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Astro

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Content-focused web framework that ships zero JavaScript by default — build fast static sites and SSR pages with any UI framework.

License

MIT

Language

TypeScript

85
Trust
Strong

Why Astro?

Marketing sites, blogs, or docs where content performance is critical

You want to mix React, Vue, or Svelte components in one project

Maximizing Core Web Vitals scores with minimal JavaScript

Signal Breakdown

What drives the Trust Score

npm downloads
900k / wk
Commits (90d)
350 commits
GitHub stars
47k ★
Stack Overflow
2k q's
Community
High
Weighted Trust Score85 / 100

Download Trend

Last 12 months

Tradeoffs & Caveats

Know before you commit

Highly interactive SPA-like apps — React or SvelteKit suit better

You need server-side data mutations and complex state management

Pricing

Free tier & paid plans

Free tier

Open source, free to use

Paid

Free & open-source

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vue
Vue.js91Excellent

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Learning Resources

Docs, videos, tutorials, and courses

Get Started

Repository and installation options

View on GitHub

github.com/withastro/astro

npmnpm create astro@latest

Quick Start

Copy and adapt to get going fast

# Create new Astro project
npm create astro@latest

# src/pages/index.astro
---
const title = "Hello Astro";
---
<html>
  <body>
    <h1>{title}</h1>
  </body>
</html>

Community Notes

Real experiences from developers who've used this tool