Hugo vs Zola

Hugo vs Zola
Fact	Hugo	Zola
Language	Go	Rust
Licence	Apache-2.0	EUPL-1.2
Stars	90k	17k
Latest	v0.167.0	v0.23.6
Last push	2026-10-06	2026-10-05
Release cadence	about 23 days between releases	about 7 days between releases
Active contributors	11 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days	15 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flags	none	none

How they relate

Both replace Hexo. Alternatives to Hexo →
Full replacementHugoA single binary that builds large sites in seconds.
Full replacementZolaA single binary with Sass, a search index and syntax highlighting built in.
Both replace Jekyll. Alternatives to Jekyll →
Full replacementHugoSingle binary with much faster builds.
Full replacementZolaSingle binary with Sass, syntax highlighting and a search index built in.

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.

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