Eleventy vs Hugo
On the evidence we track, Hugo leads this comparison with a composite score of 61/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
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
Eleventy is a static site generator that lets you author content in standard formats like Markdown and choose from various template languages without vendor lock-in. It emphasizes simplicity and flexible gradual migration between versions.
Hugo
LeaderAn open-source static site generator that renders content to HTML files using templates, supporting multiple content formats, multilingual projects, and comprehensive asset pipelines for CSS, JavaScript, and images.
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
Leader- PostCSS
- Tailwind CSS
- Dart Sass
- Chroma
- esbuild
- LibSass
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