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Top 23 JavaScript Static Site Generator Projects
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AppSignal
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Project mention: React Server Components without Next.js - what are the real alternatives today? | dev.to | 2026-02-03
Gatsby supports React Server Components in its SSR mode. The implementation is stable, but the scope is narrow. Gatsby primarily targets content-heavy and hybrid static use cases. While RSC can be used for dynamic server rendering, the framework is not optimized for deeply interactive applications built around server components. For certain classes of sites, this is acceptable. For general-purpose applications, it is limiting.
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There's no shortage of documentation tools out there, and honestly, that can make the decision harder rather than easier. After working with various clients and our own projects here at Digital Speed, we've found ourselves reaching for a handful of tools repeatedly: Docusaurus, VuePress, Redocly, and Fumadocs.
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eleventy 🕚⚡️
A simpler site generator. Transforms a directory of templates (of varying types) into HTML.
Project mention: How I'm Doing It - Vibe coding my first blog with free AI tools and Deadlogs blog engine | dev.to | 2026-07-20As a beginner web developer, I have been able to admire personal websites built with static site generators like 11ty and Astro. Since I am still not finished with my introductory HTML and CSS learning, I didn't want to jump into those Javascript-based tools yet. I needed a way to build my blog using a blog engine that was much more beginner-friendly.
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Project mention: Show HN: Git-based front-end interface for Hugo | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-05-20
Is it similar to battle tested DecapCMS? https://decapcms.org/
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sveltia-cms
Leading Git-based headless CMS. Successor to Netlify/Decap CMS. Modern UX, first-class i18n support, mobile support + numerous improvements. Framework-agnostic, open source & free.
Project mention: Sveltia CMS is feature complete. Time to switch from Decap CMS (formerly Netlify CMS) | dev.to | 2026-09-26If you're running a site on Decap CMS (formerly Netlify CMS), I want to introduce you to Sveltia CMS, an open-source replacement built by Kyoshino. I contribute to the project, and I also use it in production: a few of the sites I build get handed off to non-technical clients who need to create, edit, and publish content without touching code. Sveltia is what makes that handoff work.
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Hugoplate
Hugoplate is a free starter template built with Hugo and Tailwind CSS v4.0 that will save you hours of work.
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Project mention: Show HN: DD Photos – open-source photo album site generator (Go and SvelteKit) | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-03-10
This looks great! I've been using ThumbsUp[1] for a similar purpose (creating a gallery of photos I can push S3), but adding album and photo captions required some un-ergonomical tricks. I'll try out!
[1] - https://github.com/thumbsup/thumbsup
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scroll
Scroll is a language for scientists of all ages. Scroll includes a command line app that builds static blogs, websites, CSVs, text files, and more.
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parsa-hugo
Parsa is a personal blog theme powered by Hugo. It also can be used for portfolio website.
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NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
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Index
What are some of the best open-source Static Site Generator projects in JavaScript? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
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| 1 | Next.js | 143,111 |
| 2 | Gatsby | 55,937 |
| 3 | VuePress | 22,744 |
| 4 | eleventy 🕚⚡️ | 19,961 |
| 5 | decap-cms | 19,424 |
| 6 | react-static | 10,346 |
| 7 | Gridsome | 8,463 |
| 8 | Metalsmith | 7,817 |
| 9 | react-snap | 5,118 |
| 10 | cms.js | 3,050 |
| 11 | sveltia-cms | 2,921 |
| 12 | staticman | 2,455 |
| 13 | gatsby-starter-decap-cms | 2,049 |
| 14 | Hugoplate | 1,590 |
| 15 | sigal | 946 |
| 16 | thumbsup | 865 |
| 17 | scroll | 487 |
| 18 | Charge | 430 |
| 19 | rocket | 395 |
| 20 | dot-hugo | 268 |
| 21 | tinyjam | 171 |
| 22 | quasar-app-extension-ssg | 168 |
| 23 | parsa-hugo | 162 |
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