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Astro development
Astro websites that load fast, rank, and stay easy to edit.
Marketing sites, blogs and docs on Astro, with Sanity for your editors and hosting on your own account. Selling on Shopify? See Astro storefronts.
Built by the team behind sites for
Why astro
Astro ships each page as plain HTML and adds JavaScript only where a page needs it, so the site stays fast as it grows. Editors publish from Sanity, and every code change is reviewed before it goes live.
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You10:02
Can marketing add a comparison page for the new pricing without a developer?
CL agent10:03
Yes. Added a “Comparison” block to Sanity with a table, a verdict and an FAQ. The preview link is live; publishing rebuilds the page in about a minute.
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Astro, Next.js or WordPress?
When Astro is worth it, and when it isn’t.
Astro is the right call when content is the product: marketing pages, guides, docs and blogs. When the site needs logins, dashboards or per-user pages, Next.js fits better. For a small blog run by one person, WordPress can still be the simpler choice.
WordPress
Next.js
Astro
This pageBest for
Blogs run by one person on a budget
Sites with logins, portals and app features
Marketing sites, blogs and docs
Who edits pages
Your team, in Gutenberg or a page builder
Editors in a CMS; app screens by developers
Editors in Sanity, from approved blocks
Time to launch
4 to 8 weeks
8 to 14 weeks
6 to 8 weeks
Mobile speed
Depends on theme and plugins
Fast, with care over client JavaScript
Fast by default, little JavaScript
Upkeep
Core, theme and plugin updates
Dependency updates in pull requests
Dependency updates in pull requests
Hosting
A managed WordPress host
Vercel, or any Node host
Vercel, Netlify or Cloudflare
Our process
How an Astro build runs.
An Astro site in about 6 weeks, or 8 with a full design system. Coloured bars are our work, grey ones are yours.
ASTRO WEBSITECONTENT, DESIGN AND BUILD
WEEK 1
WEEK 2
WEEK 3
WEEK 4
WEEK 5
WEEK 6
Y
You
Access, content, sign-offs
Access
Sign-off
Launch
C
Content
Model, import, SEO
Content model
Import + redirects
D
Design
System, pages
Design system
Page designs
B
Build
Components, CMS, QA
Components + CMS
Pages + SEO parity
Point at any part to see what happens there.
How we work
Astro, decided before the first commit.
01
A CMS your editors like
Sanity with live preview, or Markdown in the repo for developer-run docs. Chosen for who will actually publish.
02
Hosting you own
Vercel, Netlify or Cloudflare on your account, with the repo in your GitHub.
03
Rankings protected
Every old URL kept or redirected; titles, canonicals and schema set per template.
04
Ready for AI agents
Structured content and typed components, so an agent can draft pages a person approves.
Pricing
One project, or a team every month.
Fixed price for the project, or a subscription that keeps shipping after launch.
One-time project
$10,000
from
Design and build at $1,000 to $3,000 a page, so a 10-page Astro site runs $10,000 to $30,000, with the CMS, hosting and redirects set up in your accounts.
✓Content model and CMS
✓Design system in code
✓Pages and templates
✓SEO parity and redirects
✓60-day support
Subscription
$3,000
/ month
Development subscription for sites that keep adding pages after launch.
✓Senior front-end engineer
✓Updates every 24–48 hours
✓New blocks and pages
✓Pause or cancel monthly
Quality
What every Astro site is checked for.
Core Web Vitals green
Measured in field data, not a lab run.
SEO parity
Every old URL kept or redirected.
Structured data
Schema per template, validated.
Accessibility
WCAG 2.2 AA on every template.
Content editing
Editors publish without a deploy request.
Preview links
Every change reviewed before it’s live.
Analytics
GA4 and consent set up and tested.
You own it
Repo, CMS and hosting in your name.
Words from the brands we've built for
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“Creative Labs has elevated our online presence to a whole new level.”
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Care Hope College AdministrationCare Hope College
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“Creative Labs exceeded our expectations in delivering a secure, user-friendly platform.”
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Cellocity TeamCellocity
Still got questions?
Your questions about Astro
What is Astro, and why use it for a marketing site?
Astro is a web framework that renders pages to HTML ahead of time and only ships JavaScript for the parts that need it. Marketing sites, blogs and docs are mostly content, so they load fast and stay fast as pages are added.
Astro or Next.js: which should we choose?
Astro when the site is mostly content. Next.js when it also needs logins, dashboards, per-user pages or heavy app logic. We build both and recommend one after a short scoping call; see Astro vs Next.js.
Can our marketing team edit an Astro site?
Yes. We connect Astro to Sanity, so editors write copy and build pages from approved blocks with a live preview, and publish without asking a developer.
Do content changes need a rebuild?
On a static site, publishing triggers a rebuild that usually finishes in a minute or two. Pages that must update instantly can be rendered on request instead, so editors don’t wait.
Is Astro good for SEO and AI search?
Yes. Pages arrive as complete HTML, so search engines and AI crawlers read everything without running JavaScript. We set titles, canonicals, sitemaps and structured data per template.
Can you migrate our WordPress, Webflow or Framer site to Astro?
What does an Astro site cost?
Design and build runs $1,000 to $3,000 a page at a fixed price, so a 10-page site is $10,000 to $30,000. Hosting on Vercel, Netlify or Cloudflare is often free at marketing-site traffic. See the website cost calculator.
You've reached the end, so now…
Tell us what you’re building.
Send us your store. Within one business day you get a short Loom from a senior: the three things we'd fix first, what it would cost, and whether we're the right team for it.
- No pitch deck, no discovery-call theatre
- You keep the audit whether or not you hire us
- Fixed-scope quotes, no hourly surprises
Prefer to talk? Book 20 minutes with Haniel or call +1 855-764-4977