GREVISION / TECHNOLOGY DECISIONS
Next.js or WordPress for your next website?
Start with the people who will run the website. A marketing team publishing approved pages has different needs from a product team delivering a portal with accounts and connected business workflows. We review those responsibilities before recommending Next.js, WordPress or a combination of the two. Neither choice alone guarantees search rankings or a particular performance score.
Compare the project requirements
| Decision | Next.js | WordPress |
|---|---|---|
| Content editing | Define an editorial workflow and choose a CMS if your team needs one. | Built-in publishing tools provide a starting point for editors; agree the allowed layouts and permissions. |
| Application interface | React components can combine server-rendered content with browser interaction. | Themes and plugins shape the site; assess how application features fit the selected approach. |
| Connected content | Agree where content lives and how it reaches the website. | The REST API can supply content to a separate frontend, including a Next.js application. |
| Operation | Plan hosting, deployment and responsibility for application changes. | Plan hosting and the ownership of core, theme and plugin updates. |
The linked documentation describes platform capabilities. The planning questions and recommendations below are Grevision's guidance for discussing your project.
Choose around your publishing workflow
Bring two representative pages and show us how your team would update them. Discuss previewing, approvals, reusable content, images and translations. For a site that mainly publishes business information, a carefully scoped WordPress setup can be a useful option. For a React application with content and connected workflows, evaluate how Next.js fits the product. The practical choice depends on what editors can manage and what remains a development task.
Test the integration that matters most
If the website needs a product catalogue, booking service or signed-in portal, identify the system that owns that data. Agree authentication, error handling and what visitors should see when a service is unavailable. A headless WordPress and Next.js combination is also possible; it introduces a frontend and a CMS that need coordinated publishing and operation. We would include that responsibility in the proposal rather than assume an extra layer is automatically useful.
Measure your implementation
Use representative content, real page types and the hosting setup you intend to operate. Check mobile navigation, forms, accessibility and loading behaviour. Existing-site migrations also need a content inventory and URL redirect plan. Compare what will be built and tested; a framework label is not a substitute for an agreed acceptance process.
Inspect a relevant project
The RA Plâtrerie Peinture portfolio shows a Next.js implementation with French, German and Italian content. Its project page distinguishes the portfolio implementation from the public company website. It is an example to inspect, not a performance comparison with WordPress.
RA Plâtrerie PeintureCompare the work included in each proposal
A platform name does not define a complete offer. Compare the same user journeys, content, language versions, integrations and acceptance conditions. Identify the work your team will supply, including approved text, assets, test data and access to existing systems. A useful proposal separates the first release from later improvements and makes open questions visible.
Agree how the product will be operated
Before development, agree who owns the hosting accounts, release decisions and maintenance requests. Clarify repository access, deployment, documentation and the handover expected by your team. Third-party services, licenses, subscriptions and ongoing support need their own responsibilities and scope. Pricing is negotiable for each project after we review the requirements; this comparison is not a quotation or a savings forecast.
Take a project brief to your next conversation
Download an editable brief with scope and supplier questions. Use it with your team, then send us the requirements you want to discuss.
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Discuss your technology choice
Share the product you want to build, the systems you already use and the constraint that matters most. We can discuss the tradeoffs, agree what needs investigation and prepare a project proposal.
Pricing is negotiable for each project. We agree the quote after discussing your requirements and the scope of work.
Next.js vs WordPress for Business Websites
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