Hexo AlternativesStatic Site Generators and other similar apps like Hexo

Apps similar to Hexo include Jekyll, which is free and open source. Other options are Hugo, Grav, Gatsby and Kalmia. There's no shortage of Static Site Generators like Hexo, with more than 25 alternatives for self-hosting, Linux, Windows, Mac and the web.

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  1. Jekyll icon
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    Jekyll is a simple, blog aware, static site generator. It takes a template directory (representing the raw form of a website), runs it through and Liquid converters, and spits out a complete, static website suitable for serving with Apache or your favorite web server.

    142 Jekyll alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  2. Hugo icon
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    Hugo is a general-purpose website framework for generating static web pages. Hugo flexibly works with many formats and is ideal for blogs, docs, portfolios and much more.

    120 Hugo alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  3. Grav icon
     139 likes

    Grav is an easy to use, yet powerful, opensource CMS that requires no database. In a nutshell, installing Grav is a matter of unzipping the file. It is fast, has sophisticated caching, and a light footprint for optimal performance.

    202 Grav alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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  4. Gatsby icon
     17 likes

    Gatsby provides development teams an open source frontend framework for creating dynamic, optimized websites and a cloud platform for delivering them on a blazing fast edge network.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • React
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  5. Kalmia icon
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    Kalmia is a Go tool with a web interface for managing RsPress documentation. It supports multiple versions, multiple users, and includes a Markdown editor for easy edits.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Docker
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  6. Pelican icon
     25 likes

    Static site generator, written in Python, that requires no database or server-side logic

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
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  7. FlatlyPage is a next-generation, self-hosted flat-file CMS engineered to build lightning-fast business and personal landing pages without heavy databases or bloated code. Created by the WebOrbiton team in Poland, it combines a lightweight architecture with an intuitive...

    45 FlatlyPage alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Source Available

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  8. Zola icon
     5 likes

    Everything you need to make a static site engine in one binary.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
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  9. VuePress icon
     7 likes

    VuePress is a static site generator that uses markdown. It allows users to create content like blogs and documentation. Originally designed for Vue.js documentation, it now serves a wider user base. It emphasizes simplicity, with a minimal setup and markdown-centered structure.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Vue.js
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  10. Gojekyll icon
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    Gojekyll is a partially-compatible clone of the Jekyll static site generator, written in the Go programming language. It provides build and serve commands, with directory watch and live reload.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  11. WP2Static icon
     3 likes

    Static site generator for WordPress.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
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  12. kewt icon
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    A POSIX-compliant SSG.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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