Updated October 9, 2026.
We build new business websites with Astro because it gives us control over page structure, performance work, and the interactive features each page needs. We scope the editing tools and ongoing care around the business and the people maintaining the site.
You should not have to choose a framework before discussing your website. Start with your services, customer tasks, integrations, and editing workflow.
Where Astro fits our work
A service website often needs clear pages, project examples, a contact path, and occasional interactive features. Astro lets us build around that content without requiring a large application on every page. Its islands architecture supports adding interactivity where it is needed.
For example, the Brand Farms project organized store information, seasonal activities and apple varieties, with shared store details and a filter for apple availability. Those are concrete content and interface requirements that guided the build; they do not establish a traffic or sales result.
Astro can also work with a content management system. A prebuilt website does not have to mean every text change requires editing code; the editing tools and workflow need to be part of the scope.
Performance still needs work
Choosing Astro does not guarantee a PageSpeed score or a load time. Large images, fonts, analytics, booking tools, and other integrations still affect the experience. We test the built site and discuss the conditions behind any performance measurement.
We also plan page titles, navigation, useful content and accurate business information. Choosing a framework does not complete that work for us.
When another approach may fit
WordPress is worth considering when your team wants its familiar publishing interface, relies on specific plugins, or needs a WooCommerce store. Rebuilding a working WordPress site in another platform may add cost without solving the problem that brought you to us.
A hosted builder may fit a team that wants an integrated design and publishing tool. An application with complex accounts or workflows may need a different architecture. The requirements should lead that discussion.
Our website development services use Astro for new builds. We do not offer new WordPress builds, theme development or general WordPress support. If your current site needs broader maintenance, identify a provider whose scope covers that work.
What to ask before choosing
Who edits the site? List the changes your team expects to make: services, prices, projects, staff, articles, or hours. Ask to see how those edits would work.
What needs to connect? Identify booking, payment, customer-management, search, and other integrations. Include the cost and ownership of those accounts in the discussion.
Who maintains it? Separate infrastructure hosting from content changes, software updates and feature development. Astro dependencies, editing systems and outside services still need an owner. Prebuilt pages do not make the whole website maintenance-free.
What is the total scope? Compare the build, content preparation, editing setup, hosting, licenses, and support. A platform name alone does not establish which option will cost less for your project.
What happens later? Discuss handoff, account access, documentation, and how changes would be handled if your requirements grow.
Our website development service starts with those questions. The aim is a website your customers can use and your business can maintain.