Should I use GeoSwap or build geo-targeting with Next.js middleware?

For most use cases — redirects, content swaps, geo short links — GeoSwap is ready in 3 minutes with a dashboard, bot detection, hreflang generation, and SEO safety warnings included. Middleware makes sense when you need deeply custom logic that doesn't fit a rules-based model. Many teams use both: GeoSwap for marketing pages, middleware for app-specific logic.

Does it work with the App Router?

Yes. Add the GeoSwap script to your root layout.tsx using next/script with strategy='afterInteractive', or use the @geoswap/next package which handles this automatically.

Does GeoSwap work with SSR and ISR?

Yes. GeoSwap runs at the edge independently of your rendering strategy. Whether you use SSR, SSG, or ISR, geo-targeting happens at the CDN level before your page renders.

Geo-targeting for Next.js — without writing middleware

You could build geo-targeting yourself: write middleware, set up an IP database, handle caching edge cases, manage hreflang, detect bots. Or paste one script tag and get all of it working in 3 minutes. GeoSwap works with App Router, Pages Router, and Vercel Edge.

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Why not build it yourself with middleware?

You absolutely can. Next.js middleware + a geo-IP database + some caching logic gives you full control. But you'll spend days on edge cases: handling bot detection correctly, generating hreflang tags, avoiding cloaking penalties, dealing with ISR cache invalidation. GeoSwap handles all of that out of the box, runs on its own edge infrastructure (so it doesn't consume your Vercel Edge Function quota), and gives you a dashboard instead of code to maintain.

Why GeoSwap on Next.js

SSR, SSG, ISR — doesn't matter

GeoSwap runs at the edge independently of your rendering strategy. Server-rendered, statically generated, incrementally regenerated — geo-targeting works the same.

App Router and Pages Router

Add the script in layout.tsx or _document.tsx — same result either way. Works with React Server Components, client components, and everything in between.

Doesn't eat your Vercel Edge quota

GeoSwap runs on its own Cloudflare edge infrastructure. It doesn't consume Vercel Edge Function invocations or add to your Vercel bill.

npm package with TypeScript types

The @geoswap/next package provides a native React component wrapper, next/script optimization, and full TypeScript types. Use it if you prefer npm over a script tag.

Setup — takes about 3 minutes

1Sign up for GeoSwap
2Add the script to app/layout.tsx using next/script (or _document.tsx for Pages Router)
3Or install the npm package: npm install @geoswap/next
4Configure rules in the GeoSwap dashboard

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