# Router vs Router-lite

**URL:** <https://discourse.aurelia.io/t/router-vs-router-lite/5337>\
**Category:** vNext\
**Created:** [January 13, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://discourse.aurelia.io/t/router-vs-router-lite/5337 "2024-01-13T16:49:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![zeko77](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discourse.aurelia.io/zeko77/32/2258_2.png) [@zeko77](https://discourse.aurelia.io/u/zeko77)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://discourse.aurelia.io/t/router-vs-router-lite/5337/1 "2024-01-13T16:49:45Z")

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I 've been using aurelia/router for a long time and I have pretty much managed to bend it to my will. I noticed that a lot of dev-attention has been given to router-lite lately, so I have couple of questions:  
Why two routers?  
What are the general use-cases for each and when to chose one over the other?  
Which one has brighter future?

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**Author:** ![Sayan751](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discourse.aurelia.io/sayan751/32/1861_2.png) [@Sayan751](https://discourse.aurelia.io/u/Sayan751)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2024, 6:28pm UTC](https://discourse.aurelia.io/t/router-vs-router-lite/5337/2 "2024-01-13T18:28:48Z")

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Hi! Glad to hear that you have a good experience with the router! 👍

The first two questions are already addressed in the [docs](https://docs.aurelia.io/getting-to-know-aurelia/routing/aurelia-router-lite/getting-started):

> The router-lite one is smaller in size, supports only configured routing, and does not support direct routing, as facilitated by `@aurelia/router` . Choose your router depending on your need.

I won’t be able to answer the third question impartially, as I was contributing lately towards router-lite 🙂 Considering both the routers are well documented, as long as one serving your use-cases, you can simply keep using that.