plasmo vs next.js
plasmo and next.js share 3 technologies: React, sharp, and lightningcss. plasmo is written in TypeScript and next.js in JavaScript.
What they share and what sets them apart
PlasmoHQ
plasmo
🧩 The Browser Extension Framework
TypeScript13.2kRead on November 10, 2026, at commit 9369e28What is plasmo built with?Only in plasmo
In common
vercel
next.js
The React Framework
JavaScript143.4kRead on November 9, 2026, at commit 798f6f3What is next.js built with?Only in next.js
- Express
- concurrent-queue
- quick_cache
- @azure/cosmos
- Tokio
scheduler
- Next.js
- react-server-dom-webpack
- styled-components
- styled-jsx
emotion
- Tailwind CSS
- PostCSS
@picocss/pico
- cssparser
geist
- plotters
- tabled
- MUI
react-virtualized
- Framer
- Headless UI
@heroicons/react
- Lucide
- Passport
- Cheerio
- js-yaml
- mdxjs
- jsonc-parser
shiki
- image
- imagesize
- markdown
- remark-parse
unified
- prop-types
- Ajv
tracing
tracing-subscriber
- Vercel
- console-subscriber
pino-pretty
- tracing-chrome
class-variance-authority
- next-themes
polished
tailwind-merge
- Radix UI
- cmdk
- react-virtuoso
prompts
- validate-npm-package-name
- fontkit
@capsizecss/metrics
@base-ui-components/react
- Sass
Side by side
plasmonext.js
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
plasmo14,352 lines written203 code files
next.js2,412,034 lines written3,309 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
plasmo0% of its commits signed by AI
next.js0.8% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Devin
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
plasmoLast push November 9, 2026976 commits13,176 stars
next.jsLast push November 9, 202636,476 commits143,429 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
plasmo1 test file1% of its code files have a test that imports them
next.js19,260 test files11.3% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, plasmo or next.js?
next.js, with 2,412,034 lines written; plasmo has 14,352.
The proof: vercel/next.js's code at commit 798f6f3
Which has more GitHub stars, plasmo or next.js?
next.js, with 143,429 stars; plasmo has 13,176.
The proof: vercel/next.js on GitHub
Which has more tests, plasmo or next.js?
next.js, with 19,260 test files; plasmo has 1.
The proof: vercel/next.js's code at commit 798f6f3
Which was updated more recently, plasmo or next.js?
Both got their last push on November 9, 2026.
The proof: PlasmoHQ/plasmo's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, plasmo or next.js?
next.js: an AI signed 0.8% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Devin.
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