# Astro vs Next.js for Marketing Sites (2026) | Gr8r Studio > Astro vs Next.js for a marketing site: rendering, content, headless CMS, hosting and SEO, and when each one fits, from official docs. Checked 26 Oct 2026. Source: https://gr8rstudio.com/compare/astro-vs-nextjs 1. [Home](https://gr8rstudio.com/) 2. [Compare](https://gr8rstudio.com/compare) 3. Astro vs Next.js for Marketing Sites (2026) # Astro vs Next.js for a marketing site, not an app Astro vs Next.js for a marketing site: Astro is built for content driven sites and renders on the server first, with islands of interactivity. Next.js is a React framework for full stack web applications. Pick Astro for pages, posts and docs. Pick Next.js when the site shares logins or data with your product. Gr8r Studio compares both from official docs. [Book a 30 minute call](https://cal.com/tanjim-38/30min)[See every way to get it built](https://gr8rstudio.com/compare) Updated 26 Oct 2026\. Last checked: 26 Oct 2026. On this page 1. [ 01Astro and Next.js side by side](#astro-and-next-js-side-by-side) 2. [ 02Choose Astro if](#choose-astro-if) 3. [ 03Choose Next.js if](#choose-next-js-if) 4. [ 04The verdict](#the-verdict) 5. [ 05What each costs to run](#what-each-costs-to-run) 6. [ 06Our view](#our-view) 7. [ 07What we have built](#what-we-have-built) 8. [ 08Moving between them](#moving-between-them) 9. [ 09What to read next?](#what-to-read-next) 10. [ 10Questions](#questions) 11. [ 11More comparisons](#more-comparisons) 12. [ 12Sources](#sources) 13. [ 13Tell us what you are building](#tell-us-what-you-are-building) This comparison supports [Website Design & Development](https://gr8rstudio.com/services/website-design-development) A 30 minute call with Tanjim. You leave with a straight answer, even if it is not us. 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We build on Framer, Webflow and custom code. ## Astro and Next.js side by side __Astro vs Next.js (checked 26 Oct 2026)__ | Factor | Astro | Next.js | | ----------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Built for | A web framework for content driven sites such as blogs, marketing and ecommerce [\[1\]](#src1) | A React framework for building web applications [\[2\]](#src2) | | Rendering model | Server first, with islands of interactivity [\[1\]](#src1) | React application framework [\[2\]](#src2) | | Content | Files in the repo or a headless CMS, including WordPress [\[3\]](#src3) | Files or a headless CMS of your choice [\[4\]](#src4) | | Hosting | Static or on demand, on many hosts [\[5\]](#src5) | A Node.js server, a Docker container, a static export (limited) or adapters [\[6\]](#src6) | | Interactive features | Islands of interactivity [\[1\]](#src1) | Built for full stack web applications [\[2\]](#src2) | | Team skills | Developers comfortable with a content framework | React developers | | Who maintains it after launch | Your engineers, or a team you hire | Your engineers, or a team you hire | | Time to a first live page | Quick for content pages from files or a CMS | Quick for a simple site; longer once app logic is involved | | Main risk | Less suited to app logic | More than a content site needs | Rows copied from the full table on this page. Checked 26 Oct 2026. These describe each platform from its own official pages. Last checked: 26 Oct 2026. ## Choose Astro if - The site is mostly content: pages, posts, docs. - You want a lean site that renders on the server first. - You want built in routing for each language. ## Choose Next.js if - The site shares logic, logins or data with your product. - Your team already works in React. - You need app features on the marketing site. From the Choose lists on this page. Checked 26 Oct 2026. ## The verdict - **Choose Astro if** the site is mostly pages, posts and docs, and speed of content pages matters most. - **Choose Next.js if** the site shares logins, data or logic with your product. - **Choose Gr8r if** you want one team to design and build a custom coded site. From The verdict on this page. Checked 26 Oct 2026. ## What each costs to run We do not list figures here; plans change, so check each official page. - **Astro:** you choose and pay for the host \[5\] and any headless CMS \[3\]. - **Next.js:** you choose and pay for the host \[6\] and any headless CMS \[4\]. ## Our view Pick by what the site does. If your team already runs a React app and only needs a few marketing pages added to it, your own engineers may be the faster choice. If nobody will own the code after launch, a hosted builder like Framer or Webflow suits you better than us building in code. Clients own everything once it's paid for. ## What we have built - **Astro:** We also build custom coded sites, for example in