Gridsome

Static site generator for Vue.js that builds fast, modern websites and PWAs using the Jamstack approach. It combines Vue components, GraphQL for data, and static generation to produce SEO-friendly, CDN-ready sites with no runtime server required.

Gridsome is open source under the MIT license and was inspired by Gatsby but built for the Vue ecosystem. It offers a unified GraphQL layer that abstracts content from headless CMSs, APIs, Markdown, and local data, so you query everything with one API. Unlike generic static generators, Gridsome provides file-based routing, built-in code splitting, progressive images, and link prefetching following the PRPL pattern.

Key features:

• GraphQL data layer with source plugins for Contentful, WordPress, Sanity, Airtable, and others
• File-based page and dynamic routing with built-in pagination and taxonomy pages
• PRPL pattern support: code splitting, asset optimization, prefetching
• PWA-ready output with pre-rendered HTML that hydrates into Vue SPAs
• Deploy to static hosts and CDNs without server infrastructure

Developers use Gridsome for blogs, documentation sites, marketing pages, and content-heavy apps backed by headless CMSs or APIs. The file-based routing and GraphQL layer fit well with component-driven workflows and keep data logic separate from presentation.