relationship is not symmetric โ how react-snap rates them is a separate judgement, made when react-snap is analysed in its own right.
calls react-snap โchoose when you already have a React SPA and just need static prerendering rather than a full SSG.โ
โ๏ธ ๐ A progressive static site generator for React.