In a step that signals a deeper push toward faster and simpler web development, The Astro Technology Company, the team behind the Astro web framework, is joining Cloudflare. The move brings the full Astro team into Cloudflare while keeping the project open and community-driven.
Astro is widely used to build fast, content-focused websites. Over the years, it has been adopted by established global brands such as Porsche and IKEA, as well as fast-growing AI companies including Opencode and OpenAI. Platforms built on Cloudflare infrastructure, such as Webflow Cloud and Wix Vibe, also rely on Astro to power the websites created and deployed by their users. Cloudflare itself already uses Astro for developer documentation, websites, landing pages, and more.
With this transition, all full-time employees of The Astro Technology Company become Cloudflare employees and will continue working on Astro. The framework will remain open source, MIT-licensed, and open to external contributions, with a public roadmap and open governance. Cloudflare has also reaffirmed support for the Astro Ecosystem Fund, alongside partners including Webflow, Netlify, Wix, Sentry, Stainless, and others.
The announcement comes as Astro 6 moves closer to general availability. The first public beta of Astro 6 is now live, with GA expected in the coming weeks. The update introduces a redesigned development server powered by Vite, allowing local development to run in the same environment as production. When used with the Cloudflare Vite plugin, code runs locally in workerd, the open-source Cloudflare Workers runtime, with access to tools such as Durable Objects, D1, KV, and Agents. This support is not limited to Cloudflare and can benefit any JavaScript runtime using the Vite Environments API.
Astro 6 also stabilises Live Content Collections, enabling real-time content updates without site rebuilds. Additional updates include first-class support for Content Security Policy, simpler APIs, and an upgrade to Zod 4.
Despite the move, Astro’s core promise remains unchanged. The framework will continue to run across clouds and platforms, supporting deployment anywhere. Cloudflare said the shared focus on a faster, more open Internet made the partnership a natural fit, as Astro continues to grow as a foundation for modern content-driven websites.
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