Comparison

Astro vs Qwik

On the evidence we track, Astro leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Astro72

Qwik59

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	AstroLeader	Qwik
vioscaleAI score	72 / 100medium · 57%	59 / 100medium · 57%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	18	20
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
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: 4 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40builder.io%2Fqwik&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: CRITICAL
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	18,705	771
Github starsadoption.github_stars	63,201	22,065
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	7,314,180	63,124
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	100
Release
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	TypeScript
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Astro72 / 100medium · 57%

Qwik59 / 100medium · 57%

Pricing

Free tier

Astro✓

Qwik✓

Model

Astroopen_source

Qwikopen_source

Price level

Astrofree

Qwikfree

Transparent

Astro–

Qwik✓

Integrations

Count

Astro18

Qwik20

Security

Gdpr

Astro✓

Qwik–

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

QwikCount: 4 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40builder.io%2Fqwik&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 1 · Max severity: CRITICAL

Adoption

Dependent repos

Astro18,705

Qwik771

Github stars

Astro63,201

Qwik22,065

Package downloads weekly

Astro7,314,180

Qwik63,124

Activity

Commits last 30d

Astro100

Qwik100

Release

History

Astro20 items

Qwik20 items

License

Spdx

AstroMIT

QwikMIT

Language

Primary

AstroTypeScript

QwikTypeScript

Content

Faq

Astro7 items

Qwik6 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	Qwik
Core
Paradigm	Server-first JavaScript framework	Resumable, edge-first component framework
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)	Tiny (<10kb)

Core

Paradigm

AstroServer-first JavaScript framework

QwikResumable, edge-first component framework

Reusable component model

Astro✓

Qwik✓

Rendering

Virtual DOM

Astro-

Qwik-

Signals / fine-grained reactivity

Astro-

Qwik✓

SSR support

Astro✓

Qwik✓

First-class TypeScript

Astro✓

Qwik-

State

Built-in state management

Astro-

Qwik✓

Ecosystem

Official router

Astro-

Qwik✓

Performance

Runtime size

AstroTiny (<10kb)

QwikTiny (<10kb)

What each one is

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

Astro

Leader

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

Qwik

A web framework designed to deliver instantly-interactive sites at any scale using resumable components and lazy JavaScript execution, booting with approximately 1KB of JS regardless of application complexity.

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

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-10-13verify ↗

Qwik

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

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	Qwik
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Astro✓

Qwik✓

CLI

Astro✗

Qwik✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Astro✓

Qwik✓

Self-hosted

Astro✗

Qwik✓

Integrations

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

In common (6)

React
Vue
Svelte
Vercel
Cloudflare
Solid

Astro

Leader

21 total - 15 not shared

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

Independently observed

Qwik

29 total - 23 not shared

AWS
Azure
Deno
Firebase
Google Cloud Run
Netlify
Auth.js
Builder.io CMS
Cypress
Nx
Partytown
Playwright
PostCSS
Prisma
Storybook
Styled-Vanilla-Extract
Supabase
Tailwind
Vitest
Express
D3
Flowbite
Angular

Independently observed

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