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Astro vs Scully

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted blogging platforms options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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AS Astro Modern static site framework for content-driven sites VS SC Scully Static site generator for Angular applications
FeatureAstroScully
Deploy effortRead-the-docs projectRead-the-docs project
Health score100 · Excellent18 · At risk
CategoryBlogging PlatformsBlogging Platforms
LicenseMITMIT
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScript
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM512 MB512 MB
Deploymentbinary, sourcesource, binary
GitHub stars★ 62,777★ 2,527
First released20212019
ReplacesWordPress, MediumGatsby, WordPress

What are Astro and Scully?

Astro

Astro is an open-source web framework for building fast, content-focused websites and blogs. It ships zero JavaScript by default and supports components from React, Vue, Svelte, and more.

  • Zero JavaScript by default
  • Use any UI framework
  • Content collections for blogs
  • Fast static output

Read the full Astro guide →

Scully

Scully is a static site generator designed for Angular projects that prerenders pages into static HTML for better performance and SEO. It adds blogging capabilities to Angular apps through its plugin system.

  • Angular prerendering
  • Static HTML output
  • Blog plugin
  • Improved SEO

Astro vs Scully: key differences

Both projects are written in TypeScript. Scully is the more established project (first released 2019), while Astro arrived in 2021. Astro has the considerably larger community, at 62,777 GitHub stars versus 2,527.

Why pick each one

Choose Astro if…

  • Excellent performance
  • Flexible component model

Watch out for

  • No admin UI
  • Requires Node tooling
Astro details

Choose Scully if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Active community (2.5k GitHub stars)
  • Written in TypeScript
  • Lightweight — runs in 512 MB RAM
Scully details

Frequently asked questions

Is Astro or Scully better?

Neither is universally better. Astro has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Astro and Scully free and open-source?

Yes. Astro is licensed under MIT and Scully under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Astro and Scully with Docker?

Astro: check the project docs for container support. Scully: check the project docs for container support.

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