Is Next.js Still Developer-Friendly in 2025? Exploring Issues, Vercel Monopoly, Migrations, and the Upcoming Next.js 16

Dive into the debates surrounding Next.js in 2025: from growing complexity and Vercel's ecosystem dominance to real-world migrations and previews of Next.js 16 at the upcoming conference.

Ishan Singla

AI Infrastructure Engineer helping teams productionize LLM-powered systems at scale.

December 7, 2025

6 min read