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Best Static Site Generators 2026: Astro vs Hugo vs 11ty vs Jekyll

Static site generators (SSGs) are the backbone of modern documentation, blogs, and marketing sites. Astro, Hugo, 11ty, and Jekyll take different approaches. Here's which one matches your content workflow and stack.

Quick Comparison

Astro Hugo 11ty (Eleventy) Jekyll

Language JS/TS (Go core) Go JavaScript

Build speed Fast (~5s for 1000 pages) Fastest (<1s for 1000 pages) Very fast (~3s for 1000 pages)

Templating Astro (.astro), JSX, Vue, Svelte Go templates Nunjucks, Liquid, Handlebars, etc.

CMS integration Content Collections (built-in) Front Matter only Data cascade (flexible)

JavaScript in output Optional (Islands) Minimal Whatever you add

Markdown MDX support Goldmark (excellent) markdown-it (configurable)

Plugins Growing (Astro integrations) Built-in (most features included) 400+…