Migration Difficulty Estimator

Migrate from Gatsby to Next.js

Stop guessing. Calculate the exact technical difficulty score for moving your specific infrastructure from Gatsby to a modern Next.js stack.

Platform Baseline Friction

High Friction (8/10) - Migrating from Gatsby involves extracting content from a Headless architecture. Our process handles the mapping of Gatsby's proprietary data structures into clean, structured content ready for Next.js.

Start Fresh (Pros)

  • ✓ Significant SEO uplift: Next.js scores 10/10 vs Gatsby's 9/10.
  • ✓ Performance boost: Expect faster LCP and TBT metrics on Next.js.
  • ✓ Eliminates Gatsby pain points like "build time slowness".

Migration Risks (Cons)

  • ⚠ New layout challenge: High development cost.

Data Transferability Matrix

✅ Blog Posts & Pages
Automated
Full Automated Export
✅ Images & Media
Automated
Migrated to CDN
❌ Visual Design
Manual
Recreated as Custom Code
❌ Widgets & Logic
Manual
Replaced with Custom Functions
✅ SEO Rankings
Automated
Preserved via 301 Redirects

* Gatsby data structure requires full automated export.

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Platform Comparison

Gatsby
  • Export Difficulty: 8/10
  • SEO Capability: 9/10
  • Speed Score: 9/10
  • Current Limitations:
    • • Build time slowness
    • • Plugin dependency hell
    • • GraphQL complexity
    • • Maintenance costs
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Next.js
  • Export Difficulty: 8/10
  • SEO Capability: 10/10
  • Speed Score: 10/10
  • Why Switch?

    Moving to Next.js eliminates Gatsby's key weaknesses, specifically: Build time slowness and Plugin dependency hell.