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24 alternatives to Forge

Static web hosting made simple.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Forge launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Laravel Forge▲125

   Instant PHP platforms on Linode, DigitalOcean, and more

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Static.app▲228

   One-click hosting solution for your static website

   2021 · static.app · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Web Serve▲106

   Simple local static server for dev, sharing, and preview

   2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4FI
   Forestry.io – A better way to host static websites (demo)▲39

   2015 · forestryio.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

5. 5IH
   Introducing Harp – A static web server with built in preprocessing▲233

   2013 · sintaxi.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Static Website Hosting▲259

   Host your static HTML website online in just a few clicks

   2024 · static.app · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Laravel Forge▲133

   Simplify deployment and server management for modern apps

   Oct 2025 · laravel.com · its alternatives →

8. 8TS
   The static, static site generator▲187

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9SW
   Static web hosting, CMS, and now blogging▲78

   2014 · 900dpi.com · its alternatives →

10. 10MA
    Metalsmith – A pluggable static site generator▲174

    2014 · metalsmith.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    StaticHost▲110

    Easiest way to host your static website

    2024 · its alternatives →

12. 12AD
    A dead simple static site generator – just two template tags▲94

    2014 · tags.brace.io · its alternatives →

13. 13MA
    Makesite – A static site generator in 125 lines of Python▲146

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    StaticWeb Studio▲106

    Deployment + CMS platform for static websites with #nocode

    2020 · its alternatives →

15. 15ME
    My embeddable C/C++ webserver▲84

    2011 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16SS
    Super Simple Static Site Compiler▲9

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17BA
    Building an HTML5 Desktop environment with a minimal server component▲68

    2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18SG
    Stout – Go-based Static Website Deploy Tool▲37

    2015 · stout.is · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Shifter▲6

    Serverless Static Wordpress Hosting

    2018 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Fork n Go▲66

    A template, free hosting and deployment in a few clicks.

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21IB
    I built a free oEmbed API for the web▲61

    2013 · oembed.io · its alternatives →

22. 22FT
    Fast, turnkey static web site recipe (Terraform and Jekyll and AWS)▲6

    2021 · peterkong.com · its alternatives →

23. 23GB
    GitHub-based DNS Hosting▲37

    2014 · dns-api.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    the Forge▲6

    a CLI tool for generating and hosting Progressive Web Apps.

    2018 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →