Best Static Site Generators in 2026
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If you are building a site from content and want the generated output to suit your workflow, compare how each generator handles sources, languages, and iteration. Compared on content sources and supported languages, the entries also cover CMS integration, multilingual support, and incremental builds. A local preview server may matter for reviewing changes, while free-plan availability and paid-from pricing offer cost context. Gatsby, Bridgetown, and Metalsmith are among the options to consider as you match authoring and build needs to your project.
Static site generators, one module each.A lit port is something its maker publishes; 4 of 4 with a known API signal have a public API.
- 01 Gatsby API yesFREE yesDOCS 9.0$9/mo
- 02 Bridgetown API yesDOCS 8.4
- 03 Metalsmith API yesFREE yesDOCS 8.1Free
- 04 Hugo OSS yesDOCS 7.8
- 05 VuePress API yesDOCS 7.8
- 06 Publii FREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 07 Cecil FREE yesDOCS 7.3Free
- 08 Eleventy FREE yesDOCS 7.2Free
- 09 Nikola FREE yesDOCS 7.1Free
- 10 Nanoc FREE yesDOCS 7.0Free
- 11 Zola FREE yesDOCS 6.9Free
- 12 Lume FREE yesDOCS 6.8Free
- 13 Jekyll FREE yesDOCS 6.7Free
- 14 Astro Starlight DOCS 6.5
- 15 Stapy FREE yesDOCS 6.4Free
- 16 Pelican DOCS 6.3
- 17 Roq FREE yesDOCS 6.3Free
- 18 Hakyll DOCS 6.2
- 19 Jigsaw FREE yesDOCS 6.2Free
- 20 Cobalt DOCS 6.1
- 21 Nitro FREE yesDOCS 6.0Free
- 22 Franklin.jl DOCS 5.9
- 23 Middleman DOCS 5.9
- 24 JungleJS DOCS 5.8
- 25 Toucan FREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Content sources | CMS integration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gatsby | 9.0 | Free plan | $9/mo | Yes | $9/mo | api | Yes |
| 2 | Bridgetown | 8.4 | Yes | markdown | Yes | |||
| 3 | Metalsmith | 8.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | markdown | Yes | |
| 4 | Hugo | 7.8 | Yes | markdown | ||||
| 5 | VuePress | 7.8 | Yes | |||||
| 6 | Publii | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 7 | Cecil | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | markdown | ||
| 8 | Eleventy | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | markdown | Yes | |
| 9 | Nikola | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 10 | Nanoc | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | database | No | |
| 11 | Zola | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | markdown | ||
| 12 | Lume | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | markdown | Yes | |
| 13 | Jekyll | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | ||||
| 14 | Astro Starlight | 6.5 | Yes | |||||
| 15 | Stapy | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 16 | Pelican | 6.3 | Yes | |||||
| 17 | Roq | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | markdown | ||
| 18 | Hakyll | 6.2 | Yes | markdown | ||||
| 19 | Jigsaw | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | markdown | ||
| 20 | Cobalt | 6.1 | Yes | markdown | ||||
| 21 | Nitro | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 22 | Franklin.jl | 5.9 | Yes | markdown | ||||
| 23 | Middleman | 5.9 | Yes | markdown | ||||
| 24 | JungleJS | 5.8 | Yes | markdown | Yes | |||
| 25 | Toucan | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | markdown | Yes |
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