vercel/next.js

The React Framework

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vercel/next.js — The React Framework — is catalogued under Web application frameworks. As of 2026-09-16, vercel/next.js is actively maintained: the latest non-bot commit on its default branch was 2026-09-16. Its RepoFacts health score is 96/100 (Exemplary; medium confidence, provisional). Its npm package next averaged 7,198,723 downloads a day over the last 90 days, up 34% on the previous 90 days.

Lifecycle on GitHub: activeVerified
Editorial status: ActiveDerived
Recommendation: No recommendation yetDerived
Last verified: 2026-09-161 snapshot on record

Latest non-bot commit 2026-09-16 is on or after the cutoff 2026-03-17. No reviewed recommendation yet. RepoFacts does not recommend on derived evidence alone.

Health

96Exemplary

Medium confidence · evidence covers 67% of weight · provisional

Is it sustainable and safe enough to evaluate?

Momentum

Rising

2 of 2 measured families rising, none falling.

Is attention, adoption, or contribution growing?

Stack fit

Not evaluated

Stack Fit reads a saved technology profile. It arrives with the personalized Stack Fit phase; no score is shown until then.

Does it fit your runtime, database, and deployment?

Strongest signal. Maintenance scores 100 — Latest non-bot commit: 2026-09-16, 1 day ago.
Watch. Stability scores 75 — Prerelease share (last year): 87% of 100 releases were prereleases.

Health dimensions

repofacts-health-v1

Health dimensions with weight, score, evidence coverage, and the signals behind each score
Dimension	Weight	Score	Coverage	Signals
Maintenance	20%	100	100%	3 of 3 scored Latest non-bot commit1002026-09-16, 1 day ago. Weeks with commits (last 13)10013 of 13 weeks had commits. Includes bot commits. Latest stable release100v16.3.5, published 6 days ago.
Security posture	20%	100	25%	1 of 4 scored Security policy100A security policy is published. Security advisories—Not collected in v0. Absence of data is not absence of vulnerabilities. OpenSSF Scorecard—Not collected in v0. Release provenance—Not collected in v0.
Documentation	12%	100	100%	3 of 3 scored README100Present. Contributing guide100Present. Homepage or docs site100Listed on the repository.
Stability	12%	75	100%	3 of 3 scored Prerelease share (last year)2687% of 100 releases were prereleases. Primary package ≥ 1.0100next@16.3.5. Primary package not deprecated100next is not deprecated.
Community depth	12%	100	100%	2 of 2 scored Human contributors (90 days)10074 distinct non-bot authors (lower bound: the scan hit its page cap). Top contributor share (90 days)100The most active author made 9% of human commits.
Dependency exposure	10%	No evidence	0%	0 of 2 scored Dependency count—Not collected in v0. Vulnerable dependencies—Not collected in v0.
Operational burden	8%	No evidence	0%	0 of 1 scored Required services—Editorial assessment, not collected in v0.
Governance	6%	100	100%	3 of 3 scored Machine-detectable license100MIT. Code of conduct100Present. Issue or PR templates100Present.

Momentum signals

repofacts-momentum-v0

Momentum by signal family, comparing the current window with the previous window of the same length
Signal	Window	Current	Previous	Direction	Basis
Development	91 days	1,547 commits	1,261 commits	Rising (1.23×)	1547 commits in the last 13 weeks vs 1261 in the 13 before. Includes bot commits.
Contribution	—	—	—	Not measured	The commit scan hit its page cap before covering both windows.
Adoption	90 days	7,198,723 downloads/day	5,382,007 downloads/day	Rising (1.34×)	next: 7,198,723 downloads/day over the last 90 days vs 5,382,007 before. Registry counts include CI and mirrors.
Attention	—	—	—	Not measured	Star history accumulates from RepoFacts snapshots and needs 60 days of them. It is never reconstructed.

Composite score withheld. A composite score is normalized within a category cohort of at least 8 repositories. This category has 1. Hidden Gem: not eligible — Composite momentum needs a category cohort of at least 8; this category has 1. Above the 5,000-star attention ceiling.

Packages

npm

Packages published from this repository and whether their identity matches it
Package	Latest	Identity	Downloads/day (90d)
next(opens in a new tab)primary	16.3.5	MatchedManifest repository is vercel/next.js.	7,198,723

Alternatives and successors

No relationships are catalogued. Absence here is not a claim that none exist.

Common questions about vercel/next.js

Is vercel/next.js still maintained?: As of 2026-09-16, vercel/next.js is actively maintained: the latest non-bot commit on its default branch was 2026-09-16.
Is vercel/next.js deprecated?: No deprecation is recorded as of 2026-09-16: GitHub does not mark vercel/next.js archived, and its npm package next (16.3.5) is not deprecated.
How healthy is vercel/next.js?: Its RepoFacts health score is 96/100 (Exemplary; medium confidence, provisional). The main watch item: Stability scores 75 — Prerelease share (last year): 87% of 100 releases were prereleases.
How widely is vercel/next.js used?: vercel/next.js has 142,348 GitHub stars, which measure attention rather than use. Its npm package next averaged 7,198,723 downloads a day over the last 90 days, up 34% on the previous 90 days. Registry download counts include CI installs and mirrors. Checked 2026-09-16.

