Determining the “best” web stack largely depends on the specific requirements of the project, the preferences and expertise of the development team, and various other factors like scalability, maintainability, and the nature of the application. However, there are several popular web stacks known for their robustness, efficiency, and wide community support. Here’s a look at some of these stacks:

1. MEAN Stack

• MongoDB: A NoSQL database that uses JSON-like documents with schema.
• Express.js: A minimal and flexible Node.js web application framework that provides a robust set of features for web and mobile applications.
• Angular: A TypeScript-based open-source web application framework led by the Angular Team at Google.
• Node.js: A JavaScript runtime built on Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine, ideal for building fast, scalable network applications.

Pros: Single language development (JavaScript), great for real-time data-intensive applications, large community support.

1. MERN Stack

• MongoDB
• Express.js
• React: A JavaScript library for building user interfaces, maintained by Facebook.
• Node.js

Pros: Highly flexible, great for single-page applications, strong community support.

1. LAMP Stack

• Linux: A family of open-source Unix-like operating systems.
• Apache: A highly popular web server software.
• MySQL: The world’s most popular open-source relational database.
• PHP: A popular general-purpose scripting language especially suited to web development.

Pros: Well-tested and proven stack, wide support and community, good for dynamic websites.

1. MEVN Stack

• MongoDB
• Express.js
• Vue.js: A progressive framework for building user interfaces.
• Node.js

Pros: Increasing popularity, easy to learn, great for single-page and cross-platform applications.

1. JAMstack

• JavaScript: Any dynamic programming during the request/response cycle is handled by JavaScript.
• APIs: Server-side operations are abstracted into reusable APIs, accessed over HTTPS with JavaScript.
• Markup: Templated markup should be prebuilt at deploy time, usually using a site generator for content sites or a build tool for web apps.

Pros: Fast and secure, great for static sites, decoupled architecture.

1. .NET Stack

• C#: A programming language developed by Microsoft.
• .NET Core: A cross-platform version of .NET for building websites, services, and console apps.
• SQL Server: A relational database management system developed by Microsoft.
• IIS: Internet Information Services, a flexible, secure and manageable Web server for hosting anything on the Web.

Pros: Great for enterprise-level applications, robust and scalable, strong support from Microsoft.