# Astro vs Tailwind CSS

| Attribute | Astro | Tailwind CSS |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 68 (67% (medium)) | 72 (79% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 34 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 18,705 | 1,049,673 |
| adoption.github_stars | 62,072 | 97,335 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 4,952,430 | 126,824,276 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | - |
| description.long | 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. | A CSS framework providing a library of styling utilities you can apply directly to your HTML elements. It scans your code and generates only the CSS you actually use, with built-in support for responsive layouts, dark mode, and theme customization. |
| features.capabilities | `{"paradigm":"Server-first JavaScript framework","bundle_size":"tiny","ssr_support":true,"component_model":true,"typescript_first":true}` | `{"paradigm":"Utility-first CSS framework","bundle_size":"tiny","ssr_support":true}` |
| integrations.count | 18 | 7 |
| 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":"Laravel"},{"name":"SvelteKit"},{"name":"React Router"},{"name":"Nuxt"},{"name":"SolidJS"},{"name":"Vite"},{"name":"PostCSS"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://astro.build/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T23:00:24.996Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://tailwindcss.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T15:24:55.725Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 17 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/astro%407.2.7","date":"2026-08-25T19:48:31Z","type":"stable","version":"astro@7.2.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/astro-vscode%402.16.20","date":"2026-08-25T19:48:40Z","type":"stable","version":"astro-vscode@2.16.20"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/%40astrojs/language-server%402.16.15","date":"2026-08-25T19:48:34Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/language-server@2.16.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/%40astrojs/cloudflare%4014.2.5","date":"2026-08-25T19:48:37Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/cloudflare@14.2.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/create-astro%405.2.4","date":"2026-08-24T14:57:34Z","type":"stable","version":"create-astro@5.2.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/astro%407.2.6","date":"2026-08-24T16:33:23Z","type":"stable","version":"astro@7.2.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/astro%407.2.5","date":"2026-08-24T14:57:31Z","type":"stable","version":"astro@7.2.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/astro-vscode%402.16.19","date":"2026-08-24T14:57:25Z","type":"stable","version":"astro-vscode@2.16.19"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/%40astrojs/vercel%4011.0.8","date":"2026-08-24T14:57:43Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/vercel@11.0.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/%40astrojs/netlify%408.2.4","date":"2026-08-24T14:57:37Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/netlify@8.2.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/%40astrojs/mdx%407.0.8","date":"2026-08-24T14:57:28Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/mdx@7.0.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/%40astrojs/markdown-satteri%400.3.8","date":"2026-08-24T14:57:40Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/markdown-satteri@0.3.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/%40astrojs/cloudflare%4014.2.4","date":"2026-08-24T14:57:23Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/cloudflare@14.2.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/astro%407.2.4","date":"2026-08-19T14:39:17Z","type":"stable","version":"astro@7.2.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/%40astrojs/vercel%4011.0.7","date":"2026-08-19T14:39:08Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/vercel@11.0.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/%40astrojs/react%406.0.4","date":"2026-08-19T14:39:23Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/react@6.0.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/%40astrojs/preact%406.0.4","date":"2026-08-19T14:39:14Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/preact@6.0.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/%40astrojs/node%4011.1.4","date":"2026-08-19T14:38:56Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/node@11.1.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/%40astrojs/netlify%408.2.3","date":"2026-08-19T14:39:11Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/netlify@8.2.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/astro/releases/tag/%40astrojs/mdx%407.0.7","date":"2026-08-19T14:39:02Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/mdx@7.0.7"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/releases/tag/v4.3.3","date":"2026-07-16T11:55:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/releases/tag/v4.3.2","date":"2026-06-29T14:21:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/releases/tag/v4.3.1","date":"2026-06-12T17:50:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/releases/tag/v4.3.0","date":"2026-05-08T20:17:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/releases/tag/v4.2.4","date":"2026-04-21T13:09:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.2.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/releases/tag/v4.2.3","date":"2026-04-20T20:46:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.2.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/releases/tag/v4.2.2","date":"2026-03-18T16:06:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/releases/tag/v4.2.1","date":"2026-02-23T12:51:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/releases/tag/v4.2.0","date":"2026-02-18T14:58:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/releases/tag/v4.1.18","date":"2025-12-11T16:31:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.1.18"},{"url":"https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/releases/tag/v3.4.19","date":"2025-12-10T18:39:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.4.19"},{"url":"https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/releases/tag/v4.1.17","date":"2025-11-06T15:34:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.1.17"},{"url":"https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/releases/tag/v4.1.16","date":"2025-10-23T10:55:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.1.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/releases/tag/v4.1.15","date":"2025-10-20T13:17:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.1.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/releases/tag/v4.1.14","date":"2025-10-01T16:00:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.1.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/releases/tag/v3.4.18","date":"2025-10-01T15:29:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.4.18"},{"url":"https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/releases/tag/v4.1.13","date":"2025-09-04T17:29:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.1.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/releases/tag/v4.1.12","date":"2025-08-14T12:48:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.1.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/releases/tag/v4.1.11","date":"2025-06-26T10:52:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.1.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/releases/tag/v4.1.10","date":"2025-06-11T20:37:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.1.10"}]` |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 6.7 |
| 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":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=tailwindcss&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Frontend UI Frameworks)

| Capability | Astro | Tailwind CSS |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Paradigm | Server-first JavaScript framework | Utility-first CSS 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: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:44:41.198Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*