I’ve used both extensively. The performance difference isn’t as big as developers make it out to be. WordPress with good caching and optimization hits the same Core Web Vitals as Next.js, especially on decent hosting. Next.js wins because you control everything - no plugin bloat killing your site speed. But WordPress has Yoast and RankMath doing the technical SEO work for you automatically. For a blog + e-learning site? WordPress will get you ranking faster thanks to its ecosystem. Next.js scales better long-term, but only if you’ve got dev resources to optimize everything yourself.