Astro on Cloudflare Pages: ~$0/month vs Next.js SSR ~$20-200/month (Bobes 2026 benchmark)
Claim (Alex Bobes benchmark, 2026): Astro on Cloudflare Pages costs ~$0/month vs $20-200/month for Next.js SSR. Astro ships "zero JavaScript by default."
Source: https://alexbobes.com/programming/astro-vs-nextjs/
Confidence: Verified (vendor-neutral practitioner benchmark).
Companion data (Web Aloha agency): SMB Astro migration runs $1,500-$5,000; ongoing cost drops from $700-$2,100/year on WordPress to under $200/year on Astro. https://webaloha.co/wordpress-vs-astro-for-business/
State of JS 2025: "its satisfaction ratio now has a 39% gap with leader Astro" — Astro is the most-loved meta-framework, with a "dramatic transformation from near obscurity to serious contender." https://2025.stateofjs.com/en-US/libraries/meta-frameworks/
Use for: Use Case C in Reference: alternative-stack recommendations by use case and budget (Candid 6-tier framework) — content-heavy SEO-critical AI-citation-sensitive sites. Pairs with Astro vs Next.js (eastondev benchmark, Dec 2025): ~40% faster, ~90% less JS for static content for the performance side.
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