Comparison

Astro vs MUI

No clear leader: MUI (76.8) and Astro (71.9) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Astro full profile →MUI full profile →

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Astro72

MUI77

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Astro	MUI
vioscaleAI score	72 / 100medium · 57%	77 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	free
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	18	-
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	8.6
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 25 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=astro&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 20 · Max severity: HIGH	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40mui%2Fmaterial&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	18,705	163,982
Github starsadoption.github_stars	63,201	99,201
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	7,314,180	10,365,358
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	7
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	JavaScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · HQ FR
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Astro72 / 100medium · 57%

MUI77 / 100medium · 72%

Pricing

Free tier

Astro✓

MUI✓

Model

Astroopen_source

MUIfree

Price level

Astrofree

MUIfree

Transparent

Astro–

MUI✓

Integrations

Count

Astro18

MUI–

Security

Gdpr

Astro✓

MUI✓

Scorecard

Astro–

MUI8.6

Vulnerabilities

AstroCount: 25 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=astro&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 20 · Max severity: HIGH

MUICount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40mui%2Fmaterial&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Adoption

Dependent repos

Astro18,705

MUI163,982

Github stars

Astro63,201

MUI99,201

Package downloads weekly

Astro7,314,180

MUI10,365,358

Activity

Commits last 30d

Astro100

MUI100

Release

Cadence days

Astro–

MUI7

History

Astro20 items

MUI20 items

License

Spdx

AstroMIT

MUIMIT

Language

Primary

AstroTypeScript

MUIJavaScript

Market

Availability

Astro–

MUIAvailable worldwide · HQ FR

Content

Faq

Astro7 items

MUI6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for frontend ui frameworks. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Frontend UI Frameworks
Capability	Astro	MUI
Core
Paradigm	Server-first JavaScript framework	React component library
Reusable component model	✓	✓
Rendering
Virtual DOM	-	-
Signals / fine-grained reactivity	-	-
SSR support	✓	-
DX
First-class TypeScript	✓	-
State
Built-in state management	-	-
Ecosystem
Official router	-	-
Performance
Runtime size	Tiny (<10kb)	-

Core

Paradigm

AstroServer-first JavaScript framework

MUIReact component library

Reusable component model

Astro✓

MUI✓

Rendering

Virtual DOM

Astro-

MUI-

Signals / fine-grained reactivity

Astro-

MUI-

SSR support

Astro✓

MUI-

First-class TypeScript

Astro✓

MUI-

State

Built-in state management

Astro-

MUI-

Ecosystem

Official router

Astro-

MUI-

Performance

Runtime size

AstroTiny (<10kb)

MUI-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Astro

Astro is a web framework that prioritizes performance through server-side rendering and sends minimal JavaScript to browsers. It features an island architecture for selective interactivity, supports all major UI frameworks, and produces zero unnecessary JavaScript by default.

Independently observed

MUI

A free React library containing pre-styled interface components based on Material Design, enabling developers to quickly construct application UIs.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Astro

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-10-13verify ↗

MUI

from $299/moHybridFree tier

Free tier available. Pro from $24.92/developer/month, Premium from $49.92/developer/month, Enterprise from $116.58/developer/month (annual billing)

CommunityFree
- MIT-licensed
- 40+ free components
- Community support
- MUI Core libraries (Base UI, Material UI, Joy UI, MUI System)
Pro$299/developer/year or $24.92/developer/month
- Everything in Community
- Pro support
- MUI X Pro access
- 10+ Pro features
- Multi-app license
Premium$599/developer/year or $49.92/developer/month
- Everything in Pro
- Premium support
- Access to new features first
- MUI X Premium access
- 5+ Premium features
EnterpriseContact sales
- Everything in Premium
- Priority support
- Customer Success Manager
- Technical support for all libraries
- Guaranteed response time
- +4 more

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Astro	MUI
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	-

Platforms

Web

Astro✓

MUI✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Astro✓

MUI–

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Astro

21 total

React
Vue
Svelte
Tailwind CSS
Vercel
Cloudflare Workers
Node.js
Prism
MDX
Sitemap
Starlight
Sentry
UnoCSS
Expressive Code
astro-icon
astro-seo
Fathom Analytics
Feedback Fish
Cloudflare
Sonda
Solid

Independently observed

MUI

Not documented yet.

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Astro or MUI: which one depends on you

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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.