I used to use Gatsby, but the non standard plugin system as well as forcing GraphQL (I use GQL in my own projects but it's just not necessary for a blog site for example, which Gatsby markets itself as being for) put me off Gatsby and onto NextJS, especially when NextJS introduced their static site rendering features. Now with server components, there doesn't seem to be a real need to use Gatsby anymore.

Gatsby felt like it had grown in to a monster. Astro was a lot simpler which suits my needs and, frankly, skill.

I worry that Astro is adding too many features and trying to become Gatsby. No thanks!