Data-Driven Comparison
18 metrics across 5 categories. Real performance data comparing traditional PHP/HTML against the modern Next.js stack.
Direct Value Comparison
Lower is better for performance metrics. Higher is better for scores.
Normalized Radar Overview
Normalized to percentage scale for visual comparison
Time to First Byte (TTFB)
Server response time for initial HTML delivery
First Contentful Paint (FCP)
Time until first meaningful content is visible
Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)
Time until the largest content element is rendered
Time to Interactive (TTI)
Time until page is fully interactive
Total Blocking Time (TBT)
Total time the main thread is blocked
Initial JS Bundle Size
JavaScript sent to browser on first load
CSS Bundle Size
Stylesheet size sent to browser
HTML Document Size
Initial HTML document size
Lighthouse Performance Score
Google Lighthouse performance audit score
Lighthouse SEO Score
Google Lighthouse SEO audit score
Lighthouse Accessibility Score
Google Lighthouse accessibility audit score
Core Web Vitals Pass Rate
Percentage of real users passing CWV thresholds
Lines of Code (CRUD Feature)
Total lines to implement a full CRUD feature
Hot Reload Time
Time to see code changes in browser (0 = full reload)
Type Safety Coverage
Percentage of code covered by static type checking
XSS Prevention (Automatic)
Output automatically escaped to prevent XSS
CSRF Protection (Built-in)
Forms automatically protected against CSRF
SQL Injection Prevention
Database queries safe from injection (with ORM)