Technologies // Next.js

Next.js for portals and products.

The React framework for applications: server rendering, authentication, APIs and databases in one codebase. Our own client portal runs on it. We use it when a site is really a product with a website attached.

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When it fits

Choose Next.js when…

A client or member portal with log-ins, roles and personal data.
A SaaS product or an internal tool that needs a proper backend.
An e-commerce experience that outgrows a hosted platform.

What we do with it

Next.js work we take on.

Portals and dashboards

Authentication, roles, audit trails and the integrations a membership or client portal needs.

Headless commerce

Custom storefronts on Shopify or a commerce API when the standard theme cannot do what the business needs.

Hosting and operations

Deployed on Vercel or Cloudflare with preview environments, monitoring and backups.

Proof: Our client portal at clients.kickassonline.com is a Next.js application with Supabase behind it.

Questions

Next.js or Astro?

Next.js when the site is an application: log-ins, personal data, live interaction. Astro when it is content. Many clients end up with both: an Astro marketing site and a Next.js portal.

Where is a Next.js app hosted?

Vercel is the natural home and the one we use most; Cloudflare works too. The accounts are in your name either way.

Can you take over an existing Next.js app?

Yes. We review the codebase, dependencies and hosting first, write down what we find, and quote any repairs before running it under a care plan.

Do you build the backend too?

Yes. Authentication, APIs and the database, usually on Supabase or Postgres, with roles and audit trails where personal data is involved.

How long does a Next.js portal take?

Portals are phased at discovery and typically run three to five months, with a working staging site from the first sprint.

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Next step

Tell us what the site has to do, and we will say whether Next.js is the right tool.

Same-day reply with a price and a date for package builds, or a discovery proposal for larger programmes.