It’s like asking what is the best web framework, or what is the best scripting language. There are several prominent static-site generators, each with their str

It’s like asking what is the best web framework, or what is the best scripting language. There are several prominent static-site generators, each with their strengths and weaknesses. 1. What is your preferred language? For Ruby, it’s probably Jekyll, Middleman, and maybe nanoc. For Javascript, it’s Gatsby and Eleventy. If you don’t mind Go’s templating language, it’s Hugo. 2. What are your priorities for a static-site generator? - available themes? then it’s probably Jekyll or Gatsby - easy generation of documentation? Docusaurus might be worth a look - flexibility? for a front-end developer, Gatsby is insanely flexible - fast build time? Hugo is probably unbeatable - small initial payload? not Gatsby then (eleventy looks nice, and was used by Google webrel folks to build the Chrome Dev Summit site). Keep in mind that server-side-rendered React, used in Gatsby, will leave your site non-interactive during the time javascript is loading My personal preference, as a frontend developer who likes javascript/typescript and React, is Gatsby, but Eleventy is looking increasingly appealing.