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Hugo

The world's fastest framework for building static websites.

4.3/5Free Tier AvailableOpen SourceFounded 2013

About Hugo

Hugo is an open-source static site generator built in Go, known for being the fastest in its class. It can build a 10,000-page site in seconds. Hugo is ideal for developers who want to build blogs, documentation sites, and marketing pages with lightning-fast performance.

Key Features

Static site generation
Themes
Markdown content
Taxonomies
Shortcodes
Multi-language
Asset pipelines
Templates
Image processing
Fast builds

Pros & Cons

👍 Pros

  • Incredibly fast
  • Free and open source
  • No database needed
  • Great documentation

👎 Cons

  • Requires technical skills
  • Go templating learning curve
  • No GUI
  • Complex themes
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