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You are on Node.js 18
End of lifeEND OF LIFE
- EOL
- 30 April 2025
- Latest release
- 18.20.8
No vulnerabilities currently recorded by CompatHub.
Supported upgrade options
Newer version lines that are not end-of-life, ranked by remaining support then version. CompatHub does not mark a single option as recommended.
- Node.js 26View Node.js 26 →SupportedSTANDARD SUPPORT
- EOL
- 30 April 2029
- Latest release
- 26.8.1 · 26 August 2026
- Upgrade distance
- 8 major versions newer
- Support difference
- ~48 months more support
No vulnerabilities currently recorded by CompatHub.
Compatibility impact
- Next.js 16
Node.js 18: incompatible · Node.js 26: compatible - Next.js 15
Node.js 18: compatible · Node.js 26: compatible - Next.js 14
Node.js 18: compatible · Node.js 26: compatible - Next.js 13
Node.js 18: compatible · Node.js 26: compatible
- Node.js 24View Node.js 24 →SupportedLTS
- EOL
- 30 April 2028
- Latest release
- 24.20.0 · 26 August 2026
- Upgrade distance
- 6 major versions newer
- Support difference
- ~36 months more support
No vulnerabilities currently recorded by CompatHub.
Compatibility impact
- Next.js 16
Node.js 18: incompatible · Node.js 24: compatible - Next.js 15
Node.js 18: compatible · Node.js 24: compatible - Next.js 14
Node.js 18: compatible · Node.js 24: compatible - Next.js 13
Node.js 18: compatible · Node.js 24: compatible
- Node.js 22View Node.js 22 →SupportedMAINTENANCE
- EOL
- 30 April 2027
- Latest release
- 22.23.2 · 28 July 2026
- Upgrade distance
- 4 major versions newer
- Support difference
- ~24 months more support
No vulnerabilities currently recorded by CompatHub.
Compatibility impact
- Next.js 16
Node.js 18: incompatible · Node.js 22: compatible - Next.js 15
Node.js 18: compatible · Node.js 22: compatible - Next.js 14
Node.js 18: compatible · Node.js 22: compatible - Next.js 13
Node.js 18: compatible · Node.js 22: compatible
- Node.js 27View Node.js 27 →STANDARD SUPPORTSTANDARD SUPPORT
- EOL
- 30 April 2030
- Latest release
- —
- Upgrade distance
- 9 major versions newer
- Support difference
- ~60 months more support
No vulnerabilities currently recorded by CompatHub.
Compatibility impact
- Next.js 16
Node.js 18: incompatible · Node.js 27: compatible - Next.js 15
Node.js 18: compatible · Node.js 27: compatible - Next.js 14
Node.js 18: compatible · Node.js 27: compatible - Next.js 13
Node.js 18: compatible · Node.js 27: compatible