Static Site Generators

Choosing the right static site generator (SSG) for your Jamstack site will depend on the project at hand, but also on your experience with different programming languages. Do you stick with old favourites? Challenge yourself?

Or do you go for speed? Reliability? Support for low-bandwidth users? The choice is yours.

Let’s compare the following SSGs:

Name	Language	Templating language	Incremental regeneration	Open source	Licence	Stable release
11ty	Javascript	ejs Haml Handlebars HTML JavaScript Liquid md Mustache Nunjucks Pug	No	Included	MIT	2017
Gatsby	React	JSX	Included	Included	MIT	2017
Gridsome	Vue	Vue	No	Included	MIT
Hexo	Node	ejs md	Included	Included	MIT	2019
Hugo	Golang	Go Templating	No	Included	Apache 2.0	2013
Jekyll	Ruby	Liquid	Included	Included	MIT	2013
Next.js	React	JSX	Included	Included	MIT	2016
Nuxt.js	Vue	Vue	Included	Included	MIT	2021
Sapper	Svelte	ejs	No	Included	MIT	2021
Sphinx	Python	Jinja	Included	Included	BSD	2010
Tome	Drupal	Twig	Included	Included	GNU	2018
VuePress	Vue	Vue	No	Included	MIT	2019

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