Astro

Islands Architecture. It strips away all JavaScript from your page by default, hydrating only the interactive 'islands'. It enables the fastest possible load times.

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Pricing

Free tier

Hybrid

Adoption

→Stable

License

Open Source

Overview

What is Astro?

The web framework for content-driven websites

Key differentiator

“Islands Architecture. It strips away all JavaScript from your page by default, hydrating only the interactive 'islands'. It enables the fastest possible load times.”

Capability profile

Capability Radar

Honest assessment

Strengths & Weaknesses

↑ Strengths

Content-heavy sites (blogs, marketing, docs, ecommerce)

Curated assessment

High performance (Islands Architecture sends zero JS by default)

Curated assessment

Using components from multiple frameworks (React + Vue together)

Curated assessment

↓ Weaknesses

Highly complex, app-like dashboards (Next.js/Remix better)

Curated assessment

Real-time collaborative apps

Curated assessment

Cost structure

Pricing

Free Tier

Available

Free (Open Source)

Starts at

Free

Model

Hybrid

Enterprise

None

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Performance benchmarks

How Fast Is It?

Ecosystem

Relationships

Alternatives

Next.js

Next step

Get Started with Astro

Step-by-step setup guide with code examples and common gotchas.

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