Jamstack is Eating the World | The 2021 Jamstack Community Survey

Discover the latest trends and insights from the 2021 Jamstack Community Survey, revealing the growth of Jamstack adoption, changing technologies, and shifting developer preferences that are reshaping the future of web development.

Key takeaways
  • The JAMstack community has grown enormously, with more people joining, and an increase in tech and framework usage.
  • The JAMstack is becoming the default way to build websites, with a shift towards more experienced developers and a growing focus on security.
  • React has maintained satisfaction while growing in usage, with a huge market share of 68% in JAMstack developers.
  • Next.js has seen enormous growth in usage and satisfaction, with 32% of users switching from other frameworks.
  • TypeScript is taking over, with users ecstatic and JavaScript losing market share.
  • The Jamstack is getting more capable, with an increasing focus on serverless functions and bigger sites being built.
  • Developers are building a wide range of sites, from static to fully dynamic, with a shift towards Jamstack sites being built by larger teams.
  • The top CMS categories are WordPress, Sanity, and Strapi, with Sanity and Strapi experiencing a breakout year.
  • The top frameworks are React, Vue, Svelte, and Next.js, with React having a huge satisfaction score of 4.2.
  • Figma is the most used tool for designing websites, with 60% of users using it.
  • The Jamstack is being used in every region of the world, in every industry, and in the economy.
  • 40% of developers now work remotely, with this trend expected to continue.
  • The pandemic has affected the working lives of Jamstack developers, with 9% reporting job loss, and 31% saying their job will remain remote even after the pandemic ends.
  • The Jamstack is eating the world, becoming the default way to build the web.