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Migrate from Duda to Hugo

Complete guide to migrating your Duda website to Hugo. Leave Duda's per-site pricing makes it expensive at scale behind and get blazing fast builds. Free migration tool included.

10-20 minutes

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TL;DR

You can migrate from Duda to Hugo for free using LeaveWP. Enter your site URL, choose Hugo as the destination, and download your content — posts, pages, and media — in minutes. No API keys, passwords, or CLI tools required. Difficulty: Easy. Estimated time: 10-20 minutes.

Official docs: Hugo Documentation

Why Teams Leave Duda

Agency-focused website builder with white-label features. Agencies managing multiple client websites with white-label needs, but these limitations push teams toward modern alternatives.

Per-site pricing makes it expensive at scale

This is the most common reason teams migrate away from Duda. Hugo eliminates this issue entirely.

Smaller template library than Squarespace or Wix

With Hugo, blazing fast builds — renders 10,000 pages in seconds.

Limited third-party integrations compared to major builders

Modern architectures like Hugo are designed to avoid this from the ground up.

No content export path to move away easily

After migrating, you'll no longer need to worry about this — Hugo takes a fundamentally different approach.

What Hugo Brings to the Table

Fastest static site generator, written in Go. Built with Go (Go templates), it's documentation sites and blogs where build speed and simplicity matter most.

Blazing fast builds — renders 10,000 pages in seconds

Single binary with zero dependencies

Built-in image processing, taxonomies, and i18n

Huge theme library for quick starts

Hugo is open-source and free to use. You own your code and data with no vendor lock-in. Deploy to any host that supports Go, or use managed platforms like Vercel and Netlify for zero-config deployments.

Duda vs Hugo at a Glance

Side-by-side comparison based on real platform characteristics

Metric	Duda	Hugo
Ease of Use	⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5	⭐⭐⭐ 3/5
Performance	⭐⭐⭐ 3/5	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
Flexibility	⭐⭐⭐ 3/5	⭐⭐⭐ 3/5
Cost	⭐⭐ 2/5	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
Scalability	⭐⭐⭐ 3/5	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5
Ecosystem	⭐⭐ 2/5	⭐⭐⭐ 3/5
Language	Proprietary	Go (Go templates)
Pricing	$19-74/month	Free (open-source)
Open Source	No	Yes

Ratings are based on publicly available data, documentation, and community consensus as of 2026. Individual experience may vary.

What Gets Migrated

A detailed breakdown of how your Duda content maps to Hugo

Content Types from Duda

pages
blog posts
collections
forms

Technical Details

Export Method: API access or manual export
Source Language: Proprietary
Destination Format: Markdown/MDX files with frontmatter, organized by content type
URL Handling: 301 redirect map generated automatically to preserve SEO equity

What may need manual attention

Visual layouts and custom animations built in Duda's editor will need to be recreated in Hugo. The content and text transfers, but the visual design is platform-specific.

How It Works

Migrate your content in three simple steps

Connect

Enter your Duda site URL — LeaveWP connects automatically.

Configure

Select Hugo as destination and choose content options.

Export

Download your migrated content or preview it in your browser.

Is Duda to Hugo the Right Move for You?

Migrating from Duda to Hugo makes the most sense if you're experiencing per-site pricing makes it expensive at scale or outgrowing Duda's architecture. Hugo is best for documentation sites and blogs where build speed and simplicity matter most.

You should migrate if: your Duda site is slow, your hosting costs are climbing, you need more control over your code, or you want to adopt a modern JAMstack architecture.

You might want to stay if: your Duda site benefits from white-label platform — agencies can brand it as their own and you don't have Go developers on your team. Duda is genuinely easy to use, and that simplicity has value.

The migration itself is straightforward with LeaveWP — enter your Duda URL, select Hugo, and download your content. The more important question is whether Hugo's architecture fits your team's skills and your project's long-term needs.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does it take to migrate from Duda to Hugo?

Most migrations from Duda complete in 10-20 minutes. We pull content via Duda's API access, then structured for Hugo. Complex sites with extensive custom fields may take longer.

Will I lose my SEO rankings when migrating from Duda?

No. We help you set up proper 301 redirects from your old Duda URLs to preserve search rankings. Hugo actually tends to improve Core Web Vitals scores, which can boost rankings over time.

What Duda content can be migrated to Hugo?

Duda content types like pages, blog posts, collections, forms are all migrated to Hugo. Content is converted to Markdown/MDX files or structured for your chosen headless CMS.

Do I need Go experience to migrate?

No coding experience is required for the migration itself — LeaveWP handles the export and conversion automatically. However, customizing your Hugo site afterward will benefit from Go (Go templates) knowledge. For teams without that expertise, the generated code is well-structured and documented, making it approachable for developers of any level.

How much does it cost to host a Hugo site after migrating from Duda?

Hugo sites can be deployed to Vercel, Netlify, Cloudflare Pages, or any Node.js host — often on generous free tiers. Compared to Duda's $19-74/month pricing, static Hugo sites can be hosted for free on Vercel or Netlify (up to generous bandwidth limits), which is significantly cheaper than running a Duda instance.

Can I migrate Duda custom fields and metadata to Hugo?

Yes. Custom fields, metadata, and taxonomies from Duda are preserved during migration. In Hugo, these become frontmatter fields in your Markdown/MDX files, which you can extend or restructure to fit your content model.