Express is not a next.js alternative. It covers a small part of the server-side parts but none of the templating, client, etc. Besides the standard parts IIRC

Express is not a next.js alternative. It covers a small part of the server-side parts but none of the templating, client, etc. Besides the standard parts IIRC next.js has stuff for image & font optimization and more. I really dislike next.js, but saying express is an alternative for most next.js apps is not true.