HardyPress vs Simply Static

Compare HardyPress vs Simply Static and explore which headless WordPress static site generator is for you.
Both are popular solutions for running static sites, let’s see how they differ.

Simply Static vs HardyPress Features

Simply Static and HardyPress both create static WordPress websites from your existing dynamic WordPress website.

They do this while keeping your WordPress installation. This way, you can use WordPress as a headless CMS, but users will see a static version of your website.

HardyPress comes with WordPress hosting for your site. They use Amazon AWSAmazon Web Services (AWS) is a cloud computing platform that offers various services, including storage solutions like S… for this, linking to a CDNStands for Content Delivery Network. It’s a system of distributed servers that deliver web content quickly to users base… to speed things up.

Simply Static gives you the freedom to pick your own hosting provider, deploymentThe act of pushing the static files generated by Simply Static to a live environment where users can access them. options, and CDN, saving you future headaches and long-term costs.

Here’s how they compare in a little more detail:

Features	Simply Static	HardyPress
Manage Content	WordPress	WordPress
Can run locally (on your computer)	✅ (with LocalWP)	❌
Includes Hosting	❌	✅
Deployment methods	ZIP, local directoryA folder on your computer’s hard drive where files are stored. In the context of Simply Static, this could be the place …, GitHubA web-based platform for version control and collaboration, allowing multiple people to work on projects at once. (GitHub PagesA hosting service from GitHub for publishing static websites directly from a GitHub repository., CloudflareA company that provides services like security and website speed improvement. It acts as a protective layer between the … Pages, NetlifyA platform for automating web projects that provides hosting and serverless backend services for web applications and st…..), Amazon AWS S3Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a cloud computing platform that offers various services, including storage solutions like S…, BunnyCDNBunnyCDN is a service that helps your website load faster by storing copies of your site’s files in multiple locations., or via SFTPSecure File Transfer Protocol. A secure method of transferring files between a local system and a remote server.	AWS S3
No-Code	✅	✅
Easy updates	✅ (Single-, Build- and Incremental Exports)	❌ Only full exports
Extendable	✅	✅
Free version available	✅	❌
Comments integrationThe act of combining different systems, software, or functionalities to work together as a unified whole.	✅	❌
Forms integration	✅	✅
Search integration	✅ Fuse.jsA lightweight JavaScript library for searching, which allows for more flexible and forgiving searches. and AlgoliaA record of all the actions and changes made within the Simply Static plugin. It helps you track what has been done.	✅ Google Custom Search Engine
Multilingual support	✅	❌
Optimized Output (MinificationThe process of removing unnecessary characters from code files to make them smaller and improve website speed., Images, cleanup code)	✅	❌
Premium support from the developers	✅	❌ Unclear if there is still support available

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