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Next.js vs Magento

Security & risk comparison · Updated October 2026

How does Next.js compare to Magento 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 Magento's 35/100. Next.js has 25 total CVEs compared to Magento's 600, giving it a smaller vulnerability surface. (Source: WebPulse framework scoring, NIST NVD and CISA KEV, updated October 2026)

Who actually runs Next.js and Magento

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

WhereNext.jsMagento
Top 1,000 34.4% (74) 0.0% (0)
Top 10,000 31.1% (797) 0.1% (2)
Top 100,000 23.1% (6,413) 0.5% (125)
Wider web2.6%0.3%

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 Magento

  1. nespresso.com#4,787
  2. truper.com#9,191
  3. dyson.com#13,233
  4. sparkfun.com#13,293
  5. panini.com.br#14,843

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

81
Next.js
Modern · JAVASCRIPT
vs
35
Magento
Legacy · PHP
Dimension-by-dimension breakdown
security Next.js
82
25
Next.js
Magento
performance Tie
65
65
Next.js
Magento
ecosystem Next.js
90
30
Next.js
Magento
ai readiness Next.js
88
30
Next.js
Magento
developer experience Next.js
85
40
Next.js
Magento
market trajectory Next.js
85
25
Next.js
Magento
cost of ownership Next.js
75
35
Next.js
Magento
Security details
Metric Next.js Magento
Total CVEs 25 600
Critical CVEs 2 78
Exploited (KEV) 0 6
CVEs last year 8 90
Avg CVSS 4.5 7.2
Security score 82/100 25/100
Recommended
Next.js

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

Caution
Magento

Magento scores 35/100. Consider migrating to: shopify, nextjs.

Alternatives: shopify, nextjs

Quick facts
Next.js
Category: Fullstack
Language: JAVASCRIPT
First release: 2016
Generation: Modern
Trend: Rising
Market share: 3.5%
Magento
Category: Ecommerce
Language: PHP
First release: 2008
Generation: Legacy
Trend: Declining
Market share: 0.8%
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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.