Awestruct AlternativesBlog Publishing Tools and other similar apps like Awestruct

Awestruct is described as 'Makes it trivially easy to create non-trivial static websites using lightweight markup languages such as AsciiDoc, Markdown, and Textile, templating languages such as Slim, Haml, and Compass (Sass), as well as UI frameworks like Bootstrap and Zurb Foundation' and is a Blog Publishing tool in the online services category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Awestruct for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Mac, Windows, Linux and Ruby apps. The best Awestruct alternative is Ghost. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Ghost or Jekyll. Other great apps like Awestruct are Gatsby, VuePress, Octopress and Staticman.

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  1. Ghost icon
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    The world's most popular modern publishing platform for creating a new media platform.

    271 Ghost alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Node.JS
     
    • Ghost is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Awestruct.

    • Ghost is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Awestruct.

    • Ghost is Free Personal and Open SourceAwestruct is Free and Open Source
    • Ghost is Privacy focusedAwestruct is not according to our users
  2. Jekyll icon
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    Jekyll is a simple, blog aware, static site generator. It takes a template directory (representing the raw form of a website), runs it through and Liquid converters, and spits out a complete, static website suitable for serving with Apache or your favorite web server.

    129 Jekyll alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Jekyll is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Awestruct.

    • Jekyll is Free and Open SourceAwestruct is also Free and Open Source
  3. Grav icon
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    Grav is an easy to use, yet powerful, opensource CMS that requires no database. In a nutshell, installing Grav is a matter of unzipping the file. It is fast, has sophisticated caching, and a light footprint for optimal performance.

    183 Grav alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
  4. Gatsby icon
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    Gatsby provides development teams an open source frontend framework for creating dynamic, optimized websites and a cloud platform for delivering them on a blazing fast edge network.

    105 Gatsby alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • React
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • Gatsby is the most popular SaaS alternative to Awestruct.

    • Gatsby is Freemium and Open SourceAwestruct is Free and Open Source
  5. VuePress icon
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    VuePress is a static site generator that uses markdown. It allows users to create content like blogs and documentation. Originally designed for Vue.js documentation, it now serves a wider user base. It emphasizes simplicity, with a minimal setup and markdown-centered structure.

    89 VuePress alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Vue.js
     
  6. Octopress icon
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    Octopress is a framework designed by Brandon Mathis for Jekyll, the blog aware static site generator powering Github Pages. To start blogging with Jekyll, you have to write your own HTML templates, CSS, Javascripts and set up your configuration.

    80 Octopress alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby
    • Jekyll
     
  7. Staticman icon
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    Static sites with superpowers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. Bridgetown icon
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    In a nutshell, Bridgetown is a static site generator. You give it text written in an author-friendly markup language like Markdown, and it uses layouts and templates to build a website and save the compiled HTML, CSS, and Javascript to an output folder.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby
    • RubyGems
     
  9. Backdrop CMS icon
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    Backdrop CMS is a simple, lightweight, and easy to use Content Management System used to build attractive, professional websites. Use it for everything from a single-administrator's personal blog site, to a complex, multi-role, business e-commerce platform.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. MiddleMan icon
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    Middleman is a static site generator using all the shortcuts and tools in modern web development. Check out middlemanapp.com for detailed tutorials, including a getting started guide. You can also follow @middlemanapp for updates.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Ruby
    • Ruby on Rails
     
  11. Gridsome icon
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    Gridsome is a free & open source Vue JS powered framework for building websites & apps that are fast by default.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Static Site Boilerplate is a free, open-source tool for developers that enables a better workflow for building modern static websites. Automated build processes, a local development server, production minification and optimizations, and the latest standards for static websites.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
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