Best Hugo Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from static site generators ranked against Hugo on the same published basis.
- 2Hugo vs Gatsby
- 3Hugo vs Cecil
- 4Hugo vs Eleventy
- 5Hugo vs Nanoc
- 6Hugo vs Zola
- 7Hugo vs Metalsmith
- 8Hugo vs Lume
- 9Hugo vs Bridgetown
- 10Hugo vs Roq
- 11Hugo vs Publii
- 12Hugo vs Nikola
- 13Hugo vs Jigsaw
- 14Hugo vs Astro Starlight
- 15Hugo vs Nitro
- 16Hugo vs VuePress
- 17Hugo vs Toucan
- 18Hugo vs Hakyll
- 19Hugo vs React Static
- 20Hugo vs Jekyll
- 21Hugo vs Pelican
Hugo alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Gatsby | 8.0 | Free plan | $9/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 3 | Cecil | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Eleventy | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 5 | Nanoc | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | Zola | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 7 | Metalsmith | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Lume | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 9 | Bridgetown | 7.0 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 10 | Roq | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Publii | 6.8 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 12 | Nikola | 6.6 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 13 | Jigsaw | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 14 | Astro Starlight | 6.5 | No | — | self-hosted, Web |
| 15 | Nitro | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 16 | VuePress | 6.4 | No | — | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 17 | Toucan | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac |
| 18 | Hakyll | 6.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | React Static | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 20 | Jekyll | 6.2 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 21 | Pelican | 6.2 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
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Questions about Hugo alternatives
What is the best alternative to Hugo?
Gatsby, number 2 in static site generators with a score of 8.0 out of 10. The others here: Cecil, Eleventy, Nanoc and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Hugo?
Gatsby is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.