Do you use the best static site tech stack?

Pure HTML pages are the fastest website around. However, server-side scripting languages enable richer functionality. Static sites solve this problem by providing the best of both worlds. Static sites are

• Cheap
• Easy to use
• Fast

On the other hand, complex functionality can be a bit more limited and time consuming to implement.

Here are some popular static site generators:

Name	NextJS (Recommended)	Gatsby	Astro	Scully	Gridsome	Jekyll
Language	React	React	Most major JS frameworks via islands	Angular	Vue	Liquid
Data Handling	Fully customisable	GraphQL	Fully customisable	Fully customisable	GraphQL	Source code data files
Data Sources	Fully customisable	Filesystems, CMS, APIs, Databases, Local files	Fully customisable	Fully customisable	Source Plugins, APIs, Local files	Local files
GitHub Pages Integration	Requires setup	Seamless deployment via config files	Deployment via GitHub Actions	Deployment via GitHub Actions	Seamless deployment via config files	Works out of the box
Decap CMS (formerly Netlify CMS) integration	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅

Two examples of static sites in action are SSW People and SSW Rules.

There are a few hosting options to choose from including:

• Azure static web apps (recommended for small websites)
• Azure static storage (recommended for large websites)
• Cloudflare
• GitHub Pages
• Surge.sh