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Cloudflare acquires Astro to boost web performance as the leading connectivity cloud company announced that The Astro Technology Company team, the creators of the fast, open-source Astro web framework will join Cloudflare to strengthen its developer platform and support the future of high-performance, content-driven website development.
The acquisition, announced on January 16, 2026, reflects Cloudflare's commitment to improving web performance and developer experience by investing directly in a framework already trusted by major brands like Unilever, Visa and NBC News, as well as hundreds of thousands of developers worldwide.
A Framework Focused on Speed, Efficiency and Web-First Performance
Astro is designed to deliver ultra-fast loading pages by serving only the essential code needed to render content in a browser, avoiding the performance penalties associated with heavy client-side JavaScript and improving search visibility, user experience and conversion rates. This server-first approach makes it well-suited for content-centric sites where speed is paramount.Under Cloudflare's stewardship, Astro will remain open source and MIT-licensed, ensuring the framework's long-term growth while keeping it accessible to the global developer community. Cloudflare also plans to continue supporting wider contributions through the Astro Ecosystem Fund alongside ecosystem partners such as Webflow, Netlify, Wix and Sentry.
What This Means for Developers and the Web Ecosystem
By bringing the Astro team in-house, Cloudflare aims to accelerate the framework's development and deepen its integration with Cloudflare's edge and developer services without restricting developers to a single hosting platform. Astro's future releases, including the Astro 6 beta with redesigned build tools and expanded runtime support, signal ongoing innovation that benefits creators building fast, scalable web experiences.Major platforms like Webflow Cloud and Wix Vibe, which already use Astro to power customer-facing sites on Cloudflare's network, underline the framework's relevance in both modern web tooling and enterprise-grade content delivery.
Why This Acquisition Matters
Performance remains a top priority for site owners and developers as search engines and users alike favor fast, lightweight web experiences. Cloudflare's acquisition of Astro supports this trend by ensuring ongoing investment in open-source tooling that delivers speed, simplicity and flexibility helping to make the web faster and more efficient without confessing openness or multi-platform deployment options.By combining Cloudflare's global edge infrastructure with a performance-centric framework like Astro, the company is positioning itself at the intersection of CDN delivery, developer experience and next-generation web performance creating tools that benefit both developers and end users at scale.
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