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Astro
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Astro
Astro is a free, open-source web framework for content-driven sites such as blogs, marketing sites, portfolios and online shops. It is aimed at developers who want fast, SEO-friendly websites or dynamic apps.
Checked on 2026-11-02. Always confirm on the official website.
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Free framework for developers who want fast content sites; no built-in store or AI generator.
From
Free, open source under the MIT license
Moving in or out
Easy
Take your site with you
Yes, source builds locally; static output goes to dist/ for any host
Best for
Developers building fast, SEO-friendly blogs, marketing sites or portfolios, and teams that want to pull content from files, databases, APIs or an external CMS.
Not a fit if
Anyone who wants a built-in hosted store, payment plan or AI site generator, since checkout needs a third-party service and AI help comes from external tools.
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Facts
Platform at a glance
Price
From
Free, open source under the MIT license
Features
CMS
Built-in content collections, plus files, databases, APIs or external CMSs
Online store
No built-in store; integrates Lemon Squeezy, Paddle or Snipcart checkout
AI
No built-in AI generator; works with external AI tools
Moving in or out
Migration difficulty
Easy
Can you take your site with you
Yes, source builds locally; static output goes to dist/ for any host
Checked on 2026-11-02. Always confirm on the official website.
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Migration
Moving to or from Astro
You keep the project source and can build static output to dist/ for any suitable host. Redirects are configurable, with 301 responses for redirected GET requests. Importing into Astro follows documented migration guides.
Moving from Astro to Wix Studio? parnii handles your content, design and redirects, so you can run the site without code.
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Migration
Astro:
common questions
Is Astro free to use?
Yes, Astro is free. It is an open-source project released under the MIT license, and there is no paid plan for building a website or app with it.
Does Astro have a built-in CMS?
Astro has built-in content collections for organizing and querying structured content with type safety. It can also load content from local files, databases, APIs or an external CMS.
Can I build an online store with Astro?
Yes, but Astro has no built-in hosted store or payment plan. Official docs describe adding third-party checkout, payment and cart services such as Lemon Squeezy, Paddle or Snipcart.
Does Astro have an AI website generator?
No. Astro has no built-in AI generator for sites, pages or content. Its docs cover AI-assisted development with external AI tools, which handle the code generation.
Can I move my site to or from Astro?
Yes. You own the project source, and static builds output to dist/. Moving in works through documented guides: reuse Markdown, HTML, components, styles and CMS content. Redirects are supported.
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