Sculpin AlternativesStatic Site Generators & Blog Publishing Tools like Sculpin

Sculpin is described as 'Static site generator written in PHP. It converts Markdown files, Twig templates or standard HTML into a static HTML site that can be easily deployed' and is a static site generator in the business & commerce category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Sculpin for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Mac, Windows, Linux and Web-based apps. The best Sculpin alternative is Jekyll, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Sculpin are Grav, Gatsby, VuePress and Metalsmith.

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  1. Jekyll icon

    Jekyll

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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

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    • Jekyll is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Sculpin.

    • Jekyll is Free and Open SourceSculpin is also Free and Open Source
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    Grav

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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

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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  4. Gatsby icon

    Gatsby

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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)
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    • Gatsby is the most popular SaaS alternative to Sculpin.

    • Gatsby is Freemium and Open SourceSculpin is Free and Open Source
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    VuePress

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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. Metalsmith icon

    Metalsmith

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    An extremely simple, pluggable static site generator for NodeJS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Octopress icon

    Octopress

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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

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby
    • Jekyll
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    Staticman

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    Static sites with superpowers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. Bridgetown icon

    Bridgetown

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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
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    Hakyll

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    Hakyll is a Haskell library for generating static sites, mostly aimed at small-to-medium sites and personal blogs. It is written in a very configurable way and uses an xmonad-like DSL for configuration.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Backdrop CMS

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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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    • Backdrop CMS is the most popular Web-based alternative to Sculpin.

    • Backdrop CMS is Free and Open SourceSculpin is also Free and Open Source
    • Backdrop CMS is CustomizableSculpin is not according to our users
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    DocPad

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    DocPad is a dynamic static-site generator. That is a content management system that takes content from several sources, like files on your computer, and renders them into incredibly fast static output.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    CMS.js

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    CMS.js is fully client-side, Javascript site generator in the spirit of Jekyll that uses plain ol' HTML, CSS and Javascript to generate your website.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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