Comparisons

The honest side-by-side

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Eleven decisions worth getting right

Each page has a comparison table, the case for both sides, and our actual recommendation with the condition attached.

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Next.jsvsWordPress
A content site your team edits daily, or an application that happens to have marketing pages. That is the real question.
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React (with Vite)vsNext.js
Next.js is React with the server-side answers already made. The question is whether you need those answers.
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Node.jsvsPHP
Both are mature, fast and widely deployed. Your team and your hosting decide this more than the languages do.
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Headless CMSvsTraditional CMS
Headless wins when content feeds more than one front end. For a single website it is usually a downgrade for the people using it.
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ShopifyvsWooCommerce
Shopify is rented and reliable. WooCommerce is owned and yours to keep running. Both sell fine.
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RedesignvsRebuild
A redesign changes how it looks. A rebuild changes what it is. Most sites need the first and are sold the second.
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SEOvsPPC
PPC buys traffic today and stops when you stop. SEO compounds and takes months. Most businesses need both, in that order.
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Google AdsvsMeta Ads
Google captures demand that already exists. Meta creates demand that does not. Start with whichever describes your product.
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Local SEOvsNational SEO
Different ranking factors, different competition, different content. Serving one city is a genuinely different discipline.
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SEOvsGEO
Same foundations, different target and different measurement. GEO is not a replacement for SEO and nobody should sell it as one.
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In-housevsAgency
A fully-loaded in-house hire costs more than most retainers. The real question is whether you have enough work to keep a specialist busy.
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The honest side-by-side

Eleven decisions worth getting right

Next.jsvsWordPress

React (with Vite)vsNext.js

Node.jsvsPHP

Headless CMSvsTraditional CMS

ShopifyvsWooCommerce

RedesignvsRebuild

SEOvsPPC

Google AdsvsMeta Ads

Local SEOvsNational SEO

SEOvsGEO

In-housevsAgency

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