Quick decision rules
- Choose WordPress (from €990, price negotiable) if non-technical staff publish blog posts weekly or if you need a standard WooCommerce store (from €1,990, price negotiable).
- Choose Astro + TypeScript (from €990, price negotiable) if you want near-instant mobile speed (98–100 PageSpeed), zero plugin vulnerabilities and effortless multilingual SEO.
- With both options, 100% of the code, domain and hosting stay in your company's name.
WordPress vs Astro + TypeScript side-by-side comparison
| Factor | WordPress (Clean Custom Theme) | Astro + TypeScript | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-page build cost | from €990, price negotiable | from €990, price negotiable | Tie (same package price) |
| Mobile PageSpeed score | 80–92 (properly tuned) | 96–100 (pre-rendered HTML) | Astro |
| Ongoing patching required | Core & plugins (care from €79/mo, price negotiable) | Minimal (no SQL DB or plugin stack) | Astro |
| Familiar admin & WooCommerce | Native wp-admin & plugin ecosystem | Structured data / headless CMS | WordPress |
All package rates are starting prices; the final price is negotiable and confirmed in a written quote.
1. Mobile speed & Google Core Web Vitals
WordPress builds pages dynamically using PHP and MySQL queries on the server. When built cleanly without bloated page builders, it performs well — our Ketyswit and Prism WordPress builds rank in Google's top 10 and generate steady enquiries.
Astro pre-renders every page into ultra-light static HTML at build time, shipping zero unnecessary JavaScript to the browser. On our 105-URL trilingual build for Umzugschef.de, Google PageSpeed recorded 98/100 on mobile and 100/100 on desktop.
2. Security & monthly maintenance overhead
Because WordPress powers over 40% of websites globally, automated bots probe `/wp-login.php` and third-party plugins nonstop. A WordPress site needs regular updates and backups (our Watch plan starts from €79/month, price negotiable; emergency malware cleanup starts from €390, price negotiable).
A static Astro site has no database to inject and no plugins to exploit. It stays fast and secure even if nobody touches the server for months.
3. When WordPress is still the right call
If your marketing team logs in several times a week to publish news, manage a 200-item WooCommerce shop (from €1,990, price negotiable) or connect off-the-shelf booking plugins, a clean custom WordPress build is hard to beat.
And if you outgrow standard websites altogether and need a custom client portal, marketplace or AI agent workflow, our custom software & AI team builds full-stack TypeScript/Node.js systems starting from €2,990, price negotiable.
Frequently asked questions
Does an Astro website cost more than a WordPress website?
No. Both our WordPress and Astro company websites start from €990 (and landing pages from €490), price negotiable.
Can you migrate our slow WordPress site to Astro without losing SEO?
Yes. We keep your exact URL slugs, titles and structured data so your Google rankings carry over seamlessly onto a faster foundation (from €990, price negotiable).