Jekyll AlternativesBlog Publishing Tools & Static Site Generators like Jekyll

Apps similar to Jekyll include WordPress, which is open source with a free version. Other options are Ghost, Drupal, Astro and Hugo. Website Builders like Jekyll are a crowded field, with more than 100 alternatives for self-hosting, the web, Windows, Linux and Mac.

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  1. WordPress icon

    WordPress

     1702 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.

    169 WordPress alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • US flagUnited States
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  2. Ghost icon

    Ghost

     265 likes

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

    296 Ghost alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Node.JS
    • US flagUnited States
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  4. Drupal icon

    Drupal

     497 likes

    Open source CMS with modular architecture, structured content support, and thousands of modules for extensibility. Offers custom themes, robust security, integration capabilities, starter distributions, active community support, and is free under the GPL license with no vendor lock-in.

    219 Drupal alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • US flagUnited States
    Drupal screenshot 1
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  7. Hugo icon

    Hugo

     95 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.

    120 Hugo alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Global
    Hugo screenshot 1
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  9. Grav icon

    Grav

     139 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.

    202 Grav alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • US flagUnited States
    The dashboard
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  10. EmDash CMS icon

    EmDash CMS

     14 likes

    Full-stack TypeScript CMS built on Astro and Cloudflare featuring extensible architecture, sandboxed plugins in Worker isolates, WordPress migration, visual schema builder, role-based access, rich text editing, AI integration, media management, and open source deployment.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Typescript
    • US flagUnited States
    EmDash CMS screenshot 1
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  11. WriteFreely icon

    WriteFreely

     48 likes

    WriteFreely is an open-source, minimalist, federated, self-hosted blogging platform. It was built for and by Write.as and can be used to power a similar community or just a single blog.

    58 WriteFreely alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • US flagUnited States
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • React
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • US flagUnited States
    Gatsby screenshot 1
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  13. Build Awesome (Eleventy) icon

    Build Awesome (Eleventy)

     10 likes

    Simpler static site generator.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • FreeBSD
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    Bludit

     19 likes

    Bludit is a web application to build your own website or blog in seconds, it's completely free and open source. A PRO version is available for those who want to support the software developer. The software seems almost the same between the versions.

    46 Bludit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • AR flagArgentina
    Dashboard
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    Zola

     5 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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