Comparison

Gatsby 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.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Gatsby53
Hugo61
Score
Vioscale score
Gatsby53 / 100medium · 65%
Hugo61 / 100low · 49%
Pricing
Free tier
Gatsby
Hugo
Model
Gatsbyfree
Price level
Gatsbyfree
Hugofree
Transparent
Gatsby
Hugo
Integrations
Count
Gatsby4
Hugo6
Reliability
Status page
Gatsby
Hugo
Adoption
Dependent repos
Gatsby
Hugo210
Github stars
Gatsby55,941
Hugo89,554
Package downloads weekly
Gatsby296,956
Hugo
Activity
Commits last 30d
Gatsby1
Hugo39
Release
Cadence days
Gatsby
Hugo6
History
License
Spdx
GatsbyMIT
Language
Primary
HugoGo
Market
Availability
Gatsby

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for documentation tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Tool kind
GatsbyStatic-site generator
HugoStatic-site generator
Engine / language
GatsbyJavaScript/React
HugoGo
Authoring
Authoring format
GatsbyMarkdown
HugoMarkdown
API docs
API reference from OpenAPI / code
Gatsby
Hugo
Content
Multi-version docs
Gatsby-
Hugo
Internationalisation
Gatsby-
Hugo
Discovery
Search
Gatsby-
Hugo-
Design
Theming / custom design
Gatsby
Hugo
Workflow
Edit-in-Git / WYSIWYG round-trip
Gatsby
Hugo
Deployment
Self-hostable
Gatsby
Hugo
Official managed host
Gatsby
Hugo
Insight
Built-in usage analytics
Gatsby-
Hugo-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Gatsby

An open-source web framework built on React that helps developers create high-performance websites by integrating multiple content sources and services through a unified GraphQL data layer.

Independently observed

Hugo

Leader

An 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.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Gatsby

FreeFree tier
as of verify ↗

Hugo

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source under Apache 2.0 License

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Gatsby
Hugo
macOS
Gatsby
Hugo
Windows
Gatsby
Hugo
Linux
Gatsby
Hugo
CLI
Gatsby
Hugo
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Gatsby
Hugo
Self-hosted
Gatsby
Hugo

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Gatsby

4 total
  • Netlify
  • Google APIs
  • WordPress
  • Drupal
Independently observed

Hugo

Leader
6 total
  • PostCSS
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Dart Sass
  • Chroma
  • esbuild
  • LibSass
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.