13 React and Next.js Templates, Compared by Stack
By Manob Editorial · · Updated
A good React template states its exact stack (React version, router, TypeScript, styling and build tool) and ships clean components you can extend. We checked every React and Next.js item on Manob, confirmed each demo actually runs React, and kept 13. Tripura and Banca list the newest front-end stacks: React 19 on Next.js 16 and 15.
React or Next.js: which template do you need?
"React template" covers three different things, and the difference decides where and how you'll host the site.
- React single-page apps (usually Vite plus React Router) render in the browser. They're simple to host as static files and feel like an app, but search engines and link previews see less until the JavaScript runs. Good for dashboards, directories and portfolios where SEO is secondary.
- Next.js front-end templates add file-based routing and render pages on the server or at build time. Pages arrive as HTML, which is better for marketing sites, blogs and docs. Some can be exported as fully static files.
- Full-stack Next.js templates add a backend, database and admin panel. You get a working product, but you also need Node hosting and a database, and you're responsible for security updates.
Before shortlisting, we opened every demo and checked its source for React or Next.js, since a listing title alone isn't proof. One item we dropped lists jQuery in its feature list even though its demo runs on Next.js; ask sellers what's actually in the download when the two disagree.
The 13 picks at a glance
Next.js front-end templates
Banca: best for finance, banking and loan sites
Banca lists Next.js 15.3.4 with the App Router and React 19 with TypeScript. It goes beyond static pages with a dynamic multi-step loan application form and a loan calculator, plus a dark and light mode switcher, 7+ homepage layouts and career and job application pages. It includes a free Figma file, so designers and developers work from the same source.
Banca – Banking, Finance & Business Loan React Next.js Template is a Next.js and React template with TypeScript for banks, loan companies and financial businesses, with 7+ home…
Tripura: best for travel agencies and tour operators
Tripura shares the newest stack in this list with Zestora: Next.js 16, React 19 and TypeScript, with App Router routing and static prerendering, Tailwind CSS 4, Framer Motion animations and Swiper sliders. It includes two homepages plus destinations, tours (grid and list), tour details, blog and contact pages. The code is organized under src/app, src/components and src/hooks, which makes it easy to find your way around.
Tripura — Travel and Tour Booking Next.js Template is a Next.js, React, and TypeScript site template for travel agencies, tour operators, destination portals, and booking startu…
Landpagy: best for SaaS and AI product landing pages
Landpagy is built with Next.js 15 (App Router), TypeScript and SCSS. Beyond the landing sections (hero, features, pricing, testimonials and calls to action), it includes About, Services, Support, Career, Integration, Pricing and Blog pages, plus login, signup and reset-password screens and Coming Soon and 404 pages. That covers most of a startup's public site in one download.
Landpagy is a modern, versatile landing template designed for SaaS startups, AI products, and tech teams. Built with Next.js and TypeScript, it provides a fast, scalable, and re…
Trendexa: best for tech news and product review sites
This Trendexa listing is the static version: Next.js 14 with the App Router, React 18, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS v3 and shadcn/ui on Radix primitives. It exports to static HTML, so you can host it almost anywhere. It has 20+ pages, including product listings, reviews, news, how-to guides, a brand directory and a side-by-side comparison tool that saves selections in the browser. A separate full-stack Trendexa listing adds an admin CMS and a database.
Trendexa — Modern Next js News and Product Review Template is a Next.js 14 and TypeScript template for tech gadget news, review and comparison sites, with 20+ pre-built pages, a…
Docy: best for product documentation and support forums
Docy combines documentation, a knowledge base and a community support forum in one Next.js template. Its reading features are the ones docs need: dark and light mode, a font size switcher, a table of contents, a sticky sidebar and a syntax highlighter for code samples. Use it for API docs, plugin manuals or a help center.
Docy – Documentation & Knowledge Base React Next.js Template with Support Forum is a Next.js template for product docs, knowledge bases and help centers, with a discussion forum…
Frame & Light: best React portfolio template for photographers and studios
Frame & Light is a Next.js and Tailwind CSS template whose content lives in markdown files, so you add a project or blog post by adding a file rather than editing components. It includes portfolio and blog listing and detail pages with slug-based routing, blog category and tag pages, and a contact page with a map embed. It's a good base for any visual portfolio, not just photography.
