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 25.6% of the static site generator market share and is present on 0.2% of all websites.

Statistics based on 3.5M+ analyzed websites. About this data

💸 Pricing

Astro is available for free.

Free ✔️Open source

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 Astro Awards

⚡ Sites Powered by Astro

We have data on 5,637 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 #20 United States American English
2 playstation.com #130 Japan American English
3 ikea.com #181 Netherlands English
4 aftonbladet.se #514 Sweden Swedish
5 kleinanzeigen.de #570 Germany German
6 manoramaonline.com #690 India English
7 klaviyo.com #1,195 United States American English
8 proton.me #1,267 Switzerland English
9 thebase.com #1,319 Japan Japanese
10 netlify.com #1,419 United States English
11 getbootstrap.com #1,542 English
12 abplive.com #1,689 India Hindi
13 porsche.com #1,716 Germany American English
14 zomato.com #2,096 India English
15 feverup.com #2,218 English
16 developers.cloudflare.com United States English
17 biglobe.ne.jp #2,377 Japan Japanese
18 newsbeast.gr #2,638 Greece Greek
19 elo7.com.br #3,325 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
20 audacityteam.org #3,574 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 6.9%
  • Japan 6.4%
  • United Kingdom 5.8%
  • India 4.4%
  • France 4%
  • Brazil 3.8%
  • Spain 3.4%
  • Australia 2.4%
  • Other 40.8%

Most Astro users speak English, Spanish, or Japanese.

  • English 65.3%
  • Spanish 7.3%
  • Japanese 4.5%
  • German 3.7%
  • French 3%
  • Portuguese 3%
  • Chinese 1.3%
  • Italian 1.2%
  • Russian 1%
  • Other 9.7%

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

  • .com 47%
  • .org 4.8%
  • .io 2.9%
  • .net 2.8%
  • .de 2.4%
  • .com.br 2%
  • .co.uk 1.5%
  • .in 1.3%
  • .fr 1.2%
  • Other 34.1%

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

  • Business 18%
  • Internet Services 11%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 8.5%
  • Blogs/Wiki 6.3%
  • Online Shopping 6%
  • Software/Hardware 5.9%
  • Education/Reference 4.4%
  • Entertainment 4.3%
  • Health 3.5%
  • Other 32.1%

🔢 Astro Versions

The most widespread version of Astro is 4.16, used by 11.9% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 9.6% of sites use Astro 5.16, and 5.7% use Astro 5.13.

The Astro version distribution shows significant fragmentation, with 50.8% of sites using versions other than the top ones.

  • 4.16 11.9%
  • 5.16 9.6%
  • 5.13 5.7%
  • 5.7 5.1%
  • 5.15 4.7%
  • 5.14 3.5%
  • 5.12 3.2%
  • 5.1 3%
  • 4.15 2.5%
  • Other 50.8%

🕵️ 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
5
Docusaurus
Menlo Park, California, United States

A static site generator for React-powered documentation websites that uses MDX and a React-based theme system.

FreeOpen source
10
Eleventy

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

FreeOpen source
13
VitePress

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

FreeOpen source
15
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, playstation.com, and ikea.com.

Do academic institutions use Astro?

Yes. In total, we know of 5 academic websites in the United States that use Astro.

How does Astro stack up against the competition?

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

What are the alternatives to Astro?

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

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