Comparison of Gatsby vs Next.js vs Jekyll vs Hugo vs Nuxt.js
Next.js
Next.js is a free and open source web application framework based on React.js, Node.js, webpack and Babel.js for building server-side rendered and/or static web applications using React.
Jekyll
Jekyll is a simple, blog-aware, static site generator for personal, project, or organization sites. Written in Ruby by Tom Preston-Werner, GitHub's co-founder, it is distributed under the open source MIT license.
Hugo
Hugo is a static site generator written in Go. Hugo takes data files, i18n bundles, configuration, templates for layouts, static files, and content written in Markdown and renders a static website. It is an open source project licensed under the Apache License 2.0.
Nuxt.js
Nuxt.js is a free and open source web application framework based on Vue.js, Node.js, webpack and Babel.js for building server-side rendered and/or static web applications using Vue.Icon | Excellent (fully available) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Fair (needs customization or limited) | Poor (not possible) |
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Feature Availability | Excellent (fully available) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Fair (needs customization or limited) | Poor (not possible) |
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Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | |||
Fair (needs customization or limited) | Fair (needs customization or limited) | |||
Poor (not possible) | Poor (not possible) | |||
Category | Gatsby | Next.js | Jekyll | Hugo | Nuxt.js |
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Delivery Optimization | ![]() | ||||
Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | |
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Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | |
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Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | |
Payload optimization | ![]() | ||||
Excellent (fully available) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Fair (needs customization or limited) | Fair (needs customization or limited) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | |
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Excellent (fully available) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | |
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Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Fair (needs customization or limited) | Fair (needs customization or limited) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | |
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Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | |
Progressive Web App (PWA) | ![]() | ||||
Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | |
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Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Fair (needs customization or limited) | Fair (needs customization or limited) | Excellent (fully available) | |
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Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | |
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Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) |
Category | Gatsby | Next.js | Jekyll | Hugo | Nuxt.js |
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Maintainability and debuggability | ![]() | ||||
Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | |
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Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | |
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Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | |
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Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | |
Declarative rendering | ![]() | ||||
Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Fair (needs customization or limited) | Fair (needs customization or limited) | Excellent (fully available) | |
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Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | |
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Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Poor (not possible) | Poor (not possible) | Excellent (fully available) | |
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Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Poor (not possible) | Poor (not possible) | Excellent (fully available) | |
Modern development practices | ![]() | ||||
Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Fair (needs customization or limited) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | |
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Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | |
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Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Fair (needs customization or limited) | Poor (not possible) | Excellent (fully available) |
Category | Gatsby | Next.js | Jekyll | Hugo | Nuxt.js |
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Security | ![]() | ||||
Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | |
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Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | |
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Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | |
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Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | |
Design | ![]() | ||||
Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Poor (not possible) | Poor (not possible) | Poor (not possible) | |
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Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Poor (not possible) | Poor (not possible) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | |
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Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Poor (not possible) | Poor (not possible) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) |
Category | Gatsby | Next.js | Jekyll | Hugo | Nuxt.js |
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Accessible markup | ![]() | ||||
Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | |
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Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | |
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Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | |
Accessible defaults | ![]() | ||||
Excellent (fully available) | Fair (needs customization or limited) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Poor (not possible) | |
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Excellent (fully available) | Poor (not possible) | Poor (not possible) | Poor (not possible) | Poor (not possible) | |
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Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Fair (needs customization or limited) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Fair (needs customization or limited) |
Category | Gatsby | Next.js | Jekyll | Hugo | Nuxt.js |
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Tutorials and guides | ![]() | ||||
Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | |
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Excellent (fully available) | Fair (needs customization or limited) | Fair (needs customization or limited) | Fair (needs customization or limited) | Fair (needs customization or limited) | |
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Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | |
Development guides | ![]() | ||||
Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | |
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Excellent (fully available) | Fair (needs customization or limited) | Excellent (fully available) | Fair (needs customization or limited) | Excellent (fully available) | |
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Excellent (fully available) | Fair (needs customization or limited) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Excellent (fully available) | Fair (needs customization or limited) | |
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Excellent (fully available) | Fair (needs customization or limited) | Poor (not possible) | Excellent (fully available) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | |
Feature addition guides | ![]() | ||||
Excellent (fully available) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | |
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Excellent (fully available) | Fair (needs customization or limited) | Fair (needs customization or limited) | Excellent (fully available) | Fair (needs customization or limited) | |
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Excellent (fully available) | Fair (needs customization or limited) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | |
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Excellent (fully available) | Fair (needs customization or limited) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Excellent (fully available) | |
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Excellent (fully available) | Fair (needs customization or limited) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Fair (needs customization or limited) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) |
Category | Gatsby | Next.js | Jekyll | Hugo | Nuxt.js |
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Ecosystem | ![]() | ||||
Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Poor (not possible) | Poor (not possible) | Excellent (fully available) | |
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Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | |
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Good (partially available, e.g. plugins) | Fair (needs customization or limited) | Excellent (fully available) | Excellent (fully available) | Fair (needs customization or limited) | |
Integrations | ![]() | ||||
Excellent (fully available) | Poor (not possible) | Poor (not possible) | Poor (not possible) | Poor (not possible) | |
Community |