Frame and Light - Photography Studio and Portfolio Next.js Template is a Next.js and Tailwind CSS website template for photography studios, freelance photographers and creative…
React single-page apps
Edifice: best for a multi-page portfolio SPA
Edifice has the most clearly documented stack of the group: React 19 with TypeScript, Vite 7, React Router v7 (19 routes), Bootstrap 5, Swiper 12, GSAP 3 with ScrollTrigger and SCSS. It's front-end only, with all content in static JSON files, and it ships a vercel.json SPA rewrite for deployment. It includes six project gallery layouts (standard, metro, grid, list, masonry and slider), built for an architecture and interior studio.
Edifice Architecture and Interior Design React Template is a front-end, multi-page React and TypeScript website template for architecture and interior design studios, with 19 ro…
Liston: best for directory and listing sites
Liston runs on React 19 and Vite 7 with Redux Toolkit for state, React Router 7 and a mix of Bootstrap 5 and Tailwind CSS 4. It has 8 homepage variants, Google Maps with custom markers, price, category and distance filters, and an admin dashboard UI with statistics, bookings, reviews, messaging and a wallet. No backend is listed, so connecting real data is your job.
Liston - Directory and Listing React Template is a React 19 and Vite 7 template for building a business listing and directory platform, with 8 homepage designs, Google Maps list…
Galactic: best for a simple gaming or esports site
Galactic is the lightest pick: a React template built on Bootstrap 5 with 2 homepage variations for gaming studios, esports teams and tournament sites. It sits in this group because it's a client-side React app, but the listing doesn't name its build tool or React version, so ask the seller whether it uses Vite.
Galactic - eSports and Gaming React Template is a responsive React template built on Bootstrap 5 for gaming websites, gaming blogs and eSports tournament platforms, with 2 homep…
Tourex: best for tour operators selling travel packages
Tourex is a React template on Bootstrap 5 for travel agencies, tour operators and holiday booking sites, with 07+ homepage layouts and 30+ inner pages. Its search suits tour, hotel, flight, car rental and property rental booking. The seller credits jQuery, Magnific Popup and Slick Slider and names no React version or build tool. A Next.js version is also sold.
Tourex - Travel & Tour Booking React js Template is a React and Bootstrap 5 template for travel agencies, tour operators and booking sites, with 07+ homepage layouts and 30+ inn…
Educve: best for universities and online course sites
Educve is a React education template on the Bootstrap 5 grid with 8+ homepage layouts and 25+ inner pages, including about, service, team and portfolio pages. Its layouts cover universities, online course and LMS sites, kindergartens, coaching centers and motivational speakers. Like Tourex, it credits jQuery and doesn't state a React version. It's also sold as Next.js, HTML and Figma versions.
Educve-University, Online Courses & Multi Demo Education React Js Template is a React education template with 8+ homepage layouts and 25+ inner pages, for universities, online c…
Full-stack Next.js templates
NexaByte: best for an ecommerce store with its own backend
NexaByte pairs a Next.js 15 App Router storefront with an Express.js API, Prisma and MySQL. The store has a catalog with filters, product pages, a Zustand-powered cart, wishlist, checkout and search. The admin panel at /admin is protected by role-based middleware and covers products (with image uploads to AWS S3 and CSV import and export), orders, users, categories and suppliers.
NexaByte Full Stack Electronics eCommerce Store Next.js 15 Express MySQL is a full-stack codebase for launching an online electronics store, built on Next.js 15, Express.js, Pri…
Zestora: best for restaurants that take reservations
Zestora is built with Next.js 16, React 19, TypeScript, Prisma and PostgreSQL. Guests can book a table by date, time and party size, pick a table and pre-order from the menu. Owners manage reservations, tables, menus, a Tiptap-based blog and testimonials from the admin dashboard. Email works through Resend, SendGrid, Amazon SES, Mailtrap or custom SMTP.
