Blades AlternativesStatic Site Generators & Website Builders like Blades

Blades is described as 'Is made to do one job and do it well - generate HTML files from the provided content using the provided templates. Blades renders the whole site in milliseconds, possibly up to 10 times faster than other generators like Hugo' and is a static site generator in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Blades for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Windows, Linux, Mac and Web-based apps. The best Blades 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 Blades are Grav, Gatsby, Mozello and Zola.

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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 Blades.

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

    • Ghost is Free Personal and Open SourceBlades is Free and Open Source
    • Ghost is Privacy focusedBlades 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 Blades.

    • Jekyll is Free and Open SourceBlades is also Free and Open Source
  3. Hugo icon
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    Hugo is a general-purpose website framework for generating static web pages. Hugo flexibly works with many formats and is ideal for blogs, docs, portfolios and much more.

    103 Hugo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. 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
     
  5. 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 Blades.

    • Gatsby is Freemium and Open SourceBlades is Free and Open Source
  6. Mozello icon
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    User-friendly platform for creating mobile-friendly sites, blogs, and stores quickly. Features include SEO tools, multilingual support, and complete hosting management with no tech skills needed.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  7. Zola icon
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    Everything you need to make a static site engine in one binary.

    48 Zola alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. Gojekyll icon
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    Gojekyll is a partially-compatible clone of the Jekyll static site generator, written in the Go programming language. It provides build and serve commands, with directory watch and live reload.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. 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
     
  10. Hexo icon
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    Hexo is a fast, simple and powerful blog framework powered by Node.js which have extensive plugins selections for a Static Site Generator and a great communities.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. shokunin icon
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    A Fast and Flexible Static Site Generator written in Rust 🦀.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Rust
     
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