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Astro vs Next.js vs Remix
A side-by-side look at how actively Astro, Next.js and Remix are developed on GitHub — popularity, contributor base, commit activity and how quickly issues and pull requests move.
What the numbers say
- Next.js is the most-starred of the 3, with 143k stars — about 4.3× Remix's 33k.
- Over the 52 weeks to the snapshot, Next.js recorded the most commits (5.0k), against 1.7k for Remix.
- Next.js has closed or merged the most pull requests in its lifetime: 38k.
- Relative to its popularity, Remix carries the lightest open-issue load: 0.1 open issues per 1,000 stars, versus 7.3 for Next.js.
Head-to-head
Snapshot taken 30 September 2026.
| Metric | Astro Active | Next.js Active | Remix Active |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | 63k | 143k | 33k |
| Forks | 3.8k | 34k | 2.8k |
| Contributors | 1.2k | 4.2k | 783 |
| Commits, last 52 weeks | 2.3k | 5.0k | 1.7k |
| Open issues | 17 | 1.0k | 2 |
| Open pull requests | 76 | 2.5k | 24 |
| Closed / merged PRs | 11k | 38k | 5.6k |
| Watchers | 221 | 1.6k | 265 |
| Last push | 30 Sep 2026 | 30 Sep 2026 | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Latest release | [email protected] (Sep 2026) | v16.3.7 (Sep 2026) | [email protected] (Jun 2026) |
| Main language | TypeScript | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Licence | Not detected by GitHub | MIT | MIT |
| Created | Mar 2021 | Oct 2016 | Oct 2020 |
Bold marks the highest value in a row. “Active / Slowing / Dormant” is a simple heuristic from how recently code was pushed and open issues per star — a starting point, not a verdict. Stars measure popularity, not quality.
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