Zestora – Restaurant Website and Booking Admin Dashboard NextJS – Prisma is a Next.js 16 and Prisma template for restaurants, cafes, cloud kitchens and food trucks that pairs a…
What to check in a React template
- React and Next.js versions. React 19 and recent Next.js releases change some APIs. A template on React 18 or Next.js 14 still works, but upgrading later is your job. Eight of these 13 state their versions on the listing; Docy, Frame & Light, Galactic, Tourex and Educve don't.
- Router. In Next.js, look for the App Router (Banca, Tripura, Landpagy, Trendexa, NexaByte). In a Vite app, React Router v7 is current (Edifice, Liston).
- TypeScript. Seven of the 13 list TypeScript: Banca, Tripura, Landpagy, Trendexa, Edifice, NexaByte and Zestora. If your team writes TypeScript, converting a JavaScript template is tedious.
- Styling approach. Tailwind (Tripura, Trendexa, Frame & Light, Zestora), Bootstrap 5 (Edifice with SCSS, Galactic, Tourex, Educve), SCSS on its own (Landpagy) or both Bootstrap and Tailwind (Liston). Pick the one your team already uses; mixing systems makes customization slower.
- Build tool. Next.js brings its own. For single-page apps, Vite is the standard choice now. Avoid anything built on Create React App, which the React team deprecated for new apps in February 2025.
- Where content lives. Static JSON (Edifice), markdown files (Frame & Light) or a database with an admin (NexaByte, Zestora). This decides who can edit the site after launch.
- Check the demo yourself. View the demo's page source. Paths starting with /_next/ mean Next.js; a near-empty page with a single root div means a client-rendered React app.
- Dependencies after download. Run npm outdated and npm audit on day one, so you know what needs updating before you build on it.
When an HTML template is enough
If your site is a handful of pages with no logins, carts or dashboards, React adds a build step and dependencies you'll have to maintain. A plain HTML template is cheaper to host and easier to hand to someone else. Our HTML5 templates and Bootstrap 5 templates roundups cover those.
Licensing: Regular or Extended
A Regular License covers a single end product whose end users aren't charged, such as a company site or a client's marketing site. If end users pay for the product you build, such as a subscription app built on a full-stack template, you need the Extended License. Neither license lets you redistribute the source as-is. Extended License prices vary a lot between these listings, so compare both prices before you buy. Every purchase includes 6 months of seller support through Manob's built-in ticket system, and you can extend it at 30% before it expires or renew at 75% after.
When to look elsewhere
- You want it free. Manob's templates are paid, with prices set by each seller. Vercel's Next.js starter templates gallery includes free, open-source starters.
- You need a pure admin dashboard. Liston, NexaByte and Zestora include admin screens tied to their own use case, but none is a general-purpose admin template.
- You want a design first. If the design isn't settled, start in Figma. See our Figma UI kits roundup.
- You want a developer portfolio. Frame & Light and Edifice can be adapted, but our portfolio website templates roundup has more personal options.
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Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between a React template and a Next.js template?
A React template is usually a single-page app that renders in the browser. A Next.js template is a React app inside the Next.js framework, which adds routing and server or build-time rendering, so pages arrive as HTML.
Are there free React templates?
Yes. Vercel's template gallery and many open-source projects offer free React and Next.js starters. The templates in this roundup are paid and include 6 months of seller support.
Is a React template good for SEO?
A Next.js template that renders on the server or at build time is good for SEO because pages arrive as HTML. A client-rendered React single-page app is weaker for SEO unless you add prerendering.
Which React template is best for a portfolio?
Frame & Light suits a portfolio with a blog because content lives in markdown. Edifice suits a portfolio with many gallery layouts and no backend.
Do these templates use TypeScript?
Seven of the 13 list TypeScript: Banca, Tripura, Landpagy, Trendexa, Edifice, NexaByte and Zestora. The others don't say, so ask the seller.
Where should I host a Next.js template?
A statically exported Next.js site can go on any static host. Templates that use server rendering, API routes or a database need a Node host, and the full-stack ones also need MySQL or PostgreSQL.