How does UmiJS stack up against Next.js?
Blog post from LogRocket
UmiJS is an extensible React framework developed by Alipay's team, used internally and by companies like Youku and Netease, and is noted for its similarities to Next.js, particularly in routing, server-side rendering, and TypeScript support. Unlike Next.js, which offers extensive CSS support and detailed documentation, Umi supports fewer CSS methods and has documentation that is partially untranslated from Chinese. Both frameworks facilitate production-ready React applications with minimal configuration, but Next.js provides more comprehensive tools for CSS and webpack customization. Umi's plugin system relies on third-party plugins with a test framework, whereas Next.js's documentation lacks detailed instructions on plugin creation and sharing. Despite Umi's CLI features for generating pages and accessing webpack configurations, the reviewer finds Next.js more favorable due to its clearer documentation and availability of guides for building various types of websites. The complexity and dependency of modern frontends necessitate tools like LogRocket, which offers frontend application monitoring and error replay capabilities to enhance digital experiences.