What is Astro?
Astro is a content-first web framework optimized for shipping less JavaScript. It renders pages to HTML at build time and only hydrates the components you explicitly mark as interactive. Ideal for marketing sites, blogs and documentation.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- ✓ Zero-JS by default, blazing performance.
- ✓ Use React, Vue and Svelte side by side.
- ✓ Excellent content collections.
Cons
- ✗ Less suited for highly interactive apps.
- ✗ Smaller ecosystem than Next.js.
Alternatives to Astro
FAQ
Is Astro only for static sites?+−
No. Astro supports server-side rendering too, but its strength is shipping static-by-default pages.