Software we build with

# Astro web development agency in Canada

We build fast content and marketing sites with Astro. Our offices are in Calgary and Vancouver, and we work with teams across North America.

Rated 5.0 out of 5,**5.0**63 Google reviews320-999 8 St. SW, Calgary

## What Astro is

Astro is a framework for websites that are mostly content, such as marketing sites, blogs and documentation. It sends plain HTML by default and adds JavaScript only to the parts of a page that need it.

## What we build with Astro

-   ### Content and marketing sites
    
    Fast sites where the content is the point.
    
-   ### Sites on any CMS
    
    Astro works with the CMS your team already uses, or one we recommend.
    

## Why teams choose Astro

-   ### Very fast pages
    
    Little JavaScript means pages load quickly, even on slow connections.
    
-   ### Full content in the HTML
    
    AI crawlers generally don't run JavaScript, so they read what's in the HTML. That helps your \[AI search visibility\](/organic-services/geo).
    
-   ### Works with any CMS
    
    Your editors keep the tool they know.
    

## When we'd pick something else

For a highly interactive app, we'd use [Next.js](https://www.papercrane.ca/partners-and-software/nextjs) or [React](https://www.papercrane.ca/partners-and-software/react). If your team wants a page builder, [WordPress](https://www.papercrane.ca/partners-and-software/wordpress) or [Webflow](https://www.papercrane.ca/partners-and-software/webflow) fits better.

## Sites we've built with Astro

These sites run on Astro.

-   Pain Canada
-   getpero.com

## Related

-   [
    
    ### Next.js
    
    Our pick when a site also needs app features.
    
    Next.js development](https://www.papercrane.ca/partners-and-software/nextjs)
-   [
    
    ### AI search visibility
    
    How we get your content read and cited by AI assistants.
    
    Generative engine optimization](https://www.papercrane.ca/organic-services/geo)
-   [
    
    ### All partners and software
    
    Every platform we build with.
    
    See the full list](https://www.papercrane.ca/partners-and-software)

## Questions about Astro

### Astro or Next.js?

Astro suits sites that are mostly content. Next.js suits sites that behave like apps, with logins, dashboards or lots of interaction. We'll recommend one after hearing what the site needs to do.

### Which CMS works with Astro?

Most of them. Astro pulls content from whichever CMS you use, including [Sanity](https://www.papercrane.ca/partners-and-software/sanity) and [WordPress](https://www.papercrane.ca/partners-and-software/wordpress).

### Is Astro good for SEO and AI search?

Yes. Pages are plain HTML with the full content in them, which search engines and AI crawlers can read without running JavaScript.

## Want a fast content site?

Tell us about your site. We'll say whether Astro is the right fit, and whether we're the right people.

[Book a call](https://www.papercrane.ca/contact)

[(403) 869-2746](tel:+14038692746)  
320-999 8 St. SW  
Calgary, Alberta T2R1J5

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