Hexo Alternatives

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. Backdrop CMS icon
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    Backdrop CMS is a simple, lightweight, and easy to use Content Management System used to build attractive, professional websites. Use it for everything from a single-administrator's personal blog site, to a complex, multi-role, business e-commerce platform.

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  2. shokunin icon
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    A Fast and Flexible Static Site Generator written in Rust 🦀.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Rust
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  3. Staticman icon
     3 likes

    Static sites with superpowers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  4. Bridgetown icon
     2 likes

    In a nutshell, Bridgetown is a static site generator. You give it text written in an author-friendly markup language like Markdown, and it uses layouts and templates to build a website and save the compiled HTML, CSS, and Javascript to an output folder.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby
    • RubyGems
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  5. Stelae icon
     1 like

    Stelae is a web service that combines WordPress as an editing environment with a static HTML live site. Each site gets a private WordPress instance for editing content, installing themes, and configuring the site.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Online
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  6. Verless icon
     1 like

    verless (pronounced like serverless) is a Static Site Generator designed for Markdown-based content with focus on simplicity and performance. It reads your Markdown files, applies your HTML templates and renders them as a website.

    Cost / License

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  7. Blades icon
     1 like

    Blades is made to do one job and do it well - generate HTML files from the provided content using the provided templates. Blades renders the whole site in milliseconds, possibly up to 10 times faster than other generators like Hugo.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  8. Gridsome icon
     1 like

    Gridsome is a free & open source Vue JS powered framework for building websites & apps that are fast by default.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  9. MiddleMan icon
     2 likes

    Middleman is a static site generator using all the shortcuts and tools in modern web development. Check out middlemanapp.com for detailed tutorials, including a getting started guide. You can also follow @middlemanapp for updates.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Ruby
    • Ruby on Rails
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  10.  1 like

    Teeny is a super simple static site generator built to suit my needs and my needs only.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  11. Minerva icon
     3 likes

    Minerva is a static site generators. Minerva makes building websites fun again.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. Flexible, minimalistic, multi-platform static site generator built on top of node.js.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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