# Inertia.js

14 Hacker News commenters recommended Inertia.js and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 10 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Recommended for building SPA-style frontends on server frameworks like Laravel, Django and Rails without a separate API. One critic reported trouble getting it to work with the Buffalo framework.

## Why people recommend it

- SPA feel without a separate API (4 comments): "it lets you use a React frontend and a Laravel backend without a dedicated API or endpoints, its so much faster to develop and iterate" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46242612)) "With Inertia.js, you get the real feel of an SPA without the complexity of maintaining APIs just for the frontend." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49280169)) "So, try Inertia – it is a best of both worlds." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48089214))
- Works with Laravel, Django, Rails (5 comments): "This is why I'm a big advocate of Inertia.js. For me it's the right balance of using "serious" batteries included traditional MVC backends" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46240996)) "it lets you use a React frontend and a Laravel backend without a dedicated API or endpoints, its so much faster to develop and iterate" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46242612)) "Inertia because it’s a plug-in replacement for ruby html templating aka erb" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47146002))
- Little backend change needed (2 comments): "It's amazing how powerful this stack is and how little you have to change in the backend." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47349774)) "Inertia because it’s a plug-in replacement for ruby html templating aka erb" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47146002))
- Good starter kits and SSR support (2 comments): "as we have https://inertiajs.com/ right now, you can do SSR of any complexity in Vue" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49928750)) "The two main front end tools, Livewire and Inertia, are fun, with good starter kits." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50227860))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [React](https://hackerapproved.com/p/react.md): 482 recommend
- [htmx](https://hackerapproved.com/p/htmx.md): 320 recommend
- [Svelte](https://hackerapproved.com/p/svelte.md): 151 recommend
- [Vue](https://hackerapproved.com/p/vue.md): 121 recommend
- [Angular](https://hackerapproved.com/p/angular.md): 82 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Inertia.js", https://hackerapproved.com/p/inertia-js/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).