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Astro
Content-focused web framework with islands architecture and zero JS by default
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Scalability
high
Performance
very high
Learning Curve
easy
Maturity
stable
Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript
Architecture: islands, static, ssr
When to Use
- +Content-heavy sites
- +Performance critical
- +Multi-framework teams
- +Documentation sites
When Not to Use
- -Complex SPAs
- -Heavy client interactivity
- -Real-time apps
Strengths
- Zero JS by default
- Islands architecture
- Multi-framework support
- Fast builds
- 48k+ stars
Weaknesses
- Newer ecosystem
- Less suited for complex SPAs
Operations
Maintenance
low
Monitoring
low
Backup/Recovery
simple
Hosting: static-hosting, edge, self-hosted
Quick Facts
- Category
- Static Site Generator
- License
- open source
- Pricing
- free (free tier)
- Community
- large
- Docs Quality
- excellent
- Trend
- rapidly growing
- Vendor Lock-in
- none
- Data Portability
- easy
Compliance
GDPR
HIPAA
SOC 2
PCI-DSS
Encryption
Audit Logs
RBAC
MFA
Best For
startupsmallmediumlarge
Use Cases
- Content sites
- Documentation
- Blogs
- Marketing sites
- E-commerce
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