Performance & Edge Architecture

Choosing Your Build Tool in 2025: A No-Compromise Guide to Next.js, Astro, Hugo, and the Frameworks Worth Watching

The static site generator landscape in 2025 is more capable—and more fragmented—than ever before. Next.js, Astro, and Hugo each represent fundamentally different philosophies about how static content should be built and delivered, and the right choice depends less on feature checklists than on your team's specific constraints. This guide takes a direct stance on which tools belong in which contexts, so you can stop comparing and start shipping.

Jul 29, 2026

Build Time Benchmarks: Ranking Today's Static Site Generators by Real-World Delivery Speed

Not all static site generators are created equal when measured against the metrics that actually matter in production. We ran identical content through Next.js, Hugo, Jekyll, Astro, and Eleventy to surface honest numbers on build times, deployment latency, and time-to-first-byte. The results challenge several widely held assumptions about which frameworks truly belong in a speed-first workflow.

Jul 29, 2026

Edge-First and Accelerating: How the Modern CDN Is Redefining What Static Can Do

The boundary between 'static' and 'dynamic' is dissolving at the edge. A new generation of CDN capabilities — from edge functions to intelligent cache orchestration — is enabling static-first teams to ship personalized, globally distributed experiences without surrendering the speed and simplicity that made static compelling in the first place.

Jul 28, 2026