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Large production instances of Next.js tend to rely on server-side rendering almost exclusively. Paired with react-query + cached api/Redis, you get short build times and a fast user experience (Remix has a very similar approach as well).

Gatsby is also a great static site generator. Most sites render with JavaScript disabled + the framework provides some of the best tools to create increase Lighthouse scores. It's only weakness is the build speed once you pass +100 pages.

That said, the primary issues around static site generators are:

1. Build speeds - (choose Hugo, Zola, Eleventy.js)

2. Creating pages from external data - (choose Next.js, Eleventy.js, Gatsby)

3. Real-time previews - (requires work but most JS-based frameworks can do this without issue)

4. Ease of use - (choose Jekyll)