Static Site Generators
Generator↕ | Year Released↕ | Language↕ | Templating↕ | Notable Users↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jekyll | 2008 | Ruby | Liquid | GitHub Pages, healthcare.gov | The original static site generator, powers GitHub Pages |
Hugo | 2013 | Go | Go templates | Let's Encrypt, Smashing Magazine | Blazing fast build times, single binary |
Gatsby | 2015 | JavaScript (React) | React + GraphQL | Figma, Snapchat (docs) | GraphQL data layer, pioneered React-based SSGs |
Eleventy (11ty) | 2018 | JavaScript | Nunjucks, Liquid, etc. | web.dev, Google developers sites | Flexible, no-config, zero client-side JS by default |
Next.js (SSG) | 2016 | JavaScript (React) | React components | TikTok, Hulu, Notion | React meta-framework, hybrid SSG/SSR/ISR |
Nuxt (SSG mode) | 2016 | JavaScript (Vue) | Vue components | Ecosia, Upwork (parts) | Vue meta-framework counterpart to Next.js |
Astro | 2021 | JavaScript / TypeScript | .astro components | The Guardian (experiments), Cloudflare docs | Islands architecture, ship zero JS by default |
Hexo | 2012 | JavaScript | EJS, Pug | Popular in Chinese dev community | Blog-focused, fast builds, large theme ecosystem |
Pelican | 2010 | Python | Jinja2 | Python.org blog | Python alternative to Jekyll, Markdown and reStructuredText |
MkDocs | 2014 | Python | Jinja2 | Apache, MongoDB docs | Documentation-focused, powers thousands of project docs |
Docusaurus | 2017 | JavaScript (React) | React / MDX | Meta, Algolia, Supabase | Facebook-built, versioned docs, Markdown + MDX |
VitePress | 2022 | JavaScript (Vue) | Vue + Markdown | Vue.js docs, Vite docs | Fast Vite-powered docs site generator |
Zola | 2017 | Rust | Tera | Various Rust ecosystem sites | Single binary, batteries-included, Rust-fast |
Sphinx | 2008 | Python | Jinja2 | Python docs, Read the Docs | Python ecosystem documentation standard |
SvelteKit (adapter-static) | 2022 | JavaScript (Svelte) | Svelte components | Various indie sites | Svelte meta-framework with static export |
Bridgetown | 2020 | Ruby | Liquid, ERB | Ruby community sites | Modern Jekyll successor from Ruby devs |
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