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hugo vs halo
Content Management System rivals. Both tagged content-management-system, blog-engine, cms. Six rounds of real GitHub data, an AI referee, and the crowd picks a side.
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gohugoio/hugo: 90,445 stars, Go. The world’s fastest framework for building websites.
halo-dev/halo: 40,233 stars, Java. Halo 是一款强大易用的开源建站工具，从个人博客、知识库，到企业官网、在线商城，Halo 都能助您轻松实现，一站式满足您的多样化建站需求。
hugo vs halo: tale of the tape
GitHub data as of November 11, 2026hugo has 2.2 times as many GitHub stars as halo (90,445 vs 40,233). In the last 6 days, halo gained more stars: +118 (+0.3%) against +65 (+0.1%) for hugo. hugo saw more development in the last 52 weeks with 944 commits, against 612 for halo. hugo is the older project (created July 2013), halo started in March 2018. hugo is written mainly in Go, halo in Java.
| gohugoio/hugo | halo-dev/halo | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | 90,445 | 40,233 |
| Stars gained, last 6 days | +65 | +118 |
| Growth, last 6 days | +0.1% | +0.3% |
| Avg. stars per day since creation | 19 | 13 |
| Forks | 8,444 | 10,314 |
| Commits, last 52 weeks | 944 | 612 |
| Open issues | 203 | 113 |
| Best Repocharts rank today | #9 in Go | #22 in Java |
| Language | Go | Java |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Created | Jul 4, 2013 | Mar 21, 2018 |
| Last push | Nov 11, 2026 | Nov 11, 2026 |
Quick answers
Which is more popular, hugo or halo?
hugo has 2.2 times as many GitHub stars as halo (90,445 vs 40,233) (Repocharts data as of November 11, 2026).
Which is growing faster, hugo or halo?
In the last 6 days, halo gained more stars: +118 (+0.3%) against +65 (+0.1%) for hugo.
Which is more actively developed?
hugo saw more development in the last 52 weeks with 944 commits, against 612 for halo.
What languages are hugo and halo written in?
hugo is written mainly in Go, halo in Java.
How does RepoClash compare hugo and halo?
RepoClash scores both repositories in six rounds (popularity, momentum, activity, community, maintenance and freshness) from public GitHub data, adds an AI referee's verdict and lets developers vote for their favorite. Star counts are updated daily.
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