Frameworks solve a real problem, but the wrong one adds drag
A framework gives you routing, rendering, data-loading, and structure so your team builds features instead of plumbing. The catch is that each one optimizes for a different shape of site, and picking against your actual needs shows up later as slow builds, awkward workarounds, and a stack nobody wants to maintain.
How we decide with you
Two axes settle most of it:
- Interactivity. A content-heavy marketing or docs site leans static (Astro, an SSG); a highly interactive app needs a meta-framework with server rendering (Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit).
- SEO dependence. If organic search is a primary channel, client-only rendering is off the table. You need SSR or SSG.
Then the tie-breakers: what your team already knows, what the CMS and hosting choices imply, and who maintains it after launch. We've shipped production work on everything below, so the recommendation is grounded in real engagements, not framework-benchmark theatre. We've also delivered on SvelteKit, Remix, Nuxt, and static generators like Hugo and Eleventy where a client's existing stack called for it; they just aren't where we steer a new build.