10 opinionated decision maps
A faster way through the modern web stack.
Start with the shape of the work, not the loudest vendor. Each hub turns a crowded category into a short, production-tested decision path.
- 10
- decision hubs
- 59
- named options
- 4
- full directories
brief first, stack second
choose the decision in front of you
Browse the hubs
Every page gives you the shortlist, the trade-offs and the deeper comparisons. No generic “best tools” list.
Web Frameworks
Next.js, Astro, Remix, Nuxt, SvelteKit and Qwik, picked by the brief that fits.
Headless CMS
Sanity, Payload, Storyblok, Contentful, Strapi, Directus and Supabase, chosen around the editorial team.
Serverless Databases
Supabase, Neon, PlanetScale, Turso, Convex and the data layer that best matches the app.
Authentication
Clerk, Auth0, Supabase Auth, WorkOS and Better Auth, picked by user shape and procurement context.
Static Site Generators
Astro, Eleventy, Hugo, Jekyll and Gatsby, picked by build size and team shape.
AI Coding Tools
Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, GitHub Copilot, Codex and Aider, judged by the actual engineering loop.
Search Infrastructure
Algolia, Typesense, Meilisearch, Pagefind, Elasticsearch and Postgres FTS, matched to the workload.
Vector Databases
pgvector, Pinecone, Weaviate, Qdrant, Chroma and Turbopuffer for real RAG workloads.
Cloud Hosting
Vercel, Netlify, Cloudflare, Render, Fly.io and the hyperscalers, picked by runtime and pricing curve.
Edge Compute
Cloudflare Workers, Vercel Edge, Deno Deploy, Bun, Lambda@Edge and Fastly Compute.
need the longlist?
Go from opinion to evidence.
The hubs are editorial shortlists. The directories widen the lens with filters, per-tool profiles and direct comparisons.
still between two paths?
Bring the brief. Leave with the stack.
The Stack Advisor gives you a first answer in 30 seconds. For a decision with budget attached, book the human version.