Use Cases for Standalone Frontend Web Servers vs Server-Side Rendering (SSR)
| Standalone Frontend Web Server | Server-Side Rendering (SSR) |
|---|---|
| Single Page Applications (SPAs) | E-commerce Sites |
| Microservices Architecture | Blogs or News Sites |
| Mobile Apps | Content-heavy Websites |
| Content Management Systems (CMS) | Sites that require better SEO |
| Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) | Sites that need to support slow or outdated devices |
| Sites with Dynamic Content that can be loaded using client-side JavaScript | Websites that need to provide faster initial load times |
| Web Applications that require high performance or scalability | Websites that require consistent HTML and CSS across all pages |
| Real-time Applications | Websites that rely heavily on content delivery and management |
| Single-Page Marketing Sites | Websites that need to improve their search engine optimization (SEO) |
| Applications that rely heavily on JavaScript libraries and frameworks | Websites that need to support low-bandwidth or low-spec devices |
| Applications that need to interact with APIs and microservices | Websites that need to provide a customized user experience |
| Applications that require complex client-side functionality | Websites that need to provide a consistent user experience across all devices |
| Websites that need to provide a customized user experience | Websites that need to support features like social media sharing and previews |
| Applications that need to support multiple devices and platforms |