Evidence

snapshot 2026-09-16

Every value collected for this profile, with its provenance. Source links are the API endpoints that answered. Unknown and unavailable values are shown as such and never counted as zero.

Collected evidence with provenance, observation window, source, and caveats
Group	Field	Value	Provenance	Source and notes
Repository	Archived	No	Verified	https://api.github.com/repos/vercel/next.js
Repository	Disabled	No	Verified	https://api.github.com/repos/vercel/next.js
Repository	Fork	No	Verified	https://api.github.com/repos/vercel/next.js
Repository	License (SPDX)	MIT	Verified	https://api.github.com/repos/vercel/next.js
Repository	Default branch	canary	Verified	https://api.github.com/repos/vercel/next.js
Repository	Created	2016-10-05	Verified	https://api.github.com/repos/vercel/next.js
Repository	Last push (any branch)	2026-09-16	Verified	https://api.github.com/repos/vercel/next.jsMoves on a push to any branch; not used as a maintenance signal.
Repository	Metadata updated	2026-09-16	Verified	https://api.github.com/repos/vercel/next.jsMoves on metadata edits; not used as a maintenance signal.
Attention	Stars	142,348	Verified	https://api.github.com/repos/vercel/next.js
Attention	Forks	32,162	Verified	https://api.github.com/repos/vercel/next.js
Attention	Watchers (subscribers)	1,634	Verified	https://api.github.com/repos/vercel/next.js
Repository	Open issues + pull requests	3,393	Verified	https://api.github.com/repos/vercel/next.jsGitHub includes open pull requests in this count.
Activity	Latest default-branch commit	2026-09-16	Verified	https://api.github.com/repos/vercel/next.js/commits?sha=canary&per_page=100
Activity	Latest non-bot commit	2026-09-16	Verified	https://api.github.com/repos/vercel/next.js/commits?sha=canary&per_page=100
Activity	Commits, last 13 weeks	1,547	Verified	https://api.github.com/repos/vercel/next.js/stats/commit_activityAll commits on the default branch, including bot commits.
Activity	Human contributors, last 90 days	74	Verified	https://api.github.com/repos/vercel/next.js/commits?sha=canary&since=2026-03-20T00%3A00%3A00.000Z&per_page=100Window 2026-03-20 → 2026-09-16Counts distinct non-bot commit authors on the default branch. Co-authors and non-commit contributions are not counted. Lower bound: pagination stopped at a cap.
Activity	Human commits, last 90 days	890	Verified	https://api.github.com/repos/vercel/next.js/commits?sha=canary&since=2026-03-20T00%3A00%3A00.000Z&per_page=100Window 2026-03-20 → 2026-09-16Counts distinct non-bot commit authors on the default branch. Co-authors and non-commit contributions are not counted. Lower bound: pagination stopped at a cap.
Activity	Bot commits, last 90 days	110	Verified	https://api.github.com/repos/vercel/next.js/commits?sha=canary&since=2026-03-20T00%3A00%3A00.000Z&per_page=100Window 2026-03-20 → 2026-09-16Counts distinct non-bot commit authors on the default branch. Co-authors and non-commit contributions are not counted. Lower bound: pagination stopped at a cap.
Releases	Releases, last 365 days	100	Verified	https://api.github.com/repos/vercel/next.js/releases?per_page=100GitHub releases only. Projects that publish solely to a package registry show none here. Lower bound: pagination stopped at a cap.
Releases	Latest stable release	v16.3.5 (2026-09-11)	Verified	https://api.github.com/repos/vercel/next.js/releases?per_page=100GitHub releases only. Projects that publish solely to a package registry show none here. Lower bound: pagination stopped at a cap.
Community	GitHub community profile	87%	Verified	https://api.github.com/repos/vercel/next.js/community/profileDetects files in the default locations GitHub checks.
Security	Security policy	Yes	Verified	https://api.github.com/graphqlIncludes a policy inherited from the owner's .github repository.
npm · next	Latest version	16.3.5	Verified	https://registry.npmjs.org/next/latestThe manifest of the version tagged `latest`, which may be a prerelease.
npm · next	Deprecated	No	Verified	https://registry.npmjs.org/next/latestThe manifest of the version tagged `latest`, which may be a prerelease.
npm · next	Manifest repository	git+https://github.com/vercel/next.js.git	Verified	https://registry.npmjs.org/next/latestThe manifest of the version tagged `latest`, which may be a prerelease.
npm · next	Downloads/day, last 90 days	7,198,723	Verified	https://api.npmjs.org/downloads/range/2025-03-17:2026-09-15/nextWindow 2025-03-17 → 2026-09-14Registry download counts include CI installs, mirrors, and bots. Gap days are excluded, not counted as zero.
npm · next	Downloads/day, last 30 days	7,999,023	Verified	https://api.npmjs.org/downloads/range/2025-03-17:2026-09-15/nextWindow 2025-03-17 → 2026-09-14Registry download counts include CI installs, mirrors, and bots. Gap days are excluded, not counted as zero.

Collected 2026-09-16T22:40:14.193Z · repofacts-status-v0 · repofacts-health-v1 · repofacts-momentum-v0 · repofacts-taxonomy-v1 · inputs 84eac169ad78

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