Hugo
Blogging PlatformsBlazing fast static site generator for blogs and sites
Replaces WordPress, Medium
Best API Blogging Platforms for self-hosting
The 9 best API blogging platforms you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Astro
Blogging PlatformsModern static site framework for content-driven sites
Replaces WordPress, Medium
Gatsby
Blogging PlatformsReact-based static site and blog generator
Replaces WordPress, Medium
Jekyll
Blogging PlatformsSimple, blog-aware static site generator
Replaces WordPress, Blogger
Halo
Blogging PlatformsPowerful and easy-to-use open-source website builder
Replaces WordPress, Medium
Eleventy
Blogging PlatformsSimpler static site generator for fast websites
Replaces WordPress, Medium
Zola
Blogging PlatformsFast static site engine in a single binary
Replaces WordPress, Medium
Gridsome
Blogging PlatformsVue.js static site generator with a GraphQL data layer
Replaces Gatsby, WordPress
Microblog.pub
Blogging PlatformsSelf-hosted single-user microblog for the fediverse
Replaces Twitter, Tumblr
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugo | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 128 MB | Apache-2.0 | 90,116 |
| Astro | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 512 MB | MIT | 63,215 |
| Gatsby | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 1,024 MB | MIT | 55,935 |
| Jekyll | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 256 MB | MIT | 51,708 |
| Halo | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 1,024 MB | GPL-3.0 | 39,941 |
| Eleventy | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 256 MB | MIT | 19,964 |
| Zola | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 128 MB | MIT | 17,512 |
| Gridsome | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 512 MB | MIT | 8,464 |
| Microblog.pub | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 256 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 1,161 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Hugo (90,116 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Hugo (from 128 MB RAM, against 1,024 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 6 of 9 use MIT; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged API within the blogging platforms category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.