# Affordable and Fast Migration

DevFeed: [Affordable and Fast Migration](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/affordable-and-fast-migration-3400.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://astro.build/case-studies/evil-martians/>)

Published: 2026-09-08T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [The Astro Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/the-astro-blog.md>)

Topics: [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/migration.md>), [modern web development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/modern-web-development.md>)

Tags: [architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/architecture.md>), [astro](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/astro.md>), [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/migration.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [react](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/react.md>)

## AI overview

Evil Martians migrated its corporate website and blog from Gatsby to Astro in nine days while retaining existing React components. The move reduced homepage JavaScript and page weight, improved mobile Lighthouse performance, and aimed to reduce maintenance burden from Gatsby-specific dependencies and tooling.

## Source excerpt

How Evil Martians moved from Gatsby to Astro in nine days without rewriting a single React component