Is Astro dead?
Deaditude Score:
49.6%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Rock solid stability, soul-crushing mediocrity.
*Data last collected: 29 Apr 2026, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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🔬Component Breakdown
Dissecting the digital corpse
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Codebase Activity
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Reddit Drama
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Youtube Clickbaits
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Stackoverflow copypasting
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Job offering
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Companies adoption
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Hacker News Hype
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has reached maturity with slowing innovation and some early warning signs of potential future decline.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
⚠️
2021
GitHub Pulse
Maintenance Mode
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
0
total stars
Forks
0
total forks
Open PRs
0
open pull requests
Recent Commits
0
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
No data
trend assessment
Stack Overflow Analysis
Dead End
Question Metrics
Total Questions
0
Answer Rate
0%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
0%
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
13,045
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
49
Posts
26.3
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+5.9%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysCloudflare just released EmDash — an open source CMS built on Astro
r/astrojs1 months ago
260(97%)58
Joost de Valk (founder of Yoast SEO) just published a "Complete Guide to Astro SEO"
r/astrojs25 days ago
125(93%)11
What's new in Astro - March 2026
r/astrojs1 months ago
86(98%)0
I built 158 open-source Astro components (WCAG AA + GDPR-ready) — sharing in case anyone finds them useful
r/astrojs21 days ago
75(100%)13
How to Build a Blog with Obsidian and Astro (Vault CMS Full Course)
r/astrojs1 months ago
71(95%)10
💼 Job Market Pulse
Sparse
Resume with Astro skills? Perfect for your paper airplane collection.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
321🇬🇧United Kingdom
85🇮🇳India
28🇫🇷France
13🇨🇦Canada
8🇩🇪Germany
8Market Summary
463
Total Jobs
🏢
0
Companies Using It
Reality Check
Career Suicide Watch
Time to update your LinkedIn. And by "update" we mean "remove {tech.name} entirely"
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
HN tolerates discussions about Astro, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
1,000
Posts
Community Interest
Average points19.3
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
The comment section reads like a civil war between fanboys and haters.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Cloudflare acquires Astro
3 months ago
960391
My astrophotography in the movie Project Hail Mary
1 months ago
911200
A 26,000-year astronomical monument hidden in plain sight (2019)
3 months ago
565113
Artemis II lifts off: four astronauts begin 10-day lunar mission
1 months ago
2801
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
Astro content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
19
Videos
78.3K
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%
Average Engagement
4.1K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Astro:
Deep Space Astro
YouTube Royalty
Seti Astro
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
AI Denoising in Siril! Installing & Using the SyQon Prism Script
Deep Space Astro
2 months ago
526151
1 months ago
33932
Automate Your Siril Astrophotography Workflow!
Deep Space Astro
1 months ago
620184
PixInsight Guide to Running Syqon's Prism: If you have been having problems this should help!
Seti Astro
1 months ago
14934
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2026 | 49.6% |
| 15 Apr 2026 | 46.4% |
| 2 Apr 2026 | 40.3% |
| 19 Mar 2026 | 51.3% |
| 5 Mar 2026 | 50.1% |
| 20 Feb 2026 | 44.6% |
| 6 Feb 2026 | 44.7% |
| 23 Jan 2026 | 48.5% |
| 10 Jan 2026 | 52.6% |
| 27 Dec 2025 | 41.1% |
| 13 Dec 2025 | 44.9% |
| 30 Nov 2025 | 44.9% |
| 16 Nov 2025 | 50.3% |
| 3 Nov 2025 | 50.6% |
| 21 Oct 2025 | 45.2% |
| 7 Oct 2025 | 54.4% |
| 23 Sept 2025 | 48.7% |
| 10 Sept 2025 | 59.9% |
| 27 Aug 2025 | 56.3% |
| 13 Aug 2025 | 46.6% |
| 31 Jul 2025 | 45.5% |
| 17 Jul 2025 | 51.4% |
| 3 Jul 2025 | 54.1% |
| 20 Jun 2025 | 39.3% |
| 6 Jun 2025 | 35.6% |
| 11 May 2025 | 32.3% |
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