Best Static Site Generators in 2026
Updated
35 static site generators ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
35ranked
2free plans on this page
$50/molowest paid tier
8 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Static site generators 10 channels on this page · 35 of 80 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromContent sourcesCMS integrationIncremental buildsMultilingual supportLocal preview serverSupported languages Spec sheet Score
26 Harp Free planYesPaid fromnot statedContent sourcesmarkdownCMS integrationnot statedIncremental buildsnot statedMultilingual supportnot statedLocal preview serverYesSupported languagesNode.js, JavaScript, CoffeeScript 4/8spec lines stated 6.2
27 Grain Free planYesPaid fromnot statedContent sourcesmarkdownCMS integrationnot statedIncremental buildsnot statedMultilingual supportnot statedLocal preview serverYesSupported languagesGroovy, Java 4/8spec lines stated 6.1
28 Jigsaw Free planYesPaid fromnot statedContent sourcesmarkdownCMS integrationnot statedIncremental buildsnot statedMultilingual supportnot statedLocal preview serverYesSupported languagesPHP, Node.js 4/8spec lines stated 6.0
29 Statiq Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedContent sourcesdatabaseCMS integrationnot statedIncremental buildsnot statedMultilingual supportnot statedLocal preview serverYesSupported languagesC#/.NET 3/8spec lines stated 6.0
30 Nitro Free planYesPaid fromnot statedContent sourcesnot statedCMS integrationnot statedIncremental buildsYesMultilingual supportnot statedLocal preview serverYesSupported languagesPython 4/8spec lines stated 5.9
31 Tapestry Free planYesPaid fromnot statedContent sourcesmarkdownCMS integrationnot statedIncremental buildsnot statedMultilingual supportnot statedLocal preview serverYesSupported languagesPHP 4/8spec lines stated 5.9
32 Hexo Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedContent sourcesnot statedCMS integrationnot statedIncremental buildsnot statedMultilingual supportnot statedLocal preview servernot statedSupported languagesnot stated 0/8spec lines stated 5.8
33 React Static Free planYesPaid fromnot statedContent sourcescmsCMS integrationYesIncremental buildsnot statedMultilingual supportnot statedLocal preview serverYesSupported languagesJavaScript, Node.js 5/8spec lines stated 5.8
34 Sculpin Free planYesPaid fromnot statedContent sourcesmarkdownCMS integrationnot statedIncremental buildsnot statedMultilingual supportnot statedLocal preview serverYesSupported languagesPHP 4/8spec lines stated 5.5
35 Static Site Boilerplate Free planYesPaid fromnot statedContent sourcesnot statedCMS integrationnot statedIncremental buildsnot statedMultilingual supportnot statedLocal preview serverYesSupported languagesJavaScript, Node.js 3/8spec lines stated 5.3
Compare all 10 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Content sources | CMS integration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Harp | 6.2 | No | — | Yes | — | markdown | — |
| 27 | Grain | 6.1 | No | — | Yes | — | markdown | — |
| 28 | Jigsaw | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | markdown | — |
| 29 | Statiq | 6.0 | No | $50/mo | — | — | database | — |
| 30 | Nitro | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 31 | Tapestry | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | markdown | — |
| 32 | Hexo | 5.8 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | React Static | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | cms | Yes |
| 34 | Sculpin | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | markdown | — |
| 35 | Static Site Boilerplate | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
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