Choose Next.js if you need flexible SSR/ISR alongside SSG and prefer file-based routing over Gatsby's GraphQL data layer.
The React Framework
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static site generation / React web framework
Gatsby is a React-based framework for building static websites and apps with a GraphQL data layer.
Same problem, same approach. Swapping one for another is a config change, not a rewrite.
Choose Next.js if you need flexible SSR/ISR alongside SSG and prefer file-based routing over Gatsby's GraphQL data layer.
The React Framework
Solves the same problem with a different architecture or at a different layer. Expect to rewrite the integration.
Choose Astro for content-heavy sites where you want to ship zero client-side JavaScript by default with islands architecture.
The web framework for content-driven websites. ⭐️ Star to support our work!
Choose Nuxt if you prefer Vue and want a full-stack framework with SSG/SSR capabilities.
The full-stack Vue framework.
Choose Vike if you want a framework-agnostic SSR/SSG layer to add to your own stack instead of Gatsby's all-in-one setup.
(Replaces Next.js/Nuxt) 🔨 Build mission-critical applications with stability and development freedom.
Choose Zensical for a Rust-based static site generator with MkDocs ecosystem rather than a React/Gatsby stack.
A modern static site generator by the Material for MkDocs team
Choose Aleph for a React framework on Deno with ESM and HMR, though it is archived.
The Full-stack Framework in Deno.
Choose Analog if you're building with Angular and need a Vite-powered meta-framework with SSG/SSR.
The fullstack meta-framework for Angular. Powered by Vite and Nitro
Choose iles for a Vue-powered static site generator with a simple developer experience.
🏝 The joyful site generator
Choose Nikola for a Python-based static site generator with flexible input formats.
A static website and blog generator
An earlier or more limited way to do the job. Still the right call when you need something small, proven, or CPU-only.
Older Vue-based static site generator; choose it only if you need a Vue version of Gatsby, but it is largely unmaintained.
⚡️ The Jamstack framework for Vue.js
A stale React static site generator; choose it only if you want a minimal React SSG without GraphQL, but it is not actively developed.
⚛️ 🚀 A progressive static site generator for React.
Older Svelte-based static site generator; consider it only if you're committed to Svelte and accept its stale status.
Elder.js is an opinionated static site generator and web framework for Svelte built with SEO in mind.
These projects were analysed and named gatsby among their alternatives. The relationship is not symmetric — how gatsby rates them is a separate judgement, made when gatsby is analysed in its own right.
calls gatsby “choose when you want a React SSG with an extensive plugin ecosystem and GraphQL data layer.”
⚛️ 🚀 A progressive static site generator for React.
calls gatsby “choose for a static-first React site with a GraphQL data layer and large plugin ecosystem, though it has a different architecture from Next.js.”
The React Framework
calls gatsby “choose when you want a React-based site generator with rich plugin ecosystem and GraphQL data layer.”
The web framework for content-driven websites. ⭐️ Star to support our work!
calls gatsby “Choose when you want a React-based static site framework with GraphQL data layer.”
The full-stack Vue framework.
calls gatsby “Choose if you want a React-based static site generator for content sites, not dynamic cross-platform apps.”
Fullstack app framework for web, desktop, and mobile.
calls gatsby “when you want a React-based static-site generator with a GraphQL data layer and a rich plugin ecosystem.”
🚀 ice.js: The Progressive App Framework Based On React(基于 React 的渐进式应用框架)
calls gatsby “Choose if you want a React/GraphQL content-driven static site (heavier but modern).”
Static site generator that supports Markdown and reST syntax. Powered by Python.
calls gatsby “choose when you want to work in React and need the largest static-site plugin ecosystem”
⚡️ The Jamstack framework for Vue.js
calls gatsby “Choose when you want a React SSG with GraphQL data layer instead of a simple plugin chain.”
An extremely simple, pluggable static site generator for Node.js
calls gatsby “choose it when you want a React and GraphQL content architecture instead of Middleman's Ruby/ERB pipeline.”
Hand-crafted frontend development
calls gatsby “choose when you want a React static site generator with GraphQL data layer and plugin ecosystem, accepting a full framework migration.”
👻 Zero-configuration framework-agnostic static prerendering for SPAs
calls gatsby “Choose when your team is React-first and you need a mature plugin ecosystem for data sourcing, at the cost of JS build complexity.”
Simple static sites with Laravel’s Blade.
calls gatsby “Choose if you want a React/GraphQL-based SSG with a large plugin ecosystem, despite heavier build tooling.”
Statiq is a flexible static site generator written in .NET.
calls gatsby “Static site generator for React; not intended for dynamic full-stack apps with server state.”
The batteries-included full-stack framework for the AI era. Develop JS/TS web apps (React, Node.js, and Prisma) using declarative code that abstracts away complex full-stack features like auth, background jobs, RPC, email sending, end-to-end type safety, single-command deployment, and more.