Astro is the content-first framework that ships near-zero JavaScript by default — making it the fastest option for marketing sites, blogs, documentation and content hubs. We build Astro sites for D2C brands that need maximum SEO performance and perfect Core Web Vitals scores.
Astro is a content-first web framework that defaults to zero client-side JavaScript — only interactive components (Astro Islands) ship JS. Next.js is a full-stack React framework designed for applications needing extensive interactivity. Astro is the better choice for content-heavy sites (blogs, marketing pages, documentation) where SEO and Core Web Vitals are the primary goals. Next.js is better for application-like experiences.
Because Astro ships near-zero JavaScript by default, there is minimal JavaScript parse time, no React hydration overhead and smaller page payloads. LCP scores are consistently excellent because the initial HTML document contains everything needed to render the visible page.
Yes — Astro has built-in support for content from any source. Common integrations include Contentful, Sanity, Storyblok, Ghost and WordPress (headless) — all queried at build time for static output or at runtime for dynamic content.
Yes — Astro's framework agnosticism means you can use React, Vue, Svelte, SolidJS and other framework components within Astro pages. Using Astro Islands, only the React components that need client-side JavaScript will load it — everything else is static.
Astro is ideal for: brand marketing sites, blog and editorial content, educational content hubs, documentation sites and landing page libraries. It is less suited to highly interactive ecommerce storefronts (where Next.js or Shopify are better choices) but excellent for the brand and content layer alongside a commerce platform.
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