Hugo Overview
This is a summary of the comprehensive capabilities and benefits of Hugo based on over 847 insights from peer reviews, customer testimonials, and expert opinions. We included citations from these sources so you can read the full content at the original source if you wish.
Hugo, Brizy, PageCloud, Beaver Builder, BoldGrid, etc., all belong to a category of solutions that help Website Builder. Each of them excels in different abilities. Therefore, determining the best platform for your business will depend on your specific needs and requirements.
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Hugo supports business activities such as:
- Content Management
- Sending & Publishing Communications
- Workflow Management
- Generation Of New Leads
- Proposal & Quote Management
Hugo can help you with many business goals, such as Acquire Customers, Improve Efficiency, Enhance Customer Relationships, and Scale Best Practices. It can help manage these activities if you use Website for these needs. As a solution, Hugo's capabilities include Templates, Widgets, Personalization, etc.
Hugo Marketing and Advertising Vertical is its biggest customer base.
Reviews
"The more I use gohugo.io, the more I really like it. Super intuitive/powerful static site generator...great job @GoHugoIO " - Christophe D
Cuspera Reviews
24 buyers and buying teams have used Cuspera to assess how well Hugo solved their Website Builder needs. Cuspera uses 847 insights from these buyers along with peer reviews, customer case studies, testimonials, expert blogs and vendor provided installation data to help you assess the fit for your specific Website Builder needs.
Business Priorities
Acquire Customers and Improve Efficiency are the most popular business priorities peers achieved using Hugo.
Use Cases
Peers recommend Content Management , Sending & Publishing Communications , Workflow Management , as the business use cases that they have been most satisfied while using Hugo.
Read Peer Reviews and Expert Experience for Business Use Cases
| BUSINESS USE CASES | RATINGS | CUSTOMER AND EXPERT EXPERIENCES |
|---|---|---|
| Content Management with Website |
3.90/5 ★ |
"...On The Hugo Syntax Content And Data Deploying On Netlify Setting Up A Custom Domain Editing Content On Netlify CMS Note: If you have trouble with some of these, please let me know in the comments..." Switching From WordPress To Hugo Smashing Magazine |
| content curation |
3.99/5 ★ |
"...Hugo builds your site when you create new content (a markdown .md file)...." FLAT FILE CMS |
| content publishing |
2.05/5 ★ |
"...Each webpage goes into the content/posts/ directory as a markdown file...." Building a personal portfolio website with Hugo |
| Sending & Publishing Communications with Website |
3.66/5 ★ |
"...The essence of their approach is to create a git submodule in the /public directory that is linked to the relevant publish repository NAME.github.io. ..." Deploying a Hugo project to both Netlify and Github Pages |
| Workflow Management with Website |
3.18/5 ★ |
"...I then configured a simple workflow with CircleCI, having it build my site with Hugo, run html-proofer on the generated sources, grab a fresh set of screenshots on every change and flag any differences for review. ..." Visual and HTML Testing for Static Sites |
| PEER EXPERIENCES | |
|---|---|
| Content Management with Website |
3.90/5 ★ |
"...On The Hugo Syntax Content And Data Deploying On Netlify Setting Up A Custom Domain Editing Content On Netlify CMS Note: If you have trouble with some of these, please let me know in the comments..." Switching From WordPress To Hugo Smashing Magazine |
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| content curation |
3.90/5 ★ |
| content publishing |
3.90/5 ★ |
| Sending & Publishing Communications with Website |
3.66/5 ★ |
"...The essence of their approach is to create a git submodule in the /public directory that is linked to the relevant publish repository NAME.github.io. ..." Deploying a Hugo project to both Netlify and Github Pages |
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| Workflow Management with Website |
3.18/5 ★ |
"...I then configured a simple workflow with CircleCI, having it build my site with Hugo, run html-proofer on the generated sources, grab a fresh set of screenshots on every change and flag any differences for review. ..." Visual and HTML Testing for Static Sites |
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10+ more Business Use Cases
Our AI advisor, Wyz, harnessed 847 insights from peers and experts to help you assess how these Hugo use cases fit your Website Builder needs.
