Jekyll AlternativesTop Blog Publishing Tools & Static Site Generators like Jekyll

Jekyll is described as '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' and is a very popular Blog Publishing tool in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Jekyll for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Web-based, Windows, Linux and Mac apps. The best Jekyll alternative is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Jekyll are Ghost, Drupal, Hugo and Astro Web Framework.

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  1. WordPress icon

    WordPress

     1664 likes

    Create a website or blog with open-source software focused on accessibility, ease of use, performance, and security. Minimal setup, powerful growth features, and a large community supporting democratization of publishing.

    107 WordPress alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
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    Comments about WordPress as an Alternative to Jekyll
    Alec Kinnear
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    WordPress is a full CMS with database, PHP. Something like a nightmare to admin. Grav is flat file CMS. Supposed to be easy to admin (not easy enough, but that's another conversation).

    Guest
    Negative
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    Wordpress is not a static website generator.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
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    It is a mess security-wise and it is not a static site generator

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • This alternative is disputed. WordPress is a legitimate Jekyll alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • WordPress is Freemium and Open SourceJekyll is Free and Open Source
    • WordPress is CustomizableJekyll is not according to our users
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    Ghost

     251 likes

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

    272 Ghost alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Node.JS
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    Drupal

     492 likes

    Drupal is an open source platform for building amazing digital experiences. It's made by a dedicated community. Anyone can use it, and it will always be free.

    208 Drupal alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
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    Comments about Drupal as an Alternative to Jekyll
    Alec Kinnear
    Negative
    0

    Drupal is a full CMS with database, PHP. Something like a nightmare to admin. Jekyll is a flat file CMS. Supposed to be easy to admin.

    rrbaker
    Negative
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    Jekyll is meant for lightweight, static page websites while Drupal is a bloated CMS

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    • Drupal is Free and Open SourceJekyll is also Free and Open Source
    • Drupal is CustomizableJekyll is not according to our users
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    WordPress

    Create a website or blog with open-source software focused on accessibility, ease of use, performance, and security. Minimal setup, powerful growth features, and a large community supporting democratization of publishing.

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    Hugo

     91 likes

    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.

    104 Hugo alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  8. Grav icon

    Grav

     136 likes

    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.

    185 Grav alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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    Gatsby

     17 likes

    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
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • React
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Eleventy

     9 likes

    Simpler static site generator.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • FreeBSD
     
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    Nuxt.js

     13 likes

    Nuxt is an open source framework that makes web development intuitive and powerful.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Vue.js
    • Nuxt.js
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    Zola

     4 likes

    Everything you need to make a static site engine in one binary.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Hexo

     11 likes

    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 (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
     
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