# Astro vs Qwik

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Astro

| Attribute | Astro | Qwik |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 71.9 (57% (medium)) | 59.1 (57% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 18,705 | 771 |
| adoption.github_stars | 63,201 | 22,065 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 7,314,180 | 63,124 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A web framework that renders pages on the server and sends minimal JavaScript to browsers, designed for high-performance marketing sites, blogs, and e-commerce platforms. It is indexed under Frontend UI Frameworks.","source":"https://astro.build/","question":"What is Astro?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Astro is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://astro.build/","question":"Is Astro free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Astro supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://astro.build/","question":"What platforms does Astro support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Astro can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://astro.build/","question":"Can Astro be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 18 integrations for Astro, including React, Vue, Svelte, Tailwind CSS, Vercel, Cloudflare Workers, Node.js and Prism, plus 10 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://astro.build/","question":"What does Astro integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Astro. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Astro not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://astro.build/privacy/","question":"What security certifications does Astro have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Yes. Astro is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://www.npmjs.com/package/astro","question":"Is Astro open source?","confidence":0.85}]` | `[{"answer":"Qwik is a JavaScript framework that eliminates hydration to deliver instantly interactive web applications. It uses resumability and lazy execution to minimize bundle size while providing a developer experience familiar to React developers. It is indexed under Frontend UI Frameworks.","source":"https://qwik.dev/","question":"What is Qwik?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Qwik is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://qwik.dev/","question":"Is Qwik free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Qwik supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://qwik.dev/","question":"What platforms does Qwik support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Not fully, on what we have confirmed. Qwik is offered as cloud / SaaS and hybrid, and a hybrid deployment usually means some components can run on your own infrastructure while the rest stays vendor-hosted. We have not confirmed a completely self-hosted option, so check with the vendor if that is a requirement.","source":"https://qwik.dev/","question":"Can Qwik be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 21 integrations for Qwik, including AWS, Azure, Cloudflare, Deno, Firebase, Google Cloud Run, Netlify and Vercel, plus 13 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://qwik.dev/","question":"What does Qwik integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Qwik is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/QwikDev/qwik","question":"Is Qwik open source?","confidence":0.99}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"runtime":"node","paradigm":"Server-first JavaScript framework","build_model":"static_with_islands","bundle_size":"tiny","ssr_support":true,"component_model":true,"docs_specialised":true,"typescript_first":true,"image_optimization":true,"incremental_builds":true,"zero_js_by_default":true,"mdx_component_embeds":true,"plugin_ecosystem_size":"large","islands_partial_hydration":true}` | `{"paradigm":"Resumable, edge-first component framework","bundle_size":"tiny","ssr_support":true,"component_model":true,"router_official":true,"state_management":true,"signals_reactivity":true}` |
| integrations.count | 18 | 20 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"React"},{"name":"Vue"},{"name":"Svelte"},{"name":"Tailwind CSS"},{"name":"Vercel"},{"name":"Cloudflare Workers"},{"name":"Node.js"},{"name":"Prism"},{"name":"MDX"},{"name":"Sitemap"},{"name":"Starlight"},{"name":"Sentry"},{"name":"UnoCSS"},{"name":"Expressive Code"},{"name":"astro-icon"},{"name":"astro-seo"},{"name":"Fathom Analytics"},{"name":"Feedback Fish"},{"name":"Cloudflare","native":true},{"name":"Sonda","native":false},{"name":"Solid","native":true,"category":"ui_framework","direction":"inbound"}]` | `[{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Cloudflare"},{"name":"Deno"},{"name":"Firebase"},{"name":"Google Cloud Run"},{"name":"Netlify"},{"name":"Vercel"},{"name":"Auth.js"},{"name":"Builder.io CMS"},{"name":"Cypress"},{"name":"Nx"},{"name":"Partytown"},{"name":"Playwright"},{"name":"PostCSS"},{"name":"Prisma"},{"name":"Storybook"},{"name":"Styled-Vanilla-Extract"},{"name":"Supabase"},{"name":"Tailwind"},{"name":"Vitest"},{"name":"Express"},{"name":"D3"},{"name":"Flowbite"},{"name":"React"},{"name":"Vue"},{"name":"Solid"},{"name":"Angular"},{"name":"Svelte"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://astro.build/","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T13:53:21.533Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://qwik.dev/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T23:02:38.478Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/%40astrojs/vercel%4011.0.14","date":"2026-10-12T11:54:36Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/vercel@11.0.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/create-astro%405.2.6","date":"2026-10-08T15:38:41Z","type":"stable","version":"create-astro@5.2.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/astro%407.3.8","date":"2026-10-08T15:38:38Z","type":"stable","version":"astro@7.3.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/astro-vscode%402.17.2","date":"2026-10-08T15:38:44Z","type":"stable","version":"astro-vscode@2.17.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/%40astrojs/vercel%4011.0.13","date":"2026-10-08T15:38:53Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/vercel@11.0.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/%40astrojs/netlify%408.2.9","date":"2026-10-08T15:38:50Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/netlify@8.2.