Gatsby

React-based framework for building fast, secure, and powerful websites with a unified GraphQL data layer.

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Verified API available Free tier ~20k monthly visits

Quick facts
What is it	React-based framework for building fast, secure, and powerful websites with a unified GraphQL data layer.
Pricing	Freemium — from $9/mo
Free tier	Yes
Platform	Web Application
API	Yes
Best for	Building high-performance websites, Creating content-driven web applications
Domain registered	2015

Data updated Aug. 1, 2026

What does Gatsby do?

Gatsby is an open-source framework that helps developers build websites using React. It combines your content, APIs, and services into a single, cohesive web experience. The framework is designed to produce sites that are inherently fast, secure, and scalable right out of the box, handling the complex build optimizations for you.

What sets Gatsby apart is its unified GraphQL data layer. This feature lets you pull data from anywhere—like headless CMSs, e-commerce platforms, or databases—and query it all from one place. This eliminates the need for extensive glue code. The framework also supports advanced rendering techniques like Server-Side Rendering (SSR) and Deferred Static Generation (DSG), giving developers flexibility in how they build and deliver pages.

This tool is a solid fit for front-end developers and teams building content-rich websites, blogs, or e-commerce stores. It's particularly useful for projects that need to combine data from multiple sources without sacrificing performance. You can use it to create a marketing site that pulls products from Shopify and blog posts from Contentful, all while maintaining a blazing-fast user experience.

App Framework / SDK

#graphql#jamstack#open source#react-framework#static-site-generation#web development

Key features

What makes it stand out

Open-source React framework for website development

Unified GraphQL layer to integrate content from any API or service

Support for Server-Side Rendering (SSR) and Deferred Static Generation (DSG)

Automatically generates fast, secure, and optimized websites

Eliminates the need for custom glue code between data sources

Who is Gatsby for?

Who benefits most from this tool

Building high-performance websites

Creating content-driven web applications

Developing e-commerce platforms

Pricing

Free tier available — start without a credit card

Free

300 credits
Deploy from AI, Git, or API
Unlimited deploy previews
Build with Agent Runners
Add Custom domains with SSL
Functions & AI models
Store structured data with Netlify Database
Store files & images with Blob storage
Firewall Traffic Rules & basic rate limiting
Global CDN

Personal

$9.0/month

Everything in Free, plus:

1,000 credits
Smart secret detection
1-day observability
Priority email support

Pro

$20.0/month

Everything in Personal, plus:

3,000 credits
Private organization repos
Shared env variables
3+ concurrent builds
30-day analytics & metrics

Enterprise

Custom

Everything in Pro, plus:

Custom credits
99.99% SLA
Enterprise network tier
High-performance builds
SSO & SCIM
Log drains
Organization management
24/7 dedicated support

Trust & presence

Domain Domain registered 2015

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