Is Astro dead?
Deaditude Score:
46.1%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> The official technology of 'it pays the bills'.
*Data last collected: 13 May 2026, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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🔬Component Breakdown
Dissecting the digital corpse
This is supposed to be an ad
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
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
13,326
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
45
Posts
24.6
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-50.0%
Significant drop
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysAstro is currently being downloaded at a rate of 2.5 million downloads per week
r/astrojs4 days ago
146(99%)16
Joost de Valk (founder of Yoast SEO) just published a "Complete Guide to Astro SEO"
r/astrojs28 days ago
127(93%)11
What's new in Astro - April 2026
r/astrojs13 days ago
106(100%)7
I built 158 open-source Astro components (WCAG AA + GDPR-ready) — sharing in case anyone finds them useful
r/astrojs24 days ago
76(100%)14
Built my portfolio website using Astro 6 + CF and it was fun!
r/astrojs16 days ago
56(98%)20
💼 Job Market Pulse
Sparse
Resume with Astro skills? Perfect for your paper airplane collection.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
327🇬🇧United Kingdom
72🇮🇳India
31🇩🇪Germany
11🇫🇷France
10🇨🇦Canada
6Market Summary
457
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 points18.7
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
Galileo's handwritten notes found in ancient astronomy text
2 months ago
22642
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
Astro content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
19
Videos
54.9K
Total Views
Content trend: Strong uptrend+50.0%
Average Engagement
2.9K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Astro:
Deep Space Astro
Small Creator
Kratos Awesome
Growing Channel
Net Ninja
YouTube Royalty
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
36132
Automate Your Siril Astrophotography Workflow!
Deep Space Astro
2 months ago
633187
Astro Crash Course #4 - Styles
Net Ninja
1 months ago
952
1 months ago
761
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 13 May 2026 | 46.1% |
| 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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