The world’s fastest framework for building websites.
Single binary with much faster builds.
- Language
- Go
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Stars
- 90k
- Latest
- v0.169.0
- Last push
- 2026-11-11
alternatives to
Jekyll
:globe_with_meridians: Jekyll is a blog-aware static site generator in Ruby
Hugo, Astro, Hexo and more. 9 alternatives to Jekyll, in Go, TypeScript, JavaScript, Rust, Python, Ruby, Haskell. Compare fit, licence, stars and the latest signed release.
Side by side
| Tool | Fit | Stars | Licence | Terms | Self-hosted | Language | Latest | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugo | Full replacement | 90k | Apache-2.0 | Open source | No | Go | v0.169.0 | 2026-11-11 |
| Astro | Full replacement | 64k | Other | Open source | No | TypeScript | @astrojs/vue@7.1.5 | 2026-11-11 |
| Hexo | Full replacement | 42k | MIT | Open source | No | TypeScript | v8.1.2 | 2026-10-26 |
| Eleventy | Full replacement | 20k | MIT | Open source | No | JavaScript | v3.1.8 | 2026-11-06 |
| Zola | Full replacement | 18k | EUPL-1.2 | Open source | No | Rust | v0.23.6 | 2026-11-09 |
| Pelican | Full replacement | 13k | AGPL-3.0 | Open source | No | Python | 4.12.0 | 2026-11-09 |
| Bridgetown | Full replacement | 1.4k | MIT | Open source | No | Ruby | v2.2.2 | 2026-11-06 |
| Gatsby | Partial | 56k | MIT | Open source | No | JavaScript | gatsby@5.16.1 | 2026-11-11 |
| Hakyll | Partial | 2.9k | Other | Open source | No | Haskell | v4.17.0.0 | 2026-11-06 |
Every alternative
9 alternatives
The web framework for content-driven websites.
Markdown and MDX content collections, built to static HTML.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- Other
- Stars
- 64k
- Latest
- @astrojs/vue@7.1.5
- Last push
- 2026-11-11
A fast, simple & powerful blog framework, powered by Node.js.
A Node.js blog generator that turns Markdown into static pages, with themes and plugins.
- Language
- TypeScript
- Licence
- MIT
- Stars
- 42k
- Latest
- v8.1.2
- Last push
- 2026-10-26
A simpler site generator. Transforms a directory of templates (of varying types) into HTML.
JavaScript, with several template languages side by side.
- Language
- JavaScript
- Licence
- MIT
- Stars
- 20k
- Latest
- v3.1.8
- Last push
- 2026-11-06
A fast static site generator in a single binary with everything built-in. https://www.getzola.org
Single binary with Sass, syntax highlighting and a search index built in.
Static site generator that supports Markdown and reST syntax. Powered by Python.
Written in Python, with Jinja templates and Markdown or reStructuredText content.
A next-generation progressive site generator & fullstack framework, powered by Ruby
Ruby generator that started from Jekyll, with components and an optional server-rendered mode.
React-based framework with performance, scalability, and security built in.
A React-based static site generator with a GraphQL data layer, which needs more tooling than Jekyll.
- Language
- JavaScript
- Licence
- MIT
- Stars
- 56k
- Latest
- gatsby@5.16.1
- Last push
- 2026-11-11
A static website compiler library in Haskell
A Haskell library where the site is a program you compile, rather than a configured generator.
Head to head
- Astro vs Bridgetown
- Astro vs Eleventy
- Astro vs Gatsby
- Astro vs Hakyll
- Astro vs Hexo
- Astro vs Hugo
- Astro vs Pelican
- Astro vs Zola
- Bridgetown vs Eleventy
- Bridgetown vs Gatsby
- Bridgetown vs Hakyll
- Bridgetown vs Hexo
- Bridgetown vs Hugo
- Bridgetown vs Pelican
- Bridgetown vs Zola
- Eleventy vs Gatsby
- Eleventy vs Hakyll
- Eleventy vs Hexo
- Eleventy vs Hugo
- Eleventy vs Pelican
- Eleventy vs Zola
- Gatsby vs Hakyll
- Gatsby vs Hexo
- Gatsby vs Hugo
- Gatsby vs Pelican
- Gatsby vs Zola
- Hakyll vs Hexo
- Hakyll vs Hugo
- Hakyll vs Pelican
- Hakyll vs Zola
- Hexo vs Hugo
- Hexo vs Pelican
- Hexo vs Zola
- Hugo vs Pelican
- Hugo vs Zola
- Pelican vs Zola
About Jekyll
- Language
- Ruby
- Licence
- MIT
- Stars
- 52k
- Last push
- 2026-10-13