Lume vs React Static
Lume
lume.landReact Static
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| Figure | Lume | React Static |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Static site generators | 8.4 (#11) | 8.0 (#13) |
| CMS integration | Yes | Yes |
| Content sources | markdown | cms |
| Data sources | Site data can come from static formats such as JSON or YAML, or be fetched from a database or API using JavaScript or TypeScript. | The project describes itself as data agnostic and says data can be supplied from anywhere. |
| Deployment | The documentation describes deployment through GitHub Pages, GitLab Pages, Codeberg Pages, Deno Deploy, Netlify, Vercel, Cloudflare Pages, and other hosts. | The README says generated data, templates, and HTML files can be transferred to a static file server. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | Official deployment documentation covers GitHub Pages, GitLab Pages, Codeberg Pages, Deno Deploy, Netlify, Vercel, Cloudflare Pages, Render, and other hosts. | Official plugins listed by the project add support for Emotion, Styled Components, SASS, LESS, Stylus, JSS, CSS modules, Preact, React Router, MDX, TypeScript, and sitemaps. |
| Local preview server | Yes | Yes |
| Product | Lume is a static site generator for Deno. | React Static is a progressive static-site generator for React. |
| Support | The project directs users to its Discord for help and ideas. | The project directs users with questions to GitHub Discussions, where it says the community answers questions and discusses features. |
| Supported languages | Deno,JavaScript,TypeScript | JavaScript,Node.js |
Plans
In their own words
Lume
Lume is a free static site generator for Deno, suited to projects that keep their content in files and publish static websites. It handles Markdown and supports formats including YAML, JavaScript, TypeScript, JSX, Vento, and Nunjucks, with room to add more formats. Site data can come from JSON or YAML files, or from a database or API through JavaScript or TypeScript. Processors can alter HTML, CSS, and JavaScript assets, while plugins add options for areas such as image processing, SEO, internationalization, and template engines. Lume says its output does not add client-side JavaScript. It uses Deno and HTTPS imports to obtain project dependencies, and Deno must be installed before setup. Generated sites can be deployed through services including GitHub Pages, GitLab Pages, Codeberg Pages, Deno Deploy, Netlify, Vercel, and Cloudflare Pages. Since it generates static sites only, interactive features such as forms, comments, and search need separate approaches or integrations. Content remains in repository files that can be edited, exported, or moved.
React Static
React Static has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.