Comparison

Astro vs shadcn/ui

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
shadcn/ui55
Score
vioscaleAI score
Astro72 / 100medium · 57%
shadcn/ui55 / 100low · 39%
Pricing
Free tier
Astro✓
shadcn/ui✓
Model
shadcn/uicommercial
Price level
Astrofree
shadcn/uifree
Transparent
Astro–
shadcn/ui✓
Integrations
Count
Astro18
shadcn/ui6
Adoption
Dependent repos
Astro18,705
shadcn/ui0
Github stars
Astro63,201
shadcn/ui125,486
Package downloads weekly
shadcn/ui–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Astro100
shadcn/ui99
Release
Cadence days
Astro–
shadcn/ui1
History
shadcn/ui20 items
License
Spdx
AstroMIT
shadcn/uiMIT
Language
Primary
shadcn/uiTypeScript
Market
Availability
Astro–
Content
Faq
Astro7 items
shadcn/ui6 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Paradigm
AstroServer-first JavaScript framework
shadcn/uiComponent library and design system toolkit
Reusable component model
Astro✓
shadcn/ui✓
Rendering
Virtual DOM
Astro-
shadcn/ui✓
Signals / fine-grained reactivity
Astro-
shadcn/ui✗
SSR support
Astro✓
shadcn/ui✓
DX
First-class TypeScript
Astro✓
shadcn/ui✓
State
Built-in state management
Astro-
shadcn/ui✓
Ecosystem
Official router
Astro-
shadcn/ui✗
Performance
Runtime size
AstroTiny (<10kb)
shadcn/uiSmall (10–40kb)

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

shadcn/ui

An open-source React component library that provides ready-made UI components built on Radix UI and styled with Tailwind CSS. You copy components directly into your codebase and customize them to match your design requirements.

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 verify ↗

shadcn/ui

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Astro✓
shadcn/ui✓
CLI
Astro✗
shadcn/ui✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Astro✓
shadcn/ui✓
Self-hosted
Astro✗
shadcn/ui✓

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • React
  • Tailwind CSS

Astro

Leader
21 total - 19 not shared
  • Vue
  • Svelte
  • 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

shadcn/ui

6 total - 4 not shared
  • Radix UI
  • React Aria
  • Next.js
  • Vite
Independently observed
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