Definitely. NextJS isn't a "backend framework", it's a server-side rendering framework that has some backend abilities to handle simple use-cases.

NestJS is the most full-featured Node framework, but it's lightyears behind Django. Yet I'd still use it given the choice between both, because I prefer Typescript so much better than Python and having a single language through the stack is a game changer, enough that I'm willing to compromise on the frameworak.