create-t3-app vs. RedwoodJS: Comparing full-stack React frameworks
Blog post from LogRocket
Speed and productivity are crucial in app and web development, making full-stack frameworks like create-t3-app and RedwoodJS popular choices for developers needing both frontend and backend solutions. Create-t3-app is a CLI tool for full-stack Next.js projects that emphasizes type safety with TypeScript and integrates technologies such as Tailwind CSS, Prisma, tRPC, and NextAuth.js for styling, database management, API calls, and authentication, respectively. On the other hand, RedwoodJS allows optional TypeScript usage, employs GraphQL for API solutions, and integrates Storybook for UI components, offering a straightforward setup with a focus on scaffolding for CRUD operations. Both frameworks have open-source codebases and unique setups, with create-t3-app providing a modular approach through a setup wizard and RedwoodJS boasting built-in support for GraphQL and Storybook. Each framework caters to different developer preferences: create-t3-app appeals to those favoring Next.js and TypeScript, while RedwoodJS is suited for developers who prefer vanilla JavaScript and quick scaffolding capabilities.