Customer Testimonials
| CUSTOMERS | TESTIMONIALS |
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The more I use gohugo.io, the more I really like it. Super intuitive/powerful static site generator...great job @GoHugoIO Testimonial By Christophe D |
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Working with @GoHugoIO is such a joy. Having worked with #Jekyll in the past, the near instant preview is a big win! Did not expect this to make such a huge difference. Testimonial By Heinrich H |
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Can't overstate how much I enjoy @GoHugoIO. My site is relatively small, but *18 ms* to build the whole thing made template development and proofing a breeze. Testimonial By Joshua S |
| CUSTOMERS | TESTIMONIALS |
|---|---|
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Christophe D |
The more I use gohugo.io, the more I really like it. Super intuitive/powerful static site generator...great job @GoHugoIO Testimonial By Christophe D |
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Heinrich H |
Working with @GoHugoIO is such a joy. Having worked with #Jekyll in the past, the near instant preview is a big win! Did not expect this to make such a huge difference. Testimonial By Heinrich H |
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Joshua S |
Can't overstate how much I enjoy @GoHugoIO. My site is relatively small, but *18 ms* to build the whole thing made template development and proofing a breeze. Testimonial By Joshua S |
Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ)
for Hugo
What is Hugo used for?
What are the top features of Hugo?
Who uses Hugo?
What are Hugo alternatives?
Where is Hugo located?
Popular Business Setting
for Hugo
Top Industries
- Marketing and Advertising
- Internet
Popular in
- Mid Market
- Small Business
Peers used Hugo to Acquire customers and Improve efficiency
Hugo Alternatives
Peer and Expert Opinion on Features
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| FEATURES | RATINGS AND REVIEWS |
|---|---|
| Templates | Read Reviews (92) |
| Widgets | Read Reviews (23) |
| Personalization | Read Reviews (18) |
| SEO | Read Reviews (11) |
| Dashboard | Read Reviews (5) |
| FEATURES | RATINGS AND REVIEWS |
|---|---|
| Templates | Read Reviews (92) |
| Widgets | Read Reviews (23) |
| Personalization | Read Reviews (18) |
| SEO | Read Reviews (11) |
| Dashboard | Read Reviews (5) |
IT and Other Capabilities
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| CAPABILITIES (DATA) | RATINGS AND REVIEWS |
|---|---|
| Data Import | Read Reviews (60) |
| Data Export | Read Reviews (53) |
| CAPABILITIES (DATA) | RATINGS AND REVIEWS |
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| Data Import | Read Reviews (60) |
| Data Export | Read Reviews (53) |
| CAPABILITIES (SUPPORT) | RATINGS AND REVIEWS |
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| Phone Support | Read Reviews (1) |
| 24/7 Support | Read Reviews (54) |
| Email Support | Read Reviews (2) |
| Chat Support | Read Reviews (2) |
| CAPABILITIES (SUPPORT) | RATINGS AND REVIEWS |
|---|---|
| Phone Support | Read Reviews (1) |
| 24/7 Support | Read Reviews (54) |
| Email Support | Read Reviews (2) |
| Chat Support | Read Reviews (2) |
| CAPABILITIES (OTHER) | RATINGS AND REVIEWS |
|---|---|
| Analytics | Read Reviews (10) |
| Custom Reports | Read Reviews (137) |
| CAPABILITIES (OTHER) | RATINGS AND REVIEWS |
|---|---|
| Analytics | Read Reviews (10) |
| Custom Reports | Read Reviews (137) |
Software Failure Risk Guidance
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Overall Risk Meter
Top Failure Risks for Hugo
Vendor Profile Details
Company Name
Hugo
Company Website
https://gohugo.io/HQ Location
Paalbergweg 42, Amsterdam, 1015BV, NL
Employees
NA
Social
Financials
NA
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