Hugo is an amazingly underrated static site generator and this post is aimed to provide some examples on why it may be a better choice than Gatsby for your next static site!

TLDR;

  1. Hugo builds are way faster than Gatsby
  2. Hugo’s template system is simple
  3. Hugo’s built-in features are better than Gatsby’s plugin features
  4. Hugo doesn’t require any JS to be used, but supports JS with ESBuild
  5. Hugo has a small learning curve

1. Build Times

Gatsby