Development on Next.js / React on Cyprus

What is Next.js and React?

React — a JavaScript library for UI, developed by Meta in 2013. A modern frontend standard. Next.js — a React framework from Vercel that adds routing, SSR/SSG/ISR, image optimization, API routes, edge functions. Used by Netflix, TikTok, Twitch, Hulu, Doordash, Notion, Loom — everywhere speed, SEO, and developer experience matter. Popular in Cyprus among IT companies, forex brokers, B2B SaaS startups, and premium agencies.

When Next.js is the Right Choice

• Super-fast landing pages and websites — where Core Web Vitals are critical for conversion and SEO
• Corporate websites with headless CMS — the best of both worlds: a convenient CMS + super-fast front-end
• SaaS frontend - auth, dashboards, charts, user dashboard, real-time
• PWA — offline mode, push notifications, icon on home screen, installable
• Blogs and media — ISR (Incremental Static Regeneration) provides super-fast pages and convenient publishing.
• Headless e-commerce — Shopify Hydrogen, Medusa, BigCommerce — frontend on Next.js, backend on a ready platform
• B2B websites with interactive calculators, configurators, demo tools

When Next.js is not the best option

• Simple content sites where the client will edit content a lot themselves - better WordPress (Gutenberg is easier than any Headless CMS)
• Small budget up to €1000 — Next.js is always more expensive than WordPress/Tilda due to more complex development.
• A team without JavaScript developers In the future, supporting Next.js will be more complex than WordPress.
• Landing pages without further development — Tilda/clean HTML is faster and cheaper, speed is the same

How much does Next.js cost in Cyprus?

• Freelancers: €1000-5000. Quality varies, not everyone has experience with Next.js
• Cyprus studios: €5000-25000. Often without Next.js specialization
• EU agencies€15,000 - €100,000. Premium segment
• 62px: €1490-19900. Design, development, headless CMS, deploy. 62% discount for case study publication.

Technology Stack

• Next.js 15+ With App Router - modern routing, server components, server actions
• TypeScript — typification for fewer bugs
• Tailwind CSS — utility-first styling, rapid development
• shadcn/ui — Copyable components from Radix UI: dialogs, dropdowns, toasts
• Framer Motion — animations without complex CSS
• Headless CMS - Sanity (best DX), Contentful (enterprise), Strapi (open-source), Payload
• Auth — NextAuth.js, Clerk, Auth0, Supabase Auth
• Database — PostgreSQL (Supabase, Neon), MongoDB, Prisma as ORM
• Payments — Stripe, Paddle via server API routes
• Analytics — Vercel Analytics, GA4, Plausible (privacy-friendly)
• Monitoring — Sentry for errors, Vercel Speed Insights for Core Web Vitals

Rendering strategies - what to choose

Next.js supports several rendering strategies that we tailor to the task:

• SSG (Static Site Generation) — Pages are built on demand. Ideal for landing pages, documentation, blogs with rare updates. LCP < 0.5s
• ISR (Incremental Static Regeneration) — static but updated on a schedule or on demand. Ideal for blogs, e-commerce, news
• SSR (Server-Side Rendering) — Page renders on every request. For dynamics: personalized dashboards, carts, A/B tests
• CSR (Client-Side Rendering) — Browser rendering. For admins, dashboards where SEO is not important
• Edge Functions — Edge rendering on Vercel/Cloudflare nodes closer to the user. For geolocation, A/B tests

Headless CMS - what to choose

• Sanity - Best DX, real-time collaborative editing, GROQ query language. Suitable for agencies, media, corporate sites. From $0/mo
• Contentful - Enterprise-standard, powerful API, GraphQL. Expensive ($300+/mo), but great for large projects.
• Strapi — open-source, self-hosted, full control. For projects where data ownership is crucial. From $0
• Payload CMS — open-source, TypeScript-first, with an admin panel and REST/GraphQL. Good price-control balance
• WordPress headless — if the client already has WordPress, we switch to REST API, frontend on Next.js
• Notion + API — for documentation, simple blogs, knowledge bases. Free

Vercel deployment

Vercel - the company behind Next.js. Deploying to Vercel is the standard for Next.js projects:

• Global edge deployment (including Limassol via Frankfurt)
• Automatic CDN for static, image optimization, automatic HTTPS
• Preview deployments — each PR gets its own URL for testing
• Out-of-the-box analytics - Web Vitals, conversion, audience
• Edge Functions, KV-storage, Postgres, Blob storage
• Free plan for hobby projects, $20/mo for teams

Alternatives: Netlify (similar functionality), Cloudflare Pages (cheaper, edge), AWS Amplify (for AWS infrastructure), self-hosted on DigitalOcean/Hetzner with Coolify.

SEO in Next.js

Next.js - top choice for SEO-critical sites:

• SSG/SSR/ISR provides fully rendered HTML - Google indexes instantly
• Metadata API - type-safe management of title, description, Open Graph, Twitter Card
• Sitemaps and robots.txt are generated automatically
• Schema.org microdata via JSON-LD in the head
• Image optimization (Next/Image) — WebP/AVIF, lazy loading, responsive
• Font optimization (Next/Font) — no layout shift
• Hreflang for multilingual support using next-intl or next-i18next
• Perfect Core Web Vitals out of the box

PWA on Next.js

Progressive Web App - a browser app with native-like capabilities: home screen icon, offline mode, push notifications, camera access. We build it using next-pwa or vanilla service worker on Next.js. Suitable for apps that don't require heavy native features (AR, biometrics) - it's better and cheaper than native development by 3-4 times.

Post-launch support

30 days free support after go-live. Afterwards, managed services from €290/month: development of new features, dependency updates, performance optimization, updating Next.js to new versions, adding pages. Vercel automatically deploys and scales.