Hugo vs Eleventy

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Hugo compared with Eleventy
Detail	Hugo	Eleventy
What it does	The world's fastest framework for building websites	A simpler static site generator
Stage	Not given	Established
Founded	Not given	2017
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Free	Not given
Pricing	Not given	Not given
Key features	Image processing (convert, resize, crop, rotate, adjust colors, apply filters, overlay text and images, and extract EXIF data) JavaScript bundling with tree shake and code splitting Sass processing TailwindCSS support Embedded web server for development Multilingual support Powerful taxonomy system Advanced templating system	Fast build times with optimized output Zero configuration to start with flexible configuration options Full control over project output without injected markup No telemetry or data collection required Works with existing directory structures without enforcing specific folders
What makes it different	Renders large sites in seconds with Go-based optimization Fast asset pipeline with image processing and bundling Free and open source under Apache 2.0 License	Produces fast builds and optimized web sites compared to alternatives Uses independent template languages to avoid content lock-in Zero client-side JavaScript framework dependency by default No telemetry or required data tracking
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	92 +1 (up) since last check	83 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	62	51
Citation Flow (Majestic)	70	57
Referring domains (Majestic)	68701	8278

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