What are the viable alternatives for those who don't care about the API routes but still want some level of pre-rendering / SSR? Staying in the React ecosystem that is.

Remix is always touted as the alternative but it seems like a whole new approach to learn and it's own strong opinions.

I've been using Next for 3+ years but I don't feel confident to start a new project today. Do I go to the dying page router? Or trail blaze with the app router with all the teething issues and issues everyone's encountering (myself included).