Streaming Rendering vs Traditional SSR

Developers should use streaming rendering when building applications where time-to-first-byte (TTFB) and initial content display speed are critical, such as e-commerce sites, news portals, or dashboards meets developers should use traditional ssr when building content-heavy websites like blogs, news portals, or e-commerce sites where fast initial page loads and seo are critical, as search engines can easily crawl fully rendered html. Here's our take.

Streaming Rendering

Nice Pick

Developers should use streaming rendering when building applications where time-to-first-byte (TTFB) and initial content display speed are critical, such as e-commerce sites, news portals, or dashboards

Pros

• It reduces perceived latency by showing a loading state or partial content immediately, which is particularly beneficial for users on slow networks or with large, data-dependent pages
• Related to: server-side-rendering, react-server-components

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Traditional SSR

Developers should use Traditional SSR when building content-heavy websites like blogs, news portals, or e-commerce sites where fast initial page loads and SEO are critical, as search engines can easily crawl fully rendered HTML

Pros

• It's also beneficial for users on slow connections or devices with limited JavaScript capabilities, ensuring accessibility and performance without relying on client-side processing
• Related to: html, css

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use Streaming Rendering if: You want it reduces perceived latency by showing a loading state or partial content immediately, which is particularly beneficial for users on slow networks or with large, data-dependent pages and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use Traditional SSR if: You prioritize it's also beneficial for users on slow connections or devices with limited javascript capabilities, ensuring accessibility and performance without relying on client-side processing over what Streaming Rendering offers.

The Bottom Line

Streaming Rendering wins

Developers should use streaming rendering when building applications where time-to-first-byte (TTFB) and initial content display speed are critical, such as e-commerce sites, news portals, or dashboards