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Frontend technology
Astrodevelopment expertise.
A modern static site builder that delivers lightning-fast performance with partial hydration.
Category
Frontend
Learning curve
Easy
Introduced
2021
Overview
Where Astro fits in a modern product.
Astro is a modern static site generator that delivers lightning-fast performance by shipping zero JavaScript by default. It supports components from any framework (React, Vue, Svelte) but renders them to static HTML, only hydrating interactive 'islands' as needed.
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Multi-framework Support
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SSG/SSR
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Partial Hydration
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Markdown/MDX
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Image Optimization
Product use cases
What teams build with Astro.
The technology is most valuable when its strengths match the product, team and operating context.
Content Sites
Marketing Pages
Documentation
Blogs
E-commerce
Portfolios
Engineering assessment
Strengths and trade-offs, considered together.
Technology selection should account for product requirements, team capability, ecosystem maturity and long-term ownership.
Strengths
- Exceptional performance
- Multi-framework support
- Content-focused
- Excellent SEO
- Progressive enhancement
- Modern developer experience
Considerations
- Not for app-heavy sites
- Limited SPA capabilities
- Young ecosystem
- Hydration complexity
Getting started
Scaffold project, add pages/markdown, use framework components, configure hydration strategy, and deploy.
Best practices
Structure content effectively, optimize hydration, leverage image optimization, implement proper SEO, use content collections.
Ecosystem
Astro ecosystem includes integrations for all major frameworks, CMS solutions, deployment adapters, and UI libraries.
Related technologies
Explore the surrounding ecosystem.
Compare adjacent frameworks, platforms and tools that commonly support similar product goals.