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Next.js vs Laravel

Security & risk comparison · Updated October 2026

How does Next.js compare to Laravel on security, AI-readiness, and total cost of ownership? We scored both across 7 dimensions using NVD/NIST CVE data, GitHub metrics, and our census of the Tranco top 100,000.

Key finding

Next.js scores 81/100 overall versus Laravel's 70/100. Next.js has 25 total CVEs compared to Laravel's 50, giving it a smaller vulnerability surface. (Source: WebPulse framework scoring, NIST NVD and CISA KEV, updated October 2026)

Who actually runs Next.js and Laravel

Share of sites with an identified platform, from WebPulse's scan of the Tranco top 100,000 and our Common Crawl census.

WhereNext.jsLaravel
Top 1,000 34.4% (74) 0.0% (0)
Top 10,000 31.1% (797) 0.6% (15)
Top 100,000 23.1% (6,413) 1.0% (282)
Wider web2.6%0.0%

Highest-ranked sites on Next.js

  1. yahoo.com#59
  2. vimeo.com#88
  3. f5.com#90
  4. nginx.com#95
  5. snapchat.com#127

Highest-ranked sites on Laravel

  1. toyhou.se#1,430
  2. ihc.ru#2,766
  3. trafficjunky.net#2,876
  4. registry.in#2,898
  5. uba.ar#7,147

Detected from each homepage's HTML, headers and cookies in September 2026. Methodology

81
Next.js
Modern · JAVASCRIPT
vs
70
Laravel
Modern · PHP
Dimension-by-dimension breakdown
security Next.js
82
72
Next.js
Laravel
performance Tie
65
65
Next.js
Laravel
ecosystem Next.js
90
80
Next.js
Laravel
ai readiness Next.js
88
74
Next.js
Laravel
developer experience Next.js
85
80
Next.js
Laravel
market trajectory Next.js
85
60
Next.js
Laravel
cost of ownership Next.js
75
60
Next.js
Laravel
Security details
Metric Next.js Laravel
Total CVEs 25 50
Critical CVEs 2 5
Exploited (KEV) 0 0
CVEs last year 8 10
Avg CVSS 4.5 5.0
Security score 82/100 72/100
Recommended
Next.js

Next.js scores 81/100. Verdict: Recommended.

Acceptable
Laravel

Laravel scores 71/100. Verdict: Acceptable.

Quick facts
Next.js
Category: Fullstack
Language: JAVASCRIPT
First release: 2016
Generation: Modern
Trend: Rising
Market share: 3.5%
Laravel
Category: Backend
Language: PHP
First release: 2011
Generation: Modern
Trend: Rising
Market share: 1.8%
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Data sourced from NVD/NIST CVE database, GitHub API, and WebPulse framework scanner. Scores calculated using a 7-dimension model covering security, performance, ecosystem health, AI-readiness, developer experience, market trajectory, and cost of ownership. Updated October 2026.