Next.js, React Router, TanStack: When To Use Each

Are all frameworks the same? Not exactly, according to developer and educator Ankita Kulkarni.

Kulkarni compared TanStack Start, React Router v7 and Next.js, identifying the best uses for each. She presented her findings at React Summit 2025 (free registration required), which was hosted by GitNation in June. The video of the presentation was released late last month.

What’s particularly interesting about her presentation is that she didn’t just compare the frameworks; she suggested the particular situations where each JavaScript…