Eleventy vs Hugo
No clear leader: Hugo (61.3) and Eleventy (59.9) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for documentation tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Eleventy
A JavaScript-based command-line tool that transforms various template formats into static HTML output, offering a flexible alternative to traditional site generators.
Hugo
An open-source static site generator written in Go, designed for speed and flexibility. Supports multiple content types, templating, image optimization, and multilingual sites, making it suitable for documentation, corporate websites, blogs, and various other web projects.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Eleventy
- HTML
- Markdown
- JavaScript
- Liquid
- Nunjucks
- WebC
- Sass
- Vue
- Svelte
- TypeScript
- JSX
Hugo
- PostCSS
- Tailwind CSS
- Dart Sass
- Chroma
- esbuild
- LibSass
Eleventy or Hugo: which one depends on you
A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.
Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.