Astro. - **Glaze** ([getgradients.com](https://getgradients.com)): A gradient engine that runs in the browser. Built by Gr8r for its own portfolio. Not client work. 50+ projects shipped across product design, engineering and websites. ## Moving between them Both are code, so a move between them is a rebuild of templates in the same repo. Map and redirect any URL that changes. See [website migrations](https://gr8rstudio.com/migrations). Related services: [website design and development](https://gr8rstudio.com/services/website-design-development) and [Framer](https://gr8rstudio.com/services/website-design-development). ## What to read next? - [Next.js vs Framer](https://gr8rstudio.com/compare/nextjs-vs-framer) - [Next.js vs WordPress](https://gr8rstudio.com/compare/nextjs-vs-wordpress) - [Framer vs Webflow](https://gr8rstudio.com/compare/framer-vs-webflow) - [Website design and development](https://gr8rstudio.com/services/website-design-development) - [A guide to custom coded websites](https://gr8rstudio.com/blog/custom-website-guide) - [Every way to get it built](https://gr8rstudio.com/compare) ## Questions ### Is Astro faster than Next.js? For content pages, Astro is built to be lean: it renders on the server first and adds interactivity only where you place islands. Next.js is built for full stack web applications. Speed in practice depends on how each site is built, hosted and loaded with scripts, so test your own pages. ### Is Astro or Next.js better for a marketing site? Start from what the site does. If it is pages, posts and docs that change often, Astro fits, since it is built for content driven sites. If the marketing site shares logins, data or components with your product, Next.js keeps the site and product in the same React framework. ### When is Next.js the better choice? When the site behaves like an app: logins, dashboards, user data or logic shared with your product. Next.js is a React framework for full stack web applications, so it fits teams with React developers who will own the code, hosting and updates after launch. ### Which works with a headless CMS? Both. Astro takes content from files or a headless CMS, and its docs include a WordPress guide. Next.js takes content from files or a headless CMS of your choice. Pick the CMS by who edits content each day, then pick the framework by what the site needs to do. ### Is Astro or Next.js better for SEO? Both can produce crawlable pages with full control of titles, metas and schema, and both can render on the server. Astro is built for content pages, which suits most marketing sites. Rankings depend more on content, site structure and clean redirects than on the framework you choose. ### How do I choose between Astro and Next.js? Start with what the site has to do after launch. Content pages, posts and docs point to Astro, which is built for content driven sites. Logins, app data or logic shared with a product point to Next.js. Then check who will own the code, the host and the CMS each week. ## More comparisons [Next.js vs Framer](https://gr8rstudio.com/compare/nextjs-vs-framer) 路 [Next.js vs WordPress](https://gr8rstudio.com/compare/nextjs-vs-wordpress) 路 [Webflow vs Next.js](https://gr8rstudio.com/compare/webflow-vs-nextjs) 路 [Framer vs Astro](https://gr8rstudio.com/compare/framer-vs-astro) 路 [every way to get it built](https://gr8rstudio.com/compare) Fits this situation: [a design system your engineers can build from](https://gr8rstudio.com/services/product-design). ## Sources Official pages only. Plans and limits change; each source shows the date we checked it. 1. [Why Astro](https://docs.astro.build/en/concepts/why-astro/), checked 26 Oct 2026 2. [Next.js docs](https://nextjs.org/docs), checked 26 Oct 2026 3. [Astro: migrate from WordPress](https://docs.astro.build/en/guides/migrate-to-astro/from-wordpress/), checked 26 Oct 2026 4. [Next.js internationalization](https://nextjs.org/docs/app/guides/internationalization), checked 26 Oct 2026 5. [Astro deploy](https://docs.astro.build/en/guides/deploy/), checked 26 Oct 2026 6. [Next.js deploying](https://nextjs.org/docs/app/getting-started/deploying), checked 26 Oct 2026 Last checked: 26 Oct 2026. ## Tell us what you are building [Book a 30 minute call](https://cal.com/tanjim-38/30min), [tell us what you are building](https://gr8rstudio.com/contact) or email [hello@gr8rstudio.com](mailto:hello@gr8rstudio.com). This comparison supports [Website Design & Development](https://gr8rstudio.com/services/website-design-development) A 30 minute call with Tanjim. You leave with a straight answer, even if it is not us. [Book a 30 minute call](https://cal.com/tanjim-38/30min) ## Book a call with our CEO. Pick a time that suits you. 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