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 24.9% of the static site generator market share and is present on 0.2% of all websites.
- 🏠 Website
- 🔗 Links
- </> Source code
- 🔌 Add-Ons
💸 Pricing
Astro is available for free.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Static Site Generators
- Rank: 1
- Market share: 24.9%
🏆 Astro Awards
- 🥇 Most popular in Japan in the Static Site Generators category.
- 🥇 Most popular in India in the Static Site Generators category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Brazil in the Static Site Generators category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Spain in the Static Site Generators category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Indonesia in the Static Site Generators category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Mexico in the Static Site Generators category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Argentina in the Static Site Generators category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Lithuania in the Static Site Generators category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Austria in the Static Site Generators category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Turkey in the Static Site Generators category.
⚡ Sites Powered by Astro
We have data on 5,228 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.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cloudflare.com |
#20 | United States | American English |
| 2 | #130 | Japan | American English | |
| 3 | #181 | Netherlands | English | |
| 4 | #570 | Germany | German | |
| 5 | #690 | India | English | |
| 6 |  klaviyo.com |
#1,195 | United States | American English |
| 7 | #1,267 | Switzerland | English | |
| 8 | #1,319 | Japan | Japanese | |
| 9 |  netlify.com |
#1,419 | United States | English |
| 10 |  getbootstrap.com |
#1,542 | English | |
| 11 | #1,689 | India | Hindi | |
| 12 | #1,716 | Germany | American English | |
| 13 | #2,096 | India | English | |
| 14 | #2,218 | English | ||
| 15 | developers.cloudflare.com |
United States | English | |
| 16 | #2,377 | Japan | Japanese | |
| 17 | #2,638 | Greece | Greek | |
| 18 | #3,325 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| 19 | #3,574 | English | ||
| 20 | #3,576 | United States | English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Astro:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Business category.
Most of the sites using Astro are from the United States, Germany, and Japan.
- United States 21.6%
- Germany 7%
- Japan 6.4%
- United Kingdom 5.8%
- India 4.5%
- France 4.1%
- Brazil 4%
- Spain 3.3%
- Australia 2.4%
- Other 40.9%
Most Astro users speak English, Spanish, or Japanese.
- English 65.4%
- Spanish 7.2%
- Japanese 4.4%
- German 3.7%
- Portuguese 3.1%
- French 2.8%
- Chinese 1.4%
- Italian 1.3%
- Russian 0.9%
- Other 9.8%
The Astro static site generator is especially popular on .com top-level domains.
- .com 46.8%
- .org 4.7%
- .io 2.9%
- .net 2.9%
- .de 2.4%
- .com.br 2.1%
- .co.uk 1.5%
- .in 1.3%
- .fr 1.2%
- Other 34.2%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Astro include business, Internet services, and marketing and merchandising.
- Business 17.8%
- Internet Services 10.9%
- Marketing/Merchandising 8.4%
- Blogs/Wiki 6.3%
- Online Shopping 6.1%
- Software/Hardware 6.1%
- Entertainment 4.5%
- Education/Reference 4.4%
- Health 3.3%
- Other 32.2%
🔢 Astro Versions
The most widespread version of Astro is 4.16, used by 12.2% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 9.5% of sites use Astro 5.16, and 5.8% use Astro 5.13.
The Astro version distribution shows significant fragmentation, with 49.6% of sites using versions other than the top ones.
- 4.16 12.2%
- 5.16 9.5%
- 5.13 5.8%
- 5.7 5.2%
- 5.15 4.9%
- 5.14 3.8%
- 5.12 3.2%
- 5.1 3.1%
- 4.15 2.7%
- Other 49.6%
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Jekyll💬 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.
👉 See Also
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Jamstack🗃️ About This Data
- We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
- Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
- This report is based on the analysis of 3,370,405 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.