Next.js 4+React 16

Why?

Why is Next.js 4 compatible with React 16?

Requirement

React ^16.0.0

Selected version

React 16

Evaluation

16.14.0 satisfies ^16.0.0

Conclusion

COMPATIBLE

Evidence

CompatHub reports compatibility from upstream sources rather than making unsupported claims of its own.

• Next.js npm releases

  Confidence: HIGH

  https://registry.npmjs.org/next/4.2.3

  Retrieved 2 September 2026

  Requirement: ^16.0.0

React versions

Compatibility is derived from the project's declared React requirement (^16.0.0); it does not mean every version combination has been independently tested.

• 15❌
• 16✓
• 17❌

Other React versions satisfying this requirement

Next.js 4 — compatible React lines tracked in CompatHub

• ✓React 16version line

Other Next.js versions

Only lines with relevant compatibility evidence are listed.

• Next.js 16
• Next.js 15
• Next.js 14
• Next.js 13
• Next.js 12
• Next.js 11
• Next.js 10
• Next.js 9
• Next.js 8
• Next.js 7
• Next.js 6
• Next.js 5
• Next.js 4
• Next.js 3
• Next.js 2

Lifecycle context

Lifecycle status is separate from compatibility. An EOL component can still satisfy a documented version requirement.