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Bloggrify vs Eleventy (11ty)
Compare Bloggrify and Eleventy (11ty) to find the best tool for your needs.
Bloggrify
A modern static site generator designed specifically for bloggers with focus on simplicity and performance.
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Eleventy (11ty)
A simpler static site generator focused on flexibility and performance.
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Pricing
Free (open source)
Free (open source)
Pros & Cons
Bloggrify
Pros
- Optimized for blogging workflows
- Fast build and deploy times
- Simple configuration
- Built-in SEO optimization
Cons
- Newer project with smaller community
- Limited themes compared to established generators
- Requires command line familiarity
- Less documentation available
Eleventy (11ty)
Pros
- Zero client-side JavaScript by default
- Extremely flexible templating
- Fast builds
- Easy to learn and use
Cons
- Smaller ecosystem than Gatsby/Hugo
- Less built-in features
- Documentation can be sparse
- Requires some technical knowledge
Features comparison
| Feature | Bloggrify | Eleventy (11ty) |
|---|---|---|
| Core Features | ||
| SEO | Yes Built-in SEO features including Open Graph, Twitter Cards, canonical URLs, etc. | Via integration Requires custom implementation or adding meta tags in templates |
| Sitemap | Yes | Via plugin Can be added with plugins like eleventy-plugin-sitemap |
| RSS Feed | Yes | Via plugin Available through plugins like eleventy-plugin-rss |
| Theming system | Yes Built-in theming system, though limited number of themes available | Partial No formal theming system, but flexible templating allows for theme-like structures |
| Plugin system | Yes Uses Nuxt modules and layers for extensibility, though ecosystem is limited as many features are built-in | Yes Extensible through JavaScript plugins and custom shortcodes |
| Content Management | ||
| Emoji | Yes | Via plugin Can be implemented through markdown-it plugins |
| Image optimization | Yes Built-in image optimization using Nuxt Image | Via plugin Available through eleventy-img or similar plugins |
| Taxonomies | Partial Built-in support for tags and categories | Via integration Can be implemented through custom collections and tags |
| Pagination | Yes | Yes Built-in pagination API |
| Table of contents | Yes | Via plugin Can be implemented through markdown-it plugins or custom functions |
| Comments | Yes Built-in integration with Hyvor comment system | Via integration Can integrate with services like Disqus, Utterances, etc. through template includes |
| Integrations | ||
| Social media integration | Yes Built-in shortcodes for embedding videos and sharing buttons | Via integration Requires custom implementation in templates |
| Analytics | Yes Built-in integrations with multiple analytics platforms (Fathom, Pirsch, Google Analytics, Hakanai Pulse, Umami, Matomo) | Via integration Easy to add through template includes |
| Newsletter | Yes Built-in integration with Hakanai pulse and mailjet | Via integration Can be added through template includes |
| Search | Limited Basic built-in search functionality using XML file generated at build time | Via integration Options include Algolia, Lunr.js, or custom client-side implementation |
| Headless CMS integration | Via integration No existing integrations, but likely possible through custom implementation | Yes Good support for various headless CMS options through data fetching |
| Advanced Features | ||
| Multilingual | Via integration Possible through integration with existing support for hreflang alternates | Via integration Possible through directory structure and custom collections |
| AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) | Via integration Possible through custom integration but not built into the framework | Via integration Can be implemented through custom output formats |
| PWA (Progressive Web App) | Via integration Possible through custom integration but not built into the framework | Via integration Can be implemented through custom service worker and manifest files |
| Specialized Content | ||
| PlantUML | Yes | Via plugin Can be implemented through markdown-it plugins or custom shortcodes |
| Mermaid | Yes | Via plugin Can be implemented through custom shortcodes or markdown-it plugins |
| KaTeX (math) | Yes | Via plugin Can be implemented using eleventy-plugin-katex or similar solutions |
| GitHub Gists integration | Via integration | Via integration Can be implemented through custom shortcodes |