Hugo vs Next.js

Next.js is used by more websites in our catalog: 1,112 use Hugo and 31,757 use Next.js.

Next.js sites have the higher median Ahrefs Domain Rating (Hugo: 39, Next.js: 42).

Between 2026-06 and 2026-07, Hugo went from 0.15% to 0.13% of all tracked sites, while Next.js went from 4.5% to 3.6%. Hugo is gaining ground faster in our index.

No. A site runs a single JavaScript framework, so Hugo and Next.js are mutually exclusive.

Adoption is counted from Site Stats Database's own crawl; Domain Rating comes from Ahrefs and traffic from DataForSEO. Figures reflect the sites we track and refresh at least monthly.