Hugo AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Blog Publishing Tools

The best Blog Publishing alternative to Hugo is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Hugo and many of them are Blog Publishing Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Blog Publishing Tool alternatives to Hugo are Ghost, Jekyll, Wix.com and Pelican.

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  1. WordPress icon

    WordPress

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    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.

    95 WordPress alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
    WordPress screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Self-deployment
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Web-Based
    4.  Content Management
    5.  Hostable
    6.  Ecommerce Integration
    7.  Multi-Site Management
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Headless CMS
    10.  Dockerized
    11. Google Plus icon  Google Plus integration
    12. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration

    WordPress VS Hugo

     
    Comments about WordPress as an Alternative to Hugo
    ByteRanger
    Negative Jan 18, 2023
    5

    Not a static site generator.

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    • This alternative is disputed. WordPress is a legitimate Hugo alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • WordPress is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to Hugo.

    • WordPress is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Hugo.

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

    Ghost

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

    279 Ghost alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Node.JS
    Ghost screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Publishing
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  No Coding Required
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Real time collaboration
    7.  Two-factor Authentication
    8.  No Tracking
    9. ActivityPub icon  Support for ActivityPub
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Live Preview
    12.  Fediverse

    Ghost VS Hugo

     
  4. Jekyll icon

    Jekyll

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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.

    128 Jekyll alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Jekyll screenshot 1

    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

    Jekyll VS Hugo

     
    Comments about Jekyll as an Alternative to Hugo
    Guest
    Positive Aug 4, 2020
    2

    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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    • Almost everyone thinks Jekyll is a great Hugo alternative.

    • Jekyll is Free and Open SourceHugo is also Free and Open Source
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    Wix.com

    WiX allows anyone to develop flash websites for fun, business or hobby. With WiX anyone can create an amazing flash website in just minutes.

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    Wix.com

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    WiX allows anyone to develop flash websites for fun, business or hobby. With WiX anyone can create an amazing flash website in just minutes.

    324 Wix.com alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Wix.com screenshot 1

    Wix.com Features

    1.  No Coding Required
    2.  Drag and Drop
    3.  Multiple languages
    4.  Ecommerce Integration
    5.  Support for HTML5
    6.  AI-Powered

    Wix.com VS Hugo

     
  7. Pelican icon

    Pelican

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    Pelican screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  User friendly

    Features

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

    Pelican VS Hugo

     
  8. Bedrock icon

    Bedrock

     1 like
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    Bedrock is a tool to efficiently work together, document HTML/CSS components, and provide a single source of truth for what an application should look like.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Bedrock screenshot 1

    Bedrock VS Hugo

     
  10. Site.pro icon

    Site.pro

     50 likes
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    White label tool for hosting providers and site owners featuring multilingual editing in 40+ languages, website import, modern templates, responsive layouts, drag-and-drop editor, billing panel support, blog and store builder, and direct publishing capabilities.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • LT flagLithuania
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Site.pro screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  No Coding Required
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Automatic Backup
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  WYSIWYG Support
    7.  White-labeled
    8.  Multiple languages
    9.  Web-Based
    10.  Page builder

    Site.pro VS Hugo

     
  11. Vvveb icon

    Vvveb

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    Powerful and easy to use CMS with page builder to build websites, blogs or ecommerce stores.

    201 Vvveb alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GR flagGreece
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Online
    Page builder light theme

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Support for Bootstrap
    3.  WYSIWYG HTML Editor
    4.  No Coding Required
    5.  Hierarchical Structure
    6.  No registration required
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Support for MarkDown
    9.  Decentralized
    10.  Content Management
    11.  Page builder
    12.  Backend

    Vvveb VS Hugo

     
  12. blag icon

    blag

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    blag is a blog-aware, static site generator.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
    Official Screenshot from GitHub

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Live Preview
    6.  No registration required

    blag VS Hugo

     
  13. Hyvor Blogs icon

    Hyvor Blogs

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    Hyvor Blogs is a simple and powerful blogging platform with custom domains, custom themes, multi-language support, in-built SEO, and developer-friendly APIs.

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • LK flagSri Lanka

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Hyvor Blogs Console

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Real time collaboration
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  No Coding Required
    7.  Live Preview
    8.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    9.  WYSIWYG HTML Editor
    10.  Support for MarkDown
    11.  Multiple languages

    Hyvor Blogs VS Hugo

     
  14. Hakyll icon

    Hakyll

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Hakyll Features

    1.  Publishing

    Hakyll VS Hugo

     
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    Zox

     1 like
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    Zox.js is a web framework for static sites and GraphQL API.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Zox screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last update is from 2019, and the official website is unavailable.

    Zox Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Publishing

    Zox VS Hugo

     
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