Alright, this graph from Netlify’s “State of the Web” survey is… intellectually dishonest. And I have to weigh in on it now because a few folks have been making some *specious* assumptions and tagging me
I get it: Netlify wants to highlight graphs that make Next.js look bad but c’mon—leave me out of it.
(I also understand that their resident statistics person departed the company so… it’s unlikely that this was malicious)
This chart has the absolute numbers (conveniently unordered, though
Next.js is tied for positive/negative sentiment ratings at #3 with SolidStart and Remix.
Eleventy is tied for #6 overall (alongside Nuxt).
Importantly: Eleventy is *still* punching far above its weight despite the Netlify-induced setbacks we faced this year.
Many of the frameworks listed are VC-funded with multiple full-time developers. We don’t have that—intentionally. Our project goals are different.
As I’ve said before: Eleventy and Astro are allies in the web development framework melee. When Astro wins, Eleventy wins too. It isn’t a zero-sum game.
@zachleat Netlify-induced setbacks? Ironically(?) I didn’t know Netlify exists until Eleventy “getting started” docs suggested I check them out. Now all my static sites use it (Eleventy or not).