Best Jamstack Frameworks for Developing Static and Dynamic Sites

• Gatsby

  356 54,983 9.4 JavaScript

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

  

  Gatsby.js is an open-source static site generator built on top of Node.js with React and GraphQL. It was developed by Facebook. It offers about 2500 plugins to build static sites established on sources such as Markdown documents, MDX, images, and different Content Management Systems such as WordPress, Drupal, etc. Programmers use it to create quick, static, and durable applications and web pages. Here are some reasons why developers routinely use the Gatsby.js framework:

• webpack

  329 64,145 9.8 JavaScript

  A bundler for javascript and friends. Packs many modules into a few bundled assets. Code Splitting allows for loading parts of the application on demand. Through "loaders", modules can be CommonJs, AMD, ES6 modules, CSS, Images, JSON, Coffeescript, LESS, ... and your custom stuff.

  

  Large community: Gatsby, developed by Facebook, is built on React; it's pretty popular among developers as React has an extensive community. Also, seeing that Gatsby is built on it, it has access to numerous resources to support its development and maintenance, making it future-proof. Furthermore, Gatsby offers the most sophisticated features possible by adhering to the most current web standards and technologies, like GraphQL and Webpack, in addition to React. It also offers users a vast range of tools to achieve excellent accessibility.

• 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.

  

• core

  283 44,370 9.8 TypeScript

  🖖 Vue.js is a progressive, incrementally-adoptable JavaScript framework for building UI on the web. (by vuejs)

  

  Nuxt.js is a free, open-source JavaScript library based on Vue.js, Node.js, Webpack and Babel.js. In addition, Nuxt is inspired by Next.js, a framework of a similar purpose based on React.js. According to Wikipedia, the framework is described as a "meta-framework for universal applications." Its priority is to assist Vue developers in taking advantage of unique technologies quickly, simply and in a tailored approach.

• vercel

  476 12,121 9.8 TypeScript

  Develop. Preview. Ship.

  

  Next.js is an open-source web development framework built on React. It was brought about by Vercel, formerly known as Zeit. It enables React apps to have additional functionality, such as server-side rendering and static website generation. The reason for creating Next.js was to provide a straightforward and convenient framework for web development. In addition, Next.js’s server-side rendering makes it excellent for SEO and performance by directly delivering content in seconds.

• Nuxt.js

  207 42,699 8.0 TypeScript

  Discontinued Nuxt is an intuitive and extendable way to create type-safe, performant and production-grade full-stack web apps and websites with Vue 3. [Moved to: https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt]

  

  Nuxt.js is a free, open-source JavaScript library based on Vue.js, Node.js, Webpack and Babel.js. In addition, Nuxt is inspired by Next.js, a framework of a similar purpose based on React.js. According to Wikipedia, the framework is described as a "meta-framework for universal applications." Its priority is to assist Vue developers in taking advantage of unique technologies quickly, simply and in a tailored approach.

• Next.js

  2,034 120,098 10.0 JavaScript

  The React Framework

  

  Next.js is an open-source web development framework built on React. It was brought about by Vercel, formerly known as Zeit. It enables React apps to have additional functionality, such as server-side rendering and static website generation. The reason for creating Next.js was to provide a straightforward and convenient framework for web development. In addition, Next.js’s server-side rendering makes it excellent for SEO and performance by directly delivering content in seconds.

• mdx

  99 16,788 8.7 JavaScript

  Markdown for the component era

  

  Gatsby.js is an open-source static site generator built on top of Node.js with React and GraphQL. It was developed by Facebook. It offers about 2500 plugins to build static sites established on sources such as Markdown documents, MDX, images, and different Content Management Systems such as WordPress, Drupal, etc. Programmers use it to create quick, static, and durable applications and web pages. Here are some reasons why developers routinely use the Gatsby.js framework:

• WorkOS

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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.

  

• Jekyll

  253 48,232 8.9 Ruby

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

  

  Jekyll is a static site generator. It's written in Ruby by Tom Preston-Werner, GitHub's co-founder. It’s distributed under an open-source MIT license. Jekyll takes text written in your favorite markup language and uses layouts to create a static website. Developers can tweak the site's look and feel, URLs, the data displayed on the page, and more.

• jamstack.org

  146 2,749 7.0 Nunjucks

  The official Jamstack site

  

  Jamstack is an engineered process that breaks down the web experience layer from data and business logic, enhancing flexibility, performance, scalability and maintenance.

• foundation

  210 86 0.0

  GraphQL Foundation Charter and Legal Documents (by graphql)

  

  Large community: Gatsby, developed by Facebook, is built on React; it's pretty popular among developers as React has an extensive community. Also, seeing that Gatsby is built on it, it has access to numerous resources to support its development and maintenance, making it future-proof. Furthermore, Gatsby offers the most sophisticated features possible by adhering to the most current web standards and technologies, like GraphQL and Webpack, in addition to React. It also offers users a vast range of tools to achieve excellent accessibility.

• Hugo

  548 72,338 9.8 Go

  The world’s fastest framework for building websites.

  

  Hugo is one of the more popular open-source static site generators. With its spectacular speed and flexibility, Hugo makes building websites easy. It is a static site generator produced in Golang. Steve Francia initially created it in 2013. Hugo has seen a significant increase in features and performance thanks to current lead developer Bjørn Erik Pedersen and other supporters. Hugo is an open-source project licensed below the Apache License 2.0. Unlike systems that dynamically build a page with each visitor request, Hugo makes pages when you create or update your content.

• Puts Debuggerer

  3,144 91 5.5 Ruby

  Ruby library for improved puts debugging, automatically displaying bonus useful information such as source line number and source code.

  Low cost: With Jekyll, there is less maintenance, leading to little or no money spent. Jekyll's websites can be hosted for free on GitHub.

• babel-sublime

  145 3,258 1.5 JavaScript

  Syntax definitions for ES6 JavaScript with React JSX extensions.

  

  Nuxt.js is a free, open-source JavaScript library based on Vue.js, Node.js, Webpack and Babel.js. In addition, Nuxt is inspired by Next.js, a framework of a similar purpose based on React.js. According to Wikipedia, the framework is described as a "meta-framework for universal applications." Its priority is to assist Vue developers in taking advantage of unique technologies quickly, simply and in a tailored approach.

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