Software we build with

# Next.js development agency in Canada

We build sites, platforms and products on Next.js, and we usually pair it with Sanity. Our offices are in Calgary and Vancouver, and we work with teams across North America.

Rated 5.0 out of 5,**5.0**63 Google reviews320-999 8 St. SW, Calgary

## What Next.js is

Next.js is a framework for building websites and web apps with React. It renders pages on the server, so search engines and AI crawlers receive the full page instead of an empty shell that needs JavaScript to fill in.

## What we build with Next.js

-   ### Headless sites on Sanity
    
    Krown runs 300+ programmatic dealer microsites and a custom booking engine on Next.js and Sanity.
    
-   ### Directories and listings
    
    Hopewell Residential's home directory takes in ad feeds and brochures, and it's managed in Sanity.
    
-   ### Custom platforms
    
    Pain Connect is the Chronic Pain Network's national research directory, with searchable studies and an admin portal.
    
-   ### Products
    
    Zephy started as an internal fix and became a bespoke software product.
    

## Why teams choose Next.js

-   ### Speed
    
    Pages load quickly because the server sends them already built.
    
-   ### Readable by search and AI
    
    The full content is in the page, so Google and AI assistants can read it without running scripts.
    
-   ### One codebase
    
    The marketing site and the application can live in the same project.
    
-   ### A large ecosystem
    
    Most tools and services you'd want to connect have a Next.js integration.
    

## When we'd pick something else

If your team wants to edit pages without a developer and doesn't need a headless setup, [WordPress](https://www.papercrane.ca/partners-and-software/wordpress) or [Webflow](https://www.papercrane.ca/partners-and-software/webflow) will be less work to run. Public-sector projects that need Canadian hosting are usually a better fit for WordPress too.

## Next.js projects

-   [![The Krown K mark on a dark brand field](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/0838mkru/production/3efeec7de14d4d0408987312375180c65aa776aa-3200x2000.png)
    
    ### Krown
    
    300+ programmatic dealer microsites and a custom booking engine, hosted on Vercel
    
    Read the case study](https://www.papercrane.ca/case-studies/krown-headless-development)
-   [![Hopewell home mark on a deep teal field](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/0838mkru/production/1d982a69baff0011ade07ff202b4945fd300516f-3200x2000.png)
    
    ### Hopewell Residential
    
    Home directory with automated ad feeds and brochures, hosted on Vercel
    
    Read the case study](https://www.papercrane.ca/case-studies/hopewell-residential)
-   [![The Zephy airship mark on a dotted flight path over warm cream](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/0838mkru/production/71f9aeffd3a4f5ef77a8943ce49b2890e4b71657-3200x2000.png)
    
    ### Zephy
    
    Taken from an internal fix to a fully bespoke product
    
    Read the case study](https://www.papercrane.ca/case-studies/zephy)

## Related

-   [
    
    ### React
    
    The library Next.js is built on.
    
    React development](https://www.papercrane.ca/partners-and-software/react)
-   [
    
    ### Sanity
    
    The CMS we usually pair with Next.js.
    
    Sanity development](https://www.papercrane.ca/partners-and-software/sanity)
-   [
    
    ### Vercel
    
    Where we usually host Next.js sites.
    
    Vercel hosting](https://www.papercrane.ca/partners-and-software/vercel)
-   [
    
    ### All partners and software
    
    Every platform we build with.
    
    See the full list](https://www.papercrane.ca/partners-and-software)

## Questions about Next.js

### Is Next.js good for SEO?

Yes. It renders pages on the server, so search engines and AI crawlers get the complete content in the first response.

### Which CMS do you pair it with?

Usually [Sanity](https://www.papercrane.ca/partners-and-software/sanity). The content lives in Sanity and can feed the website and other channels.

### Where is a Next.js site hosted?

Usually on [Vercel](https://www.papercrane.ca/partners-and-software/vercel), which is where Krown and Hopewell Residential run. Other hosts work too if you have a reason to use one.

## Planning a Next.js build?

Tell us what you're building. We'll say whether Next.js is the right fit, and whether we're the right people.

[Book a call](https://www.papercrane.ca/contact)

[(403) 869-2746](tel:+14038692746)  
320-999 8 St. SW  
Calgary, Alberta T2R1J5

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