Hugo AlternativesBlog Publishing Tools & Static Site Generators like Hugo

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1. 

   

   WordPress

    1700 likes

   Create a website or blog with open-source software focused on accessibility, ease of use, performance, and security. Minimal setup, powerful growth features, and a large community supporting democratization of publishing.

   160 WordPress alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Blog Publishing
   • CMS

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Self-Hosted
   • PHP
   • Cloudron
   • Google Chrome
   • Safari

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Negative comment by ByteRanger · Jan 18, 2023

   Not a static site generator.

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   • WordPress is Freemium and Open SourceHugo is Free and Open Source
   • WordPress is CustomizableHugo is not according to our users
2. 

   

   Ghost

    264 likes

   The world's most popular modern publishing platform for creating a new media platform.

   294 Ghost alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Blog Publishing
   • CMS

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Online
   • Self-Hosted
   • Cloudron
   • Node.JS

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Jekyll

    128 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.

   142 Jekyll alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Blog Publishing
   • Static Site Generator

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Self-Hosted

   • United States

   

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   Jekyll vs Hugo Comments

   Positive comment by Guest · Aug 4, 2020

   Unlike some listed alternatives, Jekyll is also a static site generator so it lays in the same category. It uses Ruby (while Hugo uses Go) and I'd say it's simpler than Hugo (simpler in functionality and simpler to understand).

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   • Jekyll is Free and Open SourceHugo is also Free and Open Source
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6. 

   

   Astro Web Framework

    31 likes

   Astro is an all-in-one web framework for building fast, content-focused websites.

   42 Astro Web Framework alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Static Site Generator
   • JavaScript Framework

   Platforms

   • Self-Hosted

   

   

   

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   Grav

    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.

   200 Grav alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • CMS

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Self-Hosted
   • Cloudron

   • United States

   

   

   

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9. 

   

   EmDash CMS

    14 likes

   Full-stack TypeScript CMS built on Astro and Cloudflare featuring extensible architecture, sandboxed plugins in Worker isolates, WordPress migration, visual schema builder, role-based access, rich text editing, AI integration, media management, and open source deployment.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Blog Publishing
   • CMS

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Self-Hosted
   • Typescript

   • United States

   

   

   

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    Wix.com

     66 likes

    Create fully customizable websites using a browser-based drag & drop interface with no downloads or programming required, thousands of editable templates, options for blogs and online stores, multimedia support, and direct online publishing for any use case.

    412 Wix.com alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • Website Builder
    • Blog Publishing

    Origin

    • Israel

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    • Israel

    

    

    

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    Gatsby

     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.

    112 Gatsby alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    • Static Site Generator

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

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

    • United States

    

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    Nuxt.js

     16 likes

    Nuxt is an open source framework that makes web development intuitive and powerful.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Vue.js
    • Nuxt.js

    • Global

    

    

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    Zola

     5 likes

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

    53 Zola alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    • Static Site Generator

    Origin

    • France
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    

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14. 

    

    Build Awesome (Eleventy)

     10 likes

    Simpler static site generator.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Website Builder
    • Static Site Generator

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • FreeBSD

    

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    Pelican

     25 likes

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

    79 Pelican alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Blog Publishing
    • Static Site Generator

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Python

    • United States

    

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