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Attribute	AstroOpen source	SwiftypeOther license
Overview
Primary focus	Content-focused web framework that ships zero JS by default	Elastic's site and app search product (Swiftype)
Deployment	Not specified	Self-hosted
Source model	Open source	Other license
Pricing model	open source	paid
API available	Not specified	Yes
Windows desktop	Not specified	Not specified
Mobile app	Not specified	Not specified
Overview	Astro is an open-source, MIT-licensed framework for content-driven sites using islands architecture, shipping minimal JavaScript by default; its team joined Cloudflare in January 2026.	Swiftype is Elastic's site-search product: a hosted crawler, search API and dashboard for adding search to websites and apps. Elastic acquired Swiftype in 2017; it still operates under the Swiftype brand.
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Primary focus: Content-focused web framework that ships zero JS by default
Deployment: Not specified
Source model: Open source
Pricing model: open source
API available: Not specified
Windows desktop: Not specified
Mobile app: Not specified
Overview: Astro is an open-source, MIT-licensed framework for content-driven sites using islands architecture, shipping minimal JavaScript by default; its team joined Cloudflare in January 2026.

Primary focus: Elastic's site and app search product (Swiftype)
Deployment: Self-hosted
Source model: Other license
Pricing model: paid
API available: Yes
Windows desktop: Not specified
Mobile app: Not specified
Overview: Swiftype is Elastic's site-search product: a hosted crawler, search API and dashboard for adding search to websites and apps. Elastic acquired Swiftype in 2017; it still operates under the Swiftype brand.

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