Comparisons
Head-to-head pages for the choices teams actually make: database, framework, language, API style, vector store, and repo shape. Each page leads with the decision rule, names the winner per use case, and gives the migration cost if you picked wrong. Pick the page that matches the choice in front of you and read the recommendation first.
Pages
- Postgres vs MySQL: Postgres for most new projects; MySQL when Aurora or Vitess scale is the constraint.
- React vs Vue: React for ecosystem depth and hiring; Vue for ergonomics and faster ramp-up.
- Next.js vs Astro: Next.js for app-shaped sites; Astro for content-shaped sites.
- Tailwind vs CSS Modules: Tailwind for speed and consistency; CSS Modules for component encapsulation.
- TypeScript vs JavaScript: TypeScript for any codebase over 5k LoC; plain JS only for prototypes.
- REST vs GraphQL: REST for simple CRUD and CDN caching; GraphQL for client-driven aggregation.
- Server vs Client Components: Server Components for data and SEO; Client Components only for interactivity.
- Pinecone vs pgvector: Pinecone for pure vector workloads; pgvector when Postgres is already in the stack.
- Claude vs GPT: Claude for reasoning, long context, and agentic coding; GPT for breadth and image generation.
- Monorepo vs Polyrepo: Monorepo for shared types and atomic refactors; polyrepo only when release cycles must diverge.