What is Gridsome?
Gridsome is an open-source static site generator focused on building extremely fast, secure websites and applications. Based on Vue.js and powered by GraphQL data layer, Gridsome makes it easy to fetch data from APIs or headless CMSs and render it into static pages using Vue components.
Some key features and benefits of Gridsome include:
- Lightning Fast Performance - Gridsome sites easily achieve 100 scores on Google Lighthouse out of the box
- Vue-Powered - Build websites with the flexibility of Vue components and access to the wider Vue ecosystem
- SEO-Friendly - Gridsome converts content into static files that are ideal for SEO
- GraphQL Data Layer - Simplifies data consumption from any data source with unified GraphQL API
- Automatic Code Splitting - Pages are automatically split to accelerate load times
- Responsive and PWA Ready - Supports responsive designs for all devices and offline functionality
- Host Anywhere - The static files can deployed to any web server or CDN
- Extend with Plugins - Many official and community plugins available
- Developer Experience Focused - Tailored for a optimal developer experience
Popular use cases well-suited for Gridsome include marketing websites, blogs, documentation sites, portfolios, ecommerce stores, and more. It's a great choice for developers looking to leverage the flexibility of Vue and the performance of statically generated pages.
Hugo, Jekyll, Next.js, Astro Web Framework, Gatsby, Sculpin, OverBlog, Pelican, postach.io, Blitz.js, Zola, Awestruct, Jas CMS are some alternatives to Gridsome.