MiddleMan AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Static Site Generators

The best Static Site Generator alternative to MiddleMan is Hugo, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to MiddleMan and many of them are Static Site Generators so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Static Site Generator alternatives to MiddleMan are Jekyll, Grav, Gatsby and Pelican.

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MiddleMan alternatives page was last updated Sep 14, 2021
  1. Hugo icon
     86 likes

    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.

    99 Hugo alternatives
    Hugo screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Static Site Generator
    2.  Local server included
    3.  Publishing
    4.  Support for MarkDown
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Arch Linux Package
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  2. Jekyll icon
     114 likes

    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.

    128 Jekyll alternatives
    Jekyll screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Jekyll Features

    1.  Static Site Generator
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    6.  Command line interface
    7.  Content Management
    8.  Publishing
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  3. Grav icon
     133 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.

    194 Grav alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Grav Features

    1.  Flat File CMS
    2.  No database needed
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  Twig Templating
    6.  Two-factor Authentication
    7.  Content Management
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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.

    105 Gatsby alternatives
    Gatsby screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • React
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Gatsby Features

    1.  Serverless
    2.  Progressive Web App
    3.  React
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    • Gatsby is the most popular SaaS alternative to MiddleMan.

    • Gatsby is Freemium and Open SourceMiddleMan is Free and Open Source
  5. Pelican icon
     24 likes

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

    75 Pelican alternatives
    Pelican screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Python

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Self-deployment
    3.  Mobile friendly
    4.  ReStructuredText
    5.  Publishing
    6.  AsciiDoc
    7.  Plugin API
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  6. Zola icon
     4 likes

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

    48 Zola alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
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  7. 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.

    88 VuePress alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Vue.js

    VuePress Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Support for MarkDown
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  8. Hexo icon
     11 likes

    Hexo is a fast, simple and powerful blog framework powered by Node.js which have extensive plugins selections for a Static Site Generator and a great communities.

    35 Hexo alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Hexo Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    3.  Node Based
    4.  Self-deployment
    5.  No database needed
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  9. Staticman icon
     3 likes

    Static sites with superpowers.

    83 Staticman alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  10. 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.

    97 Bridgetown alternatives
    Bridgetown screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby
    • RubyGems

    Bridgetown Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Live Preview
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Server-side rendering
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  11. Hakyll icon
     7 likes

    Hakyll is a Haskell library for generating static sites, mostly aimed at small-to-medium sites and personal blogs. It is written in a very configurable way and uses an xmonad-like DSL for configuration.

    92 Hakyll alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Hakyll Features

    1.  Publishing
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  12. DocPad icon
     5 likes

    DocPad is a dynamic static-site generator. That is a content management system that takes content from several sources, like files on your computer, and renders them into incredibly fast static output.

    116 DocPad alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    DocPad Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Content Templates
    Discontinued

    The developer announced that DocPad will be no longer updated and supported. Last version, 6.82.5, released in October 2018, can be still downloaded from the official website and GitHub.

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