Hardcover's Migration: From Next.js to the Rails Way

2025-05-03
Hardcover's Migration: From Next.js to the Rails Way

Hardcover shares their experience migrating from Next.js to Ruby on Rails and Inertia.js. Driven by unclear caching, escalating costs, and slow development speeds in Next.js, they made the switch. The result? A significant performance boost in Hardcover, with faster page loads, improved Google Pagespeed scores, and increased visitor session durations. Challenges remained, such as shared layouts and SSR debugging, but the overall outcome was positive.