Pelican Alternatives

Pelican is described as 'Static site generator, written in Python, that requires no database or server-side logic' and is a Blog Publishing tool in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Pelican for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Mac apps. The best Pelican alternative is Jekyll, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Pelican are Blogger, Hugo, Grav and DEV Community.

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  1. Blades icon
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    Blades 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  2. 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 (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Ruby
    • Ruby on Rails
     
  3. Bedrock icon
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    Bedrock is a tool to efficiently work together, document HTML/CSS components, and provide a single source of truth for what an application should look like.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. Verless icon
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    verless (pronounced like serverless) is a Static Site Generator designed for Markdown-based content with focus on simplicity and performance. It reads your Markdown files, applies your HTML templates and renders them as a website.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. 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 (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. Mixcore CMS icon
     5 likes

    💮 Mixcore CMS is an open-source modular, multi-tenant application framework built on top of ASP.NET Core (Dotnet Core). It is a completed open source ASP.NET Core (Dotnet Core) CMS solution. https://mixcore.org.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Nikola icon
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    Nikola is a static website and blog generator. Its original goal is to create blogs, but it supports most kind of sites and can be used as a CMS, as long as what you present to the user is your own content instead of something the user generates.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    has the most number of plugins.

    • Nikola is Free and Open SourcePelican is also Free and Open Source
    • Nikola is a Static Site Generator Pelican is a Blog Publishing Tool
  8. Kado icon
     3 likes

    Build professional websites easily with Kado, a Node.JS NPM module backed by SQL based on a modular design and extensible framework, Kado caters to website creators of all skill levels.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. Minerva icon
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    Minerva is a static site generators. Minerva makes building websites fun again.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. SaaS Builder icon
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    By skipping the weeks or months required for developing basic features such as authentication and billing, you can begin building the unique aspects of your product from the start.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. Hyde icon
     2 likes

    Hyde is a static website generator powered by Python & Django. Hyde supports all the Django template tags & filters and even has a few of its own. The built-in web server + auto-generator provide instant refresh and unlimited flexibility.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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