I am trying to curate a list of the best and also the best one to use for my new open source project.
Below is a list of popular static site generator (the ones I know):
Pick one and explain why it is better. If the one you chose is not listed above, just say it and explain why you are choosing it over others.
Muhammad Muhajir
Javascript Wizard
I cannot compare as I just worked with Hugo so far. I was very impressed initially with Hugo, and I think it is quite intuitive. I liked that there are no plugins.
Right now, I have my site working, but I am not completely satisfied. There are quite a few bugs showing up from time to time. And even though standard things are well documented, there isn't enough information to quickly solve those issues.
So, for the next project, I will use something else. I plan on using Gatsby or Jekyll.
staticgen.com has even more. Basically, filter to the language and template syntax you want to use and play with whatever has a few stars. If it does what you need, use it! :)
Enrique Bruzual
CO-founder
I am using Hugo, because I found good documentation on integration with github and netlify. Hugo is the only gen. I have used.
It allows me to push my .md file to github and netlify builds the page. I also liked their template library. I am sure there are others, but as I implied, documentation goes a long way, when time to invest on trial an error with peripheral technology is limited.
Thanks for compiling the list and the suggestion by others, I will definitely look at some of them, Gatsby is one I see show up a lot, and I like the idea of a Python base generator like getnikola