What is a front-end
A frontend is the part of your website that faces internet users, i.e. your customers. The back-end is a place that is only accessible for you, where you can administer the whole (or part of the) e-commerce process.
Technologies such as Jekyll, Hugo, Gatsby.JS, and Next.JS are usually used to power sophisticated websites that are looking to improve their speed to secure a better ranking. Since Gatsby.JS and Next.JS are at the forefront of these technologies, the debate surrounding them is more nuanced than the rest.
source: [https://medium.com/eincode/next-js-vs-gatsby-js-frameworks-all-you-need-to-know-4147f36ed915] (https://medium.com/eincode/next-js-vs-gatsby-js-frameworks-all-you-need-to-know-4147f36ed915)
Gatsbyjs
The main thing that you should know about choosing GatsbyJS is that it has a major problem with its buildup time. Perhaps, the experimental incremental build feature can help to resolve this problem. In the meantime, if you don't have a lot of authors and content that needs to be published, then this is the site generator that you can rely on.
source: [https://isotropic.co/gatsbyjs-vs-nextjs/] (https://isotropic.co/gatsbyjs-vs-nextjs/)
Nextjs
If the aim of the website that you're building is for it to grow exponentially, then this is the site generator framework that you should opt for. You can have the best of both worlds with server-side rendering and static site generation. This means that you can always export your site's HTML pages to suit your needs.
In addition, you should have access to scalability features that should help you to determine the growth and reach that your site is achieving. This is one of the most useful SEO features that you'll have access to. However, it goes without saying that to get the desired performance from your NextJS, you should have a powerful server. This way, it can process any sized file for enhanced performance.
source: [https://isotropic.co/gatsbyjs-vs-nextjs/] (https://isotropic.co/gatsbyjs-vs-nextjs/)
Gatsby vs. Nextjs
Gatsbyjs makes its own analysis: [https://www.gatsbyjs.com/features/jamstack/gatsby-vs-nextjs] (https://www.gatsbyjs.com/features/jamstack/gatsby-vs-nextjs). They may be somewhat biassed.
Another great article on the comparison between Gatsbyjs and Nextjs can be found on [https://isotropic.co/gatsbyjs-vs-nextjs/] (https://isotropic.co/gatsbyjs-vs-nextjs/).
As a general rule we love Nextjs for bigger projects. In some ways Nextjs is also easier to work with. Gatsbyjs is better for smaller projects and especially when one of the templates provided by Gatsby, or the Gatsby community is a good fit for your use case. We used Gatsbyjs for our this documentation website, and also for the [shoppingstreet.io landingpage] (https://www.shoppingstreet.io).