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Hugo vs Laravel

Security & risk comparison · Updated October 2026

How does Hugo compare to Laravel on security, AI-readiness, and total cost of ownership? We scored both across 7 dimensions using NVD/NIST CVE data, GitHub metrics, and our census of the Tranco top 100,000.

Key finding

Hugo scores 75/100 overall versus Laravel's 70/100. Hugo has 5 total CVEs compared to Laravel's 50, giving it a smaller vulnerability surface. (Source: WebPulse framework scoring, NIST NVD and CISA KEV, updated October 2026)

Who actually runs Hugo and Laravel

Share of sites with an identified platform, from WebPulse's scan of the Tranco top 100,000 and our Common Crawl census.

WhereHugoLaravel
Top 1,000 1.9% (4) 0.0% (0)
Top 10,000 1.1% (29) 0.6% (15)
Top 100,000 0.6% (164) 1.0% (282)
Wider web0.2%0.0%

Highest-ranked sites on Hugo

  1. ntp.org#71
  2. doi.org#215
  3. brave.com#423
  4. verisign.com#672
  5. letsencrypt.org#1,144

Highest-ranked sites on Laravel

  1. toyhou.se#1,430
  2. ihc.ru#2,766
  3. trafficjunky.net#2,876
  4. registry.in#2,898
  5. uba.ar#7,147

Detected from each homepage's HTML, headers and cookies in September 2026. Methodology

75
Hugo
Modern · GO
vs
70
Laravel
Modern · PHP
Dimension-by-dimension breakdown
security Hugo
92
72
Hugo
Laravel
performance Tie
65
65
Hugo
Laravel
ecosystem Laravel
65
80
Hugo
Laravel
ai readiness Hugo
88
74
Hugo
Laravel
developer experience Laravel
70
80
Hugo
Laravel
market trajectory Laravel
35
60
Hugo
Laravel
cost of ownership Hugo
90
60
Hugo
Laravel
Security details
Metric Hugo Laravel
Total CVEs 5 50
Critical CVEs 0 5
Exploited (KEV) 0 0
CVEs last year 1 10
Avg CVSS 3.0 5.0
Security score 92/100 72/100
Recommended
Hugo

Hugo scores 75/100. Verdict: Recommended.

Acceptable
Laravel

Laravel scores 71/100. Verdict: Acceptable.

Quick facts
Hugo
Category: Ssg
Language: GO
First release: 2013
Generation: Modern
Trend: Rising
Market share: 0.1%
Laravel
Category: Backend
Language: PHP
First release: 2011
Generation: Modern
Trend: Rising
Market share: 1.8%
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July 3, 2026
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October 20, 2026
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October 9, 2026
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Data sourced from NVD/NIST CVE database, GitHub API, and WebPulse framework scanner. Scores calculated using a 7-dimension model covering security, performance, ecosystem health, AI-readiness, developer experience, market trajectory, and cost of ownership. Updated October 2026.