Content collections, islands, and partial hydration for marketing sites that must stay fast with MDX/blog.
Astro Sites: the astro problem we actually solve
The failure we see most with Astro Sites: the work looks like frontend, but nobody has defined what a finished deliverable actually looks like for this kind of engagement. Content-heavy sites with modern DX and excellent performance. That is why a vague web development engagement stalls instead of shipping.
Content collections, islands, and partial hydration for marketing sites that must stay fast with MDX/blog.
Astro Sites delivery method (Sky High astro playbook)
For Astro Sites we agree the acceptance criteria up front and sequence the frontend work against your calendar. Demos run on your staging or a shared workspace — not a slide deck — so you review real progress every week. Anything outside Astro Sites is itemised and approved before it is started, never silently bundled in.
Pricing for Astro Sites starts around USD 5,500. The statement of work names astro acceptance only — web development / frontend siblings are separate line items if you add them later.
Acceptance criteria unique to Astro Sites
Done means the work is deployed or configured, someone is named as owner in the runbook, and the change is tied to a measurable outcome for ship UI. If the deliverable is not demonstrably live and documented, the engagement is not done.
For Astro Sites we agree the acceptance criteria up front and sequence the frontend work against your calendar. Demos run on your staging or a shared workspace — not a slide deck — so you review real progress every week. Anything outside Astro Sites is itemised and approved before it is started, never silently bundled in.
When Astro Sites is the wrong buy
Skip Astro Sites if you only need a neighbouring frontend leaf — those pages document different outcomes. Buy astro when content collections, islands, and partial hydration for marketing sites that must stay fast with mdx/blog. is the blocker.
If you are already paying a web development provider, Astro Sites still fits: we take this scope only, or review what your current vendor shipped before you accept it. Same fixed-scope quote in 24 hours, no silent upsell into the rest of your frontend roadmap.
Astro Sites FAQ themes buyers raise
Buying committees ask about timeline, vendor overlap, and whether astro includes analytics or monitoring. The FAQ below answers each for Astro Sites specifically.
Next step for Astro Sites: 30-minute intake. You leave with a written astro recommendation even if you stay with your incumbent.
The questions below are the ones buyers actually raise for Astro Sites. If your need turns out to be a sibling scope — another frontend offering under web development — we quote that one instead of padding this one.