Best Static Site Generators in 2026
Updated
In short: Gatsby is ranked #1 of 35 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Cecil and Eleventy. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Cecil. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Gatsby at $9/mo.
Building a site from content files can involve decisions about languages, content sources, previews, and publishing workflows. Compare generators on supported languages and content sources, then consider CMS integration, multilingual support, and incremental builds. A local preview server may be relevant to how you review changes during development. Free-plan availability and Paid from offer pricing details for comparison. Gatsby, Cecil, and Eleventy are among the options shown. Consider how your content is managed and which parts of the build process you want a generator to support, then weigh the listed capabilities against your development workflow.
35 static site generators ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
35ranked
7free plans on this page
$9/molowest paid tier
4 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Static site generators 25 channels on this page · 107 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromContent sourcesCMS integrationIncremental buildsMultilingual supportLocal preview serverSupported languages Spec sheet Score
01 Gatsby Free planYesPaid from$9/moContent sourcesapiCMS integrationYesIncremental buildsYesMultilingual supportYesLocal preview serverYesSupported languagesJavaScript, Node.js 8/8spec lines stated 8.6
02 Cecil Free planYesPaid fromnot statedContent sourcesmarkdownCMS integrationnot statedIncremental buildsYesMultilingual supportYesLocal preview serverYesSupported languagesPHP 6/8spec lines stated 8.5
03 Eleventy Free planYesPaid fromnot statedContent sourcesmarkdownCMS integrationYesIncremental buildsnot statedMultilingual supportYesLocal preview serverYesSupported languagesHTML, Markdown, WebC, JavaScript, Liquid, Nunjucks, Handlebars, Mustache, EJS, Haml, Pug, TypeScript, JSX, MDX, Sass 6/8spec lines stated 8.5
04 Bridgetown Free planYesPaid fromnot statedContent sourcesmarkdownCMS integrationYesIncremental buildsYesMultilingual supportYesLocal preview serverYesSupported languagesRuby, JavaScript 7/8spec lines stated 8.3
05 Nanoc Free planYesPaid fromnot statedContent sourcesdatabaseCMS integrationNoIncremental buildsYesMultilingual supportYesLocal preview serverYesSupported languagesRuby 7/8spec lines stated 8.3
06 Hugo Free planYesPaid fromnot statedContent sourcesmarkdownCMS integrationnot statedIncremental buildsnot statedMultilingual supportYesLocal preview serverYesSupported languagesGo, Ruby, Python 5/8spec lines stated 8.1
07 Metalsmith Free planYesPaid fromnot statedContent sourcesmarkdownCMS integrationYesIncremental buildsYesMultilingual supportYesLocal preview serverNoSupported languagesJavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js 7/8spec lines stated 8.1
08 Lume Free planYesPaid fromnot statedContent sourcesmarkdownCMS integrationYesIncremental buildsnot statedMultilingual supportYesLocal preview serverYesSupported languagesDeno, JavaScript, TypeScript 6/8spec lines stated 7.8
09 Publii Free planYesPaid fromnot statedContent sourcesnot statedCMS integrationnot statedIncremental buildsnot statedMultilingual supportnot statedLocal preview servernot statedSupported languagesnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.6
10 Zola Free planYesPaid fromnot statedContent sourcesmarkdownCMS integrationnot statedIncremental buildsnot statedMultilingual supportYesLocal preview serverYesSupported languagesRust 5/8spec lines stated 7.3
11 Nikola Free planYesPaid fromnot statedContent sourcesnot statedCMS integrationnot statedIncremental buildsnot statedMultilingual supportnot statedLocal preview servernot statedSupported languagesnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.2
12 Hakyll Free planYesPaid fromnot statedContent sourcesmarkdownCMS integrationnot statedIncremental buildsYesMultilingual supportnot statedLocal preview serverYesSupported languagesHaskell 5/8spec lines stated 7.0
13 Pelican Free planYesPaid fromnot statedContent sourcesnot statedCMS integrationnot statedIncremental buildsnot statedMultilingual supportnot statedLocal preview servernot statedSupported languagesnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.9
14 Toucan Free planYesPaid fromnot statedContent sourcesmarkdownCMS integrationYesIncremental buildsnot statedMultilingual supportYesLocal preview serverYesSupported languagesSwift 6/8spec lines stated 6.9
15 Cobalt Free planYesPaid fromnot statedContent sourcesmarkdownCMS integrationnot statedIncremental buildsnot statedMultilingual supportnot statedLocal preview serverYesSupported languagesRust 4/8spec lines stated 6.8
16 Roq Free planYesPaid fromnot statedContent sourcesmarkdownCMS integrationnot statedIncremental buildsnot statedMultilingual supportNoLocal preview serverYesSupported languagesJava 5/8spec lines stated 6.8
17 Middleman Free planYesPaid fromnot statedContent sourcesmarkdownCMS integrationnot statedIncremental buildsnot statedMultilingual supportYesLocal preview serverYesSupported languagesRuby 5/8spec lines stated 6.7
18 Jekyll Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedContent sourcesnot statedCMS integrationnot statedIncremental buildsnot statedMultilingual supportnot statedLocal preview servernot statedSupported languagesnot stated 0/8spec lines stated 6.6
19 Astro Starlight Free planYesPaid fromnot statedContent sourcesnot statedCMS integrationnot statedIncremental buildsnot statedMultilingual supportnot statedLocal preview servernot statedSupported languagesnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.5
20 Stapy Free planYesPaid fromnot statedContent sourcesnot statedCMS integrationnot statedIncremental buildsnot statedMultilingual supportnot statedLocal preview serverYesSupported languagesPython 3/8spec lines stated 6.5
21 VuePress Free planYesPaid fromnot statedContent sourcesnot statedCMS integrationnot statedIncremental buildsnot statedMultilingual supportnot statedLocal preview servernot statedSupported languagesnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.3
22 Franklin.jl Free planYesPaid fromnot statedContent sourcesmarkdownCMS integrationnot statedIncremental buildsnot statedMultilingual supportnot statedLocal preview serverYesSupported languagesJulia 4/8spec lines stated 6.3
23 Statue Free planYesPaid fromnot statedContent sourcesmarkdownCMS integrationNoIncremental buildsnot statedMultilingual supportnot statedLocal preview serverYesSupported languagesJavaScript, TypeScript, Svelte 5/8spec lines stated 6.2
24 Harp Free planYesPaid fromnot statedContent sourcesmarkdownCMS integrationnot statedIncremental buildsnot statedMultilingual supportnot statedLocal preview serverYesSupported languagesNode.js, JavaScript, CoffeeScript 4/8spec lines stated 6.2
25 Grain Free planYesPaid fromnot statedContent sourcesmarkdownCMS integrationnot statedIncremental buildsnot statedMultilingual supportnot statedLocal preview serverYesSupported languagesGroovy, Java 4/8spec lines stated 6.1
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Questions about this list
Which static site generator is ranked first on Specifiction?
Gatsby is ranked #1 of 35 with a score of 8.6. Cecil is second and Eleventy third.
How many of these have a free plan?
7 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Gatsby has the lowest first paid tier we found: $9/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing. Paid placements never change a rank.
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