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24 alternatives to Hugo: Open-Source Static Site Generator

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hugo: Open-Source Static Site Generator launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Gatsby▲479
Blazing fast static site generator for React
2017 · its alternatives →
2
Unstack▲613
The world's fastest free all-in-one website builder
2020 · its alternatives →
3
Slides 6▲416
Static website generator, create animated websites easily
2022 · its alternatives →
4
Hugo In Action▲2
Static sites and dynamic Jamstack apps
2022 · its alternatives →
5
Startup Hugo Theme▲82
Blazing fast Hugo theme for business
2023 · its alternatives →
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Hugo▲116
Tool for freelancers, produce brilliant work without hassle
2022 · its alternatives →
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Local First Hugo CMS▲25
If you want to publish your site with a ready made template or you want to create your Hugo website from scratch. Quiqr has everything you need to get you started.
2023 · quiqr.org · its alternatives →
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Frontnd▲336
Most advanced builder made for modern front-end developers
2019 · its alternatives →
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CState – open-source Hugo powered status page▲69
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I've been making JavaScript sandbox alone for 6 years▲397
Hi HN! Thanks for your attention to my post. It was a big challenge to run most of Node.js packages in browser, fast moreover. Virtual File system, resolve import/export. I got cold many times, depressions, burned out, yet still alive and finished it. Many guys helped me with an advice. Many users give a lot of positive feedback. There are 200,000 monthly unique users. I work full time now because of the freemium business model. To be honest - I am happy after many years of hard work.
2022 · playcode.io · its alternatives →
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Make with Hugo▲2
Tutorials for the Popular Static Site Generator Hugo
2020 · its alternatives →
12
SpreadSimple 2.0▲295
The fastest way to build a website without code
2025 · spreadsimple.com · its alternatives →
13
Git-based front-end interface for Hugo▲32
I built simple Git-based CMS for Hugo static site generators. No backend, no database, no configs. Just login with Github, select your repo and start editing. If you use Hugo for blogging, feel free to check it out at https://github.com/arashthr/hugo-flow > Why did you make it? I wanted to be able to write posts on my phone, and it's not easy to do that with Markdown. Adding images is also always a headache: copy them, minimize and compress them, remember the correct syntax for images, and type the path. > How did you make it? I used Google Stitch for the design and…
May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hugo Paper▲70
A simple, clean, flexible Hugo theme
2021 · its alternatives →
15TS
The static, static site generator▲187
2014 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Pagedone▲164
Lightning fast modern designs for your next project
2024 · its alternatives →
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Forestry▲187
A lightweight CMS for Jekyll and Hugo sites
2016 · its alternatives →
18
HugoNest▲8
Your Hugo Blog Anywhere, Anytime
2025 · hugonest.github.io · its alternatives →
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Static▲166
Creating static sites should be super easy, now it is!
2023 · its alternatives →
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Million.js v2.0.0▲98
An extremely fast virtual DOM - React up to 70% faster
2023 · its alternatives →
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PlayJS▲138
Playground JavaScript web, now with superpowers
2023 · its alternatives →
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hasty.dev▲146
A JS Perfomance Tool
2021 · its alternatives →
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React-Static▲152
A progressive static-site framework for React!
2017 · its alternatives →
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Hugo PaperMod▲62
A fast, clean, responsive Hugo theme
2021 · its alternatives →

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