What should you build with?
Adjust the sliders below to match your priorities. We'll recommend the best stack for your needs.
How the stack picker works
Set your priorities
Each slider represents a dimension that matters for your project, raw performance, content editing flexibility, developer experience, SEO capability, and budget sensitivity. Slide toward 5 for things that are non-negotiable, toward 1 for things you're willing to compromise on.
Weighted matching
Your slider positions become weights in a scoring algorithm. Each of our six pre-vetted stacks has fixed scores across all five dimensions, based on real-world project outcomes. Your weights determine which stack characteristics matter most in the final ranking.
Ranked recommendations
You get the top three stacks ranked by match percentage, each with a breakdown of framework, CMS, and hosting provider. The "Best Match" reflects the closest alignment to your stated priorities, not a generic "best" for everyone.
Why stack selection is the most expensive decision you'll make
Choosing the wrong tech stack rarely hurts you immediately. The site ships, the client is happy, everything works. The pain shows up 12-18 months later when you need to add a feature your framework doesn't support well, or your hosting bill triples because you picked an architecture that doesn't scale efficiently, or your team can't hire developers because nobody wants to work with your CMS anymore.
We've migrated enough sites to know what the wrong choice looks like. A marketing team stuck with a headless CMS that requires a developer for every content change. An ecommerce site built on a static generator that now needs dynamic user accounts. A blog running Next.js when all they needed was Astro, paying for server-side rendering they'll never use. Each of these is a $15K-$40K mistake that could have been avoided with 30 minutes of honest priority-setting upfront.
The six stacks in this tool aren't theoretical combinations, they're battle-tested across our client portfolio. Astro + Supabase + Vercel is our default for content-heavy sites that need to rank well and load fast. Next.js + Sanity enters the picture when editorial teams need real-time previews and complex content models. The "right" stack depends entirely on what matters to you, which is why this tool starts with your priorities and works backward to the technology.
Frequently asked questions
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