Top ten popular static site generators (SSG) in 2023

1. Gatsby

   1 370 55,716 8.7 JavaScript

   The best React-based framework with performance, scalability and security built in.

   

   Gatsby — best for building progressive web apps

2. Nutrient

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   Nutrient – The #1 PDF SDK Library, trusted by 10K+ developers. Other PDF SDKs promise a lot - then break. Laggy scrolling, poor mobile UX, tons of bugs, and lack of support cost you endless frustrations. Nutrient’s SDK handles billion-page workloads - so you don’t have to debug PDFs. Used by ~1 billion end users in more than 150 different countries.

   

3. eleventy 🕚⚡️

   2 257 17,639 9.7 JavaScript

   A simpler site generator. Transforms a directory of templates (of varying types) into HTML.

   

   Eleventy — the simplest static site generator

4. Next.js

   3 2,256 129,292 10.0 JavaScript

   The React Framework

   

   Nextjs — best app SSG

5. Metalsmith

   4 8 7,851 4.6 JavaScript

   An extremely simple, pluggable static site generator for Node.js

   

   Metalsmith — the best customizable SSG

6. Jekyll

   5 274 49,579 9.1 Ruby

   :globe_with_meridians: Jekyll is a blog-aware static site generator in Ruby

   

   Jekyll — the most popular SSG

7. Hexo

   6 29 39,966 7.4 TypeScript

   A fast, simple & powerful blog framework, powered by Node.js.

   

   Hexo — best lightweight SSG

8. Gridsome

   7 37 8,555 0.0 JavaScript

   ⚡️ The Jamstack framework for Vue.js

   

   Gridsome — Jamstack SSG tool for Vue developers

9. CodeRabbit

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   CodeRabbit: AI Code Reviews for Developers. Revolutionize your code reviews with AI. CodeRabbit offers PR summaries, code walkthroughs, 1-click suggestions, and AST-based analysis. Boost productivity and code quality across all major languages with each PR.

   

10. Pelican

    8 29 12,723 8.7 Python

    Static site generator that supports Markdown and reST syntax. Powered by Python.

    

    Pelican — best for Python developers

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