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Hugo vs Jekyll
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| Fact | Hugo | Jekyll |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Ruby |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Stars | 90k | 52k |
| Latest | v0.167.0 | v4.4.1 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-09-17 |
| Release cadence | about 23 days between releases | about 67 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 11 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 6 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
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Hugo
- v0.167.02026-09-28This release brings relative partial references, slug support for branch pages, and a handful of security hardening fix…
- v0.166.02026-09-09This release is mostly about hardening and bug fixes, but there are some notable changes:
- v0.165.02026-08-12The two main new things is the new css.ChromaStyles template func and the new importContext option demonstrated below.
- v0.164.02026-07-06Notable new features in this release are:
- v0.163.32026-06-18markup/highlight: Escape lang in default code block rendering ce1a7e0b @bep thanks to @k0ngj1 for reporting this issue.
Jekyll
- v4.4.12025-01-29Restore globbed path behavior in front matter defaults (#9762)
- v4.4.02025-01-27Allow marking specific highlighted lines via Liquid (#9138)
- v4.3.42024-09-16Backport #9662 for v4.3.x: Relax version constraint on wdm in new Gemfile (#9683)
- v3.9.42023-12-28Backport #9392 for v3.9.x: Add support for Ruby 3.3 Logger (#9513)
- v4.3.32023-12-27Backport #9392 for v4.3.x: Fix backward compatibility issues in the Logger (#9510)
Hugo
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Jekyll
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