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Next.js 16.2's stable Adapter API and OpenNext let you run Next.js on AWS, Cloudflare, or Netlify instead of Vercel. The options, the caching that breaks at scale, and the 2026 cost math.
Next.js 16.3 brings Turbopack's persistent file-system cache to next build and adds an experimental Rust React Compiler. Here is how to wire both into CI, the real numbers from Vercel, and where they break.
Cloudflare bought Astro in January 2026 and Astro 6 shipped in March. For content-heavy sites the choice against Next.js 16 comes down to JavaScript weight, hosting cost, and how much app logic you actually run.
Next.js 16.3 Preview adds Instant Navigations: instant SPA-like page shells on a server-driven app, with one reusable shell prefetched per route instead of one per link. Here is how Cache Components and Partial
Shopify rebuilt Hydrogen with Vercel as a toolkit that runs on Next.js, Astro, SvelteKit and three more. It is the biggest headless change since launch, and the reason most D2C brands should not replatform onto it this
Next.js 16.3 cut Turbopack dev memory up to 90% and TypeScript 7.0 went GA on July 8, 2026 with a Go compiler that type-checks up to 11.9x faster. What the Rust and Go toolchain shift means for web teams.
