VuePress Alternatives for JavaScript

Gatsby is a free and open source framework and site generator that helps developers to build blazing fast websites and apps. The framework is based on React and include a plugin ecosystem that can be used to extend the capabilities of Gatsby. With Gatsby you can pull data from headless CMSs, SaaS services, APIs, databases, even your file system with the help of GraphQL. If you are looking to build a fast website that scales with time, Gatsby might your best pick.

Vapid is a free and open-source CMS that takes the best of static site builders and introduces the ability to have a dashboard with almost no extra effort. As static site builders like Jekyll and Middleman offer a modern development environment but are for the most part difficult to share with folks who would like a dashboard to edit content. Vapid is designed to be an intentionally simple content management system built on the idea that you can create a custom dashboard without ever leaving the HTML.

A fast, simple & powerful blog framework and static site generator powered by Node.js. With Hexo, you can quicly build static websites and blogs that generates at an increaible speed. Hexo generates hundreds of files per seconds and quickly builds and push your website to deployment, with a single command. You can have your site up and running in minutes on well known hosts and platforms like GitHub Pages, Heroku, Digital Ocean and other platforms. The framework support all features of  GitHub Flavored Markdown and most Octopress plugins by default. Hexo is released free and open-source under the MIT License.

Sapper is a free and open source application framework for Svelte. With Sapper developers can build server-side rendered applications that does not compromise on SEO, load times or progressive enhancement. Your Sapper app will handle navigation instantaneously, much like any other SPA.

Are you tiered of the complexity when it comes to setting up a website? A static site generator like Plenti might be your solution. Plenti is a static site generator written in Go for speed and utilize Svelte for ease of use on the frontend. With Plenti, you can ditch the headaces of maintaing a content management system and SQL databases. Plenti simply connects to your Git backend and be pushed to production using GitHub Action or Gitlab Pipelines.

SvelteKit is a free and open-source framework used to create SSR, Static and Serverless web applications with Svelte. SvelteKit aims to replace Sapper and in the process unify the eco-system and have a single way to start building apps with Svelte. This will simplify on-boarding, and reduce maintenance and support burden for the core developers. SvelteKit fully embraces the serverless paradigm and has support for all the major serverless providers. Under the hood, SvelteKit uses Snowpack in development and compiles and hot reloads your code near instantly, making it an extremely pleasant developer experience.

Next.js is a free an open-source JavaScript framework for building production grade React web applications that scale. World's leading companies use the framework to buil both static and dynamic websites and web applications.

Publii is a free and open-source headless CMS designed for speed and ease-of-use. With Publii, you can build beautiful modern sites that will run fast in browser thanks to Google's AMP technology. What make Publii unique is that the content management is done via a desktop-based client that works for MacOS, Linux and Windows.

HubPress is a free and open-source static site generator written in JavaScript, powered by Vue.js, Asciidoctor and GitHub. All you need to create a static site with HubPress is a free GitHub account, no servers or subscriotion fees. To setup HubPress you simply fork the hubpress.io repository, update the config file and you are ready to start your blog. HubPress uses the free hosting provided by GitHub Pages to achive zero hosting cost.

Nuxt.js is an intuetive Vue framework that supports generating a static website based on your Vue application. It provides the best of both worlds, as you don't need a server, yet can reap the SEO benefits. Nuxt achives this by pre-rendering all pages and include the necessary HTML. And when you are ready to deploy, Nuxt.js got you covered with simple integrations to serverless and third-party providers such as Netlify, Vercel and GitHub pages.