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The best Static Site Generator alternative to Next.js is Hugo, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Next.js and 15 are Static Site Generators so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Static Site Generator alternatives to Next.js are Jekyll, Astro Web Framework, Gatsby and Eleventy.

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  1. Hugo icon
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    Hugo

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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.

    94 Hugo alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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    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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    Alexandre ZANNI

    Hugo is a static website generator Next.js is a front-end framework

    Negative comment •Oct 24, 2023
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    • Hugo is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Next.js.

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

    • Hugo is Free and Open SourceNext.js is also Free and Open Source
    • Hugo is LightweightNext.js is not according to our users
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    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.

    127 Jekyll alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    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.  Ruby
    9.  Publishing
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    Alexandre ZANNI

    Jekyll is a static website generator Next.js is a front-end framework

    Negative comment •Oct 24, 2023
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    • Jekyll is Free and Open SourceNext.js is also Free and Open Source
  4. Astro Web Framework icon
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    Astro Web Framework

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

    30 Astro Web Framework alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Marketing
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  React
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    3.  Live Preview
    4.  Support for Bootstrap
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  Create UI Components
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Works Offline
    10.  No Tracking
    11.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    12.  Support for ReactJS
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  5. Gatsby icon
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    Gatsby

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    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.

    103 Gatsby alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Open 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 Next.js.

    • Gatsby is Freemium and Open SourceNext.js is Free and Open Source
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    Eleventy

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    Simpler static site generator.

    26 Eleventy alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for Bootstrap
    2.  Support for MarkDown
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    Gojekyll

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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.

    46 Gojekyll alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Gojekyll Features

    1.  Golang
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    WP2Static

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    Static site generator for WordPress.

    19 WP2Static alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress

    WP2Static Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Continuous builds
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    • WP2Static is the most popular commercial alternative to Next.js.

    • WP2Static is Paid and Open SourceNext.js is Free and Open Source
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    Bridgetown

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    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.

    95 Bridgetown alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open 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.  Ruby
    5.  Server-side rendering
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  11. Refo icon
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    Refo

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    A website template for the modern web.

    14 Refo alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Node.JS
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Publishing
    2.  React
    3.  Serverless
    4.  Modules
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  12. Teeny

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

    52 Teeny alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Teeny Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
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    Verless

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    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.

    49 Verless alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Discontinued

    The GitHub repository has been archived in August 2023.

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    Gridsome

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

    72 Gridsome alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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