https://buildsovereign.xyz/tags/hugo/Recent content in Hugo on Build SovereignHugoen-gbWed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://buildsovereign.xyz/articles/benchmarking-eu-hosted-static-site-generators/Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://buildsovereign.xyz/articles/benchmarking-eu-hosted-static-site-generators/<p>This benchmark compares three static site generators — Hugo, Jekyll, and Eleventy — on build time and output size, using the same content (this blog&rsquo;s current article set). The question is not just &ldquo;which is fastest&rdquo; but &ldquo;which sovereignty posture does each tool imply?&rdquo;</p> <h2 id="build-time">Build time</h2> <p>Build times measured on a single core, cold cache, with <code>--gc --minify</code> (Hugo), <code>--incremental</code> disabled (Jekyll), and default build (Eleventy).</p> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Generator</th> <th>Build time (ms)</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Hugo</td> <td>27</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jekyll</td> <td>3400</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Eleventy</td> <td>2100</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div class="chart-container" role="img" aria-label="Build time comparison across Hugo, Jekyll, and Eleventy"> <canvas id="build-time-chart" data-chart-type="bar"></canvas> <script type="application/json" id="build-time-chart-data">{ "labels": ["Hugo", "Jekyll", "Eleventy"], "datasets": [{ "label": "Build time (ms)", "data": [27, 3400, 2100], "backgroundColor": ["#002068", "#4F1100", "#5F5F5F"] }] }</script> <script src="https://buildsovereign.xyz/js/chart.umd.min.js"></script> <script src="https://buildsovereign.xyz/js/chart-init.js"></script> </div> <noscript> *Chart unavailable without JavaScript. The data table above shows the same values.* </noscript> <h2 id="output-size">Output size</h2> <p>Total output size (HTML + CSS + assets, minified) for the same content set.</p>