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Decisions about Gatsby, Hugo, and Jekyll
Manuel Feller
Frontend Engineer at BI X · | 4 upvotes · 98.2K views
As a Frontend Developer I wanted something simple to generate static websites with technology I am familiar with. GatsbyJS was in the stack I am familiar with, does not need any other languages / package managers and allows quick content deployment in pure HTML or Markdown (what you prefer for a project). It also does not require you to understand a theming engine if you need a custom design.
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Pros of Gatsby
- Generated websites are super fast20
- Fast14
- GraphQL12
- Progressive Web Apps generation8
- Easy to connect with lots of CMS via official plugins7
- Reusable components (React)7
- Allows to use markdown files as articles6
- Static-sites4
- Images4
- Easy to connect with Drupal via official plugin3
- All the benefits of a static website + React+GraphQL3
- List of starters as base for new project3
- Open source2
- Gitlab pages integration1
- Incremental Build1
Pros of Hugo
- Lightning fast45
- Single Executable26
- Easy setup23
- Great development community22
- Open source21
- Write in golang12
- LiveReload built in6
- Hacker mindset6
- Not HTML only - JSON, RSS6
- Easy to customize themes3
- Gitlab pages integration3
- Fast builds2
- Well documented1
- Easy to learn1
- Very fast builds1
Pros of Jekyll
- Github pages integration75
- Open source53
- It's slick, customisable and hackerish37
- Easy to deploy23
- Straightforward cms for the hacker mindset22
- Gitlab pages integration6
- Best for blogging4
- Easy to integrate localization2
- Low maintenance2
- Huge plugins ecosystem1
- Authoring freedom and simplicity1
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Cons of Gatsby
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- No ssr6
- Very slow builds3
- Documentation isn't complete.3
- Slow builds2
- Flash of unstyled content issues2
- For-profit2
- Too many dependencies1
- Difficult debugging1
- Problematic between develop and build commands1
- Plugin driven development1
- Difficult maintenance1
Cons of Hugo
- No Plugins/Extensions4
- Template syntax not friendly2
- Quick builds1
Cons of Jekyll
- Build time increases exponentially as site grows4
- Lack of developments lately2
- Og doesn't work with postings dynamically1
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What are some alternatives to Gatsby, Hugo, and Jekyll?
Next.js
Next.js is a minimalistic framework for server-rendered React applications.
React
Lots of people use React as the V in MVC. Since React makes no assumptions about the rest of your technology stack, it's easy to try it out on a small feature in an existing project.
Create React App
Create React apps with no build configuration.
WordPress
The core software is built by hundreds of community volunteers, and when you’re ready for more there are thousands of plugins and themes available to transform your site into almost anything you can imagine. Over 60 million people have chosen WordPress to power the place on the web they call “home” — we’d love you to join the family.
Hexo
Hexo is a fast, simple and powerful blog framework. It parses your posts with Markdown or other render engine and generates static files with the beautiful theme. All of these just take seconds.