Astro

Astro is a web build tool optimized for creating fast, content-driven websites using server-rendered HTML and an Islands architecture for partial hydration.

It supports UI components from React, Vue, Svelte, and other frameworks, includes built-in content collections with type safety, ships zero JavaScript by default, and provides incremental content caching with flexible deployment modes, including hybrid static and SSR output.

According to our data, Astro is the most popular static site generator on the web.
It has 38.2% of the static site generator market share and is present on 0.3% of all websites.

It is especially popular in India, appearing on 0.4% of all websites in the country.

Statistics based on 3.9M+ analyzed websites. About this data

💸 Pricing

Astro is available for free.

Free ✔️ Open source

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 Astro Awards

⚡ Sites Built With Astro

We have data on 11,801 websites that use the Astro static site generator. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Astro is cloudflare.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 cloudflare.com #10 United States English
2 netlify.com #153 United States English
3 ikea.com #323 Netherlands English
4 thebase.com #390 Japan Japanese
5 aftonbladet.se #412 Sweden Swedish
6 kleinanzeigen.de #418 Germany German
7 vg.no #494 Norway Norwegian
8 playstation.com #584 Japan American English
9 asurascans.com #816 English
10 roku.com #1,293 United States English
11 bgn.go.id #1,520 Indonesia Malay
12 nerdwallet.com #1,726 United States English
13 proton.me #1,732 Switzerland English
14 cognitoforms.com #1,798 United States English
15 abplive.com #1,814 India Hindi
16 porsche.com #2,097 Germany American English
17 audacityteam.org #2,166 English
18 feverup.com #2,173 English
19 svd.se #2,210 Sweden Swedish
20 developers.cloudflare.com United States English

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Astro:

Most of the sites using Astro are from the United States, Germany, and Japan.

  • United States 22.1%
  • Germany 7.3%
  • Japan 5.8%
  • United Kingdom 5.7%
  • Spain 4.1%
  • France 3.6%
  • India 3.5%
  • Brazil 3.3%
  • Poland 2.8%
  • Other 41.8%

Most Astro users speak English, Spanish, or German.

  • English 62.5%
  • Spanish 7.3%
  • German 4.8%
  • Japanese 4.2%
  • French 3.3%
  • Portuguese 2.6%
  • Polish 1.8%
  • Italian 1.4%
  • Dutch 1.3%
  • Other 10.8%

The Astro static site generator is especially popular on .com top-level domains.

  • .com 45.7%
  • .org 4.5%
  • .de 3%
  • .net 2.9%
  • .io 2.8%
  • .com.br 1.8%
  • .co.uk 1.5%
  • .fr 1.3%
  • .pl 1.3%
  • Other 35.2%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Astro include business, Internet services, and marketing and merchandising.

  • Business 20%
  • Internet Services 11.2%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 9.4%
  • Blogs/Wiki 7.4%
  • Software/Hardware 6%
  • Online Shopping 4.7%
  • Education/Reference 4.2%
  • Entertainment 3.9%
  • Health 3.5%
  • Other 29.7%

🔢 Astro Versions

The most widespread version of Astro is 5.18, used by 9.8% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 9.5% of sites use Astro 5.16, and 8.8% use Astro 4.16.

The Astro version distribution shows significant fragmentation, with 47.1% of sites using versions other than the top ones.

  • 5.18 9.8%
  • 5.16 9.5%
  • 4.16 8.8%
  • 6.4 4.9%
  • 7.1 4.3%
  • 5.13 4.1%
  • 6.1 4%
  • 7.0 3.9%
  • 5.15 3.6%
  • Other 47.1%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Astro alternatives.

RankName
2
Gatsby
San Francisco, California, United States

An open-source static site generator built on React and Node.js that creates fast pre-rendered websites.

FreeOpen source
10
Eleventy
Bentonville, Arkansas, United States

A high-performance, production-ready, open-source static site generator written in JavaScript.

FreeOpen source
12
VitePress

A Vue-powered static site generator and successor to VuePress, built on top of the Vite build tool.

FreeOpen source
16
VuePress

A static site generator based on Vue and Markdown for building documentation and content-focused websites.

FreeOpen source
19
Gridsome

A Vue.js powered Jamstack framework for building statically generated websites and applications.

FreeOpen source

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

Is Astro free?

Yes, it is a free static site generator.
It is also an open-source solution, and you can access its source code on GitHub.

Which country uses Astro the most?

The majority of Astro users are from the United States.

Who uses Astro?

According to our data, Astro is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as cloudflare.com, netlify.com, and ikea.com.

Is Astro used on government websites?

Overall, we found Astro on 3 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use Astro?

Yes. In total, we know of 8 academic websites in the United States that use Astro.

How does Astro stack up against its competitors?

Astro is the most popular static site generator on the market, outranking all others.

What are the alternatives to Astro?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Astro may include VitePress, Gatsby, and Eleventy.

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