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Gridsome vs Nuxt.js: What are the differences?

Gridsome: Build blazing fast websites for any CMS or data with Vue.js & GraphQL ⚡️💚. Build websites using latest web tech tools that developers love - Vue.js, GraphQL and Webpack. Get hot-reloading and all the power of Node.js. Gridsome makes building websites fun again; Nuxt.js: The Vue.js Framework. Nuxt.js presets all the configuration needed to make your development of a Vue.js application enjoyable You can use Nuxt.js for SSR, SPA, Static Generated, PWA and more..

Gridsome can be classified as a tool in the "Static Site Generators" category, while Nuxt.js is grouped under "Front-End Frameworks".

Gridsome is an open source tool with 3.77K GitHub stars and 189 GitHub forks. Here's a link to Gridsome's open source repository on GitHub.

Bitupper, Quero Education, and Compile Inc are some of the popular companies that use Nuxt.js, whereas Gridsome is used by Bazzite, CodeCarrot, and Digital Paper. Nuxt.js has a broader approval, being mentioned in 80 company stacks & 188 developers stacks; compared to Gridsome, which is listed in 4 company stacks and 13 developer stacks.

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Pros of Gridsome
Pros of Nuxt.js
  • 16
    Vuejs
  • 10
    GraphQL
  • 6
    Starter kit as a base for new project
  • 5
    Reusable components (Vue)
  • 4
    Open source
  • 3
    Allows to use markdown files as articles
  • 3
    Static-sites
  • 2
    Generated websites are super fast
  • 2
    Blogging website
  • 0
    Webpack
  • 58
    SSR
  • 46
    Automatic routes
  • 30
    Middleware
  • 27
    Hot code reloading
  • 21
    Easy setup, easy to use, great community, FRENCH TOUCH
  • 20
    Static Websites
  • 20
    SPA
  • 19
    Code splitting for every page
  • 19
    Plugins
  • 17
    Custom layouts
  • 14
    Automatic transpilation and bundling (with webpack and
  • 12
    Modules ecosystem
  • 12
    Easy setup
  • 10
    Amazing Developer Experience
  • 10
    Vibrant and helpful community
  • 10
    Pages directory
  • 5
    Its Great for Team Development

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Cons of Gridsome
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  • 1
    Open source
  • 1
    Still young
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    What is Gridsome?

    Build websites using latest web tech tools that developers love - Vue.js, GraphQL and Webpack. Get hot-reloading and all the power of Node.js. Gridsome makes building websites fun again.

    What is Nuxt.js?

    Nuxt.js presets all the configuration needed to make your development of a Vue.js application enjoyable. You can use Nuxt.js for SSR, SPA, Static Generated, PWA and more.

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    What are some alternatives to Gridsome and Nuxt.js?
    VuePress
    A minimalistic static site generator with a Vue-powered theming system, and a default theme optimized for writing technical documentation. It was created to support the documentation needs of Vue's own sub projects.
    Hugo
    Hugo is a static site generator written in Go. It is optimized for speed, easy use and configurability. Hugo takes a directory with content and templates and renders them into a full html website. Hugo makes use of markdown files with front matter for meta data.
    Gatsby
    Gatsby lets you build blazing fast sites with your data, whatever the source. Liberate your sites from legacy CMSs and fly into the future.
    Jekyll
    Think of Jekyll as a file-based CMS, without all the complexity. Jekyll takes your content, renders Markdown and Liquid templates, and spits out a complete, static website ready to be served by Apache, Nginx or another web server. Jekyll is the engine behind GitHub Pages, which you can use to host sites right from your GitHub repositories.
    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.
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