Pre-Rendered Content vs Dynamic Rendering

Developers should use pre-rendered content when building websites or applications that prioritize performance, SEO, and reliability, such as blogs, documentation sites, e-commerce platforms, or marketing pages meets developers should use dynamic rendering when building single-page applications (spas) with frameworks like react, angular, or vue that rely heavily on client-side javascript, as search engines may struggle to index such content. Here's our take.

Pre-Rendered Content

Nice Pick

Developers should use pre-rendered content when building websites or applications that prioritize performance, SEO, and reliability, such as blogs, documentation sites, e-commerce platforms, or marketing pages

Pros

• It reduces server load and latency by serving static files, making it ideal for content that doesn't change frequently or requires fast initial page loads
• Related to: server-side-rendering, jamstack

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Dynamic Rendering

Developers should use dynamic rendering when building single-page applications (SPAs) with frameworks like React, Angular, or Vue that rely heavily on client-side JavaScript, as search engines may struggle to index such content

Pros

• It's particularly useful for content that changes frequently or requires real-time data, where server-side rendering might be too resource-intensive
• Related to: server-side-rendering, client-side-rendering

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use Pre-Rendered Content if: You want it reduces server load and latency by serving static files, making it ideal for content that doesn't change frequently or requires fast initial page loads and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use Dynamic Rendering if: You prioritize it's particularly useful for content that changes frequently or requires real-time data, where server-side rendering might be too resource-intensive over what Pre-Rendered Content offers.

The Bottom Line

Pre-Rendered Content wins

Developers should use pre-rendered content when building websites or applications that prioritize performance, SEO, and reliability, such as blogs, documentation sites, e-commerce platforms, or marketing pages