Top ten popular static site generators (SSG) in 2023

• Gatsby

  356 54,983 9.4 JavaScript

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

  

  Gatsby — best for building progressive web apps

• eleventy 🕚⚡️

  244 16,170 9.0 JavaScript

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

  

  Eleventy — the simplest static site generator

• SurveyJS

  surveyjs.io

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  Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

  

• Next.js

  2,037 120,313 10.0 JavaScript

  The React Framework

  

  Nextjs — best app SSG

• Metalsmith

  8 7,819 7.1 JavaScript

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

  

  Metalsmith — the best customizable SSG

• Jekyll

  253 48,265 8.7 Ruby

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

  

  Jekyll — the most popular SSG

• Hexo

  28 38,387 7.9 TypeScript

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

  

  Hexo — best lightweight SSG

• Gridsome

  37 8,524 0.0 JavaScript

  ⚡️ The Jamstack framework for Vue.js

  

  Gridsome — Jamstack SSG tool for Vue developers

• WorkOS

  workos.com

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  The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

  

• Pelican

  23 12,223 8.9 Python

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

  

  Pelican — best for Python developers

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