I started using Astro at my company back in 2021, focusing on Astro Hybrid deployments. Setting up a reliable Airflow cluster with proper networking and load balancing can be a complex task. Astronomer's Astro Hybrid product, however, significantly reduces the DevOps workload involved in maintaining the cluster, while still allowing you and your organization to keep control over your infrastructure and data. This lets you spend more time on what really matters: developing Airflow DAG code. Additionally, it's straightforward to spin up or tear down Airflow clusters as needed for development purposes, which is especially helpful for comprehensive end-to-end or staging tests.

I use it on a daily basis to manage Airflow environments efficiently. It simplifies Airflow orchestration with an intuitive interface and easy deployment. It’s well-documented, stable, and saves time when managing environments.

I appreciate the UI improvements and the ability to access run statistics. Although I haven't had the opportunity to develop directly on Astro, the integration between GitHub and Astro provides me with all the information I need to carry out my responsibilities as a product support engineer.