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/%40astrojs/markdoc%402.0.11","date":"2026-10-08T15:38:47Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/markdoc@2.0.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/astro%407.3.7","date":"2026-10-07T21:35:22Z","type":"stable","version":"astro@7.3.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/%40astrojs/netlify%408.2.8","date":"2026-10-07T21:35:28Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/netlify@8.2.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/%40astrojs/language-server%402.17.2","date":"2026-10-07T21:35:25Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/language-server@2.17.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/create-astro%405.2.5","date":"2026-10-06T12:41:50Z","type":"stable","version":"create-astro@5.2.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/astro%407.3.6","date":"2026-10-06T12:42:11Z","type":"stable","version":"astro@7.3.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/astro-vscode%402.17.1","date":"2026-10-06T12:41:56Z","type":"stable","version":"astro-vscode@2.17.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/%40astrojs/vercel%4011.0.12","date":"2026-10-06T12:42:29Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/vercel@11.0.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/%40astrojs/react%407.0.1","date":"2026-10-06T12:42:02Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/react@7.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/%40astrojs/preact%406.0.6","date":"2026-10-06T12:41:59Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/preact@6.0.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/%40astrojs/node%4011.1.7","date":"2026-10-06T12:42:26Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/node@11.1.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/%40astrojs/netlify%408.2.7","date":"2026-10-06T12:42:23Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/netlify@8.2.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/%40astrojs/mdx%408.0.3","date":"2026-10-06T12:42:20Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/mdx@8.0.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/%40astrojs/markdown-satteri%400.4.3","date":"2026-10-06T12:42:08Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/markdown-satteri@0.4.3"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/QwikDev/qwik/releases/tag/eslint-plugin-qwik%401.20.2","date":"2026-10-06T14:45:56Z","type":"stable","version":"eslint-plugin-qwik@1.20.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/QwikDev/qwik/releases/tag/create-qwik%401.20.2","date":"2026-10-06T14:45:59Z","type":"stable","version":"create-qwik@1.20.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/QwikDev/qwik/releases/tag/%40builder.io/qwik%401.20.2","date":"2026-10-06T14:45:50Z","type":"stable","version":"@builder.io/qwik@1.20.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/QwikDev/qwik/releases/tag/%40builder.io/qwik-city%401.20.2","date":"2026-10-06T14:45:53Z","type":"stable","version":"@builder.io/qwik-city@1.20.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/QwikDev/qwik/releases/tag/eslint-plugin-qwik%402.0.0-rc.2","date":"2026-10-06T07:01:33Z","type":"prerelease","version":"eslint-plugin-qwik@2.0.0-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/QwikDev/qwik/releases/tag/create-qwik%402.0.0-rc.2","date":"2026-10-06T07:01:42Z","type":"prerelease","version":"create-qwik@2.0.0-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/QwikDev/qwik/releases/tag/%40qwik.dev/utils%402.0.0-rc.2","date":"2026-10-06T07:01:45Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@qwik.dev/utils@2.0.0-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/QwikDev/qwik/releases/tag/%40qwik.dev/router%402.0.0-rc.2","date":"2026-10-06T07:01:39Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@qwik.dev/router@2.0.0-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/QwikDev/qwik/releases/tag/%40qwik.dev/react%402.0.0-rc.2","date":"2026-10-06T07:01:51Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@qwik.dev/react@2.0.0-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/QwikDev/qwik/releases/tag/%40qwik.dev/devtools%402.0.0-rc.2","date":"2026-10-06T07:01:36Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@qwik.dev/devtools@2.0.0-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/QwikDev/qwik/releases/tag/%40qwik.dev/core%402.0.0-rc.2","date":"2026-10-06T07:01:48Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@qwik.dev/core@2.0.0-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/QwikDev/qwik/releases/tag/eslint-plugin-qwik%402.0.0-rc.0","date":"2026-10-01T15:49:22Z","type":"prerelease","version":"eslint-plugin-qwik@2.0.0-rc.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/QwikDev/qwik/releases/tag/create-qwik%402.0.0-rc.0","date":"2026-10-01T15:49:33Z","type":"prerelease","version":"create-qwik@2.0.0-rc.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/QwikDev/qwik/releases/tag/%40qwik.dev/utils%402.0.0-rc.0","date":"2026-10-01T15:49:15Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@qwik.dev/utils@2.0.0-rc.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/QwikDev/qwik/releases/tag/%40qwik.dev/router%402.0.0-rc.0","date":"2026-10-01T15:49:19Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@qwik.dev/router@2.0.0-rc.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/QwikDev/qwik/releases/tag/%40qwik.dev/react%402.0.0-rc.0","date":"2026-10-01T15:49:30Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@qwik.dev/react@2.0.0-rc.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/QwikDev/qwik/releases/tag/%40qwik.dev/devtools%402.0.0-rc.0","date":"2026-10-01T15:49:27Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@qwik.dev/devtools@2.0.0-rc.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/QwikDev/qwik/releases/tag/%40qwik.dev/core%402.0.0-rc.0","date":"2026-10-01T15:49:24Z","type":"prerelease","version":"@qwik.dev/core@2.0.0-rc.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/QwikDev/qwik/releases/tag/eslint-plugin-qwik%402.0.0-beta.47","date":"2026-09-30T20:05:56Z","type":"prerelease","version":"eslint-plugin-qwik@2.0.0-beta.47"},{"url":"https://github.com/QwikDev/qwik/releases/tag/create-qwik%402.0.0-beta.47","date":"2026-09-30T20:05:59Z","type":"prerelease","version":"create-qwik@2.0.0-beta.47"}]` |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.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"}` |

## Capabilities (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) |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:58:32.602Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*