Astro + Sanity
for content-led brands.
Astro + Sanity is a content-first static stack — minimal JS, max performance, real CMS power. For content-led brands: Maximum performance for content-heavy marketing sites.
This stack, applied to you.
For content-led brands, Astro + Sanity is the maximum-performance content stack. Astro's zero-JS-by-default islands architecture means Lighthouse scores near 100 by default. Sanity provides a real CMS with real-time editing. The combination produces marketing sites that feel instant globally and let content teams ship without engineering involvement. Most editorial-driven brands in 2026 use this exact stack.
content-led brands-specific gotchas
- Less interactive than Next.js — choose carefully
- Astro's islands need careful hydration boundaries
- Real-time preview needs setup
- Fewer integrations than Next.js
- ISR-equivalent (Astro's "hybrid mode") works but is newer
A content-led brand ships their marketing site on Astro + Sanity. Lighthouse scores: 99 across all four metrics. Content team publishes 8 articles per week without engineering involvement.
Common content-led brands questions.
How does this compare to Next.js + Sanity?
Astro for performance-critical content sites; Next.js for app-shaped marketing.
What about MDX-based stacks like Astrowind?
Faster to start but less flexible than Astro + Sanity for serious content teams.
We've shipped this.
Used for content-heavy sites where performance dominates. If you're a content-led brands shipping on this stack, we can save you a quarter.
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