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Bloggrify vs Hexo
Compare Bloggrify and Hexo 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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Hexo
A fast, simple & powerful blog framework powered by Node.js, popular in the developer community.
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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
Hexo
Pros
- Blazing fast generation
- Markdown support
- One-command deployment
- Extensive plugin system
Cons
- Less active community than some alternatives
- Documentation can be incomplete
- Limited themes for non-technical blogs
- Some plugins aren't maintained
Features comparison
| Feature | Bloggrify | Hexo |
|---|---|---|
| Core Features | ||
| SEO | Yes Built-in SEO features including Open Graph, Twitter Cards, canonical URLs, etc. | Via plugin Available through hexo-seo plugin or custom configuration |
| Sitemap | Yes | Via plugin Available through hexo-generator-sitemap |
| RSS Feed | Yes | Via plugin Available through hexo-generator-feed |
| Theming system | Yes Built-in theming system, though limited number of themes available | Yes Robust theming system with many available themes |
| Plugin system | Yes Uses Nuxt modules and layers for extensibility, though ecosystem is limited as many features are built-in | Yes Extensive plugin ecosystem with many available plugins |
| Content Management | ||
| Emoji | Yes | Via plugin Support through hexo-filter-github-emojis or similar plugins |
| Image optimization | Yes Built-in image optimization using Nuxt Image | Via plugin Available through hexo-filter-responsive-images or similar plugins |
| Taxonomies | Partial Built-in support for tags and categories | Partial Built-in support for categories and tags; custom taxonomies require additional configuration |
| Pagination | Yes | Yes Built-in pagination for post listings |
| Table of contents | Yes | Yes Built-in table of contents generation |
| Comments | Yes Built-in integration with Hyvor comment system | Yes Built-in support for Disqus; other systems supported via themes |
| Integrations | ||
| Social media integration | Yes Built-in shortcodes for embedding videos and sharing buttons | Via theme Most themes include social media integration options |
| Analytics | Yes Built-in integrations with multiple analytics platforms (Fathom, Pirsch, Google Analytics, Hakanai Pulse, Umami, Matomo) | Via integration Most themes support analytics integration |
| Newsletter | Yes Built-in integration with Hakanai pulse and mailjet | Via integration Can be added through theme customization |
| Search | Limited Basic built-in search functionality using XML file generated at build time | Via plugin Options include hexo-generator-search or Algolia integration |
| Headless CMS integration | Via integration No existing integrations, but likely possible through custom implementation | Via plugin Integration possible with various headless CMS platforms |
| Advanced Features | ||
| Multilingual | Via integration Possible through integration with existing support for hreflang alternates | Yes Built-in i18n support |
| AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) | Via integration Possible through custom integration but not built into the framework | Via plugin Can be implemented with hexo-generator-amp |
| PWA (Progressive Web App) | Via integration Possible through custom integration but not built into the framework | Via plugin Available through hexo-pwa or similar solutions |
| Specialized Content | ||
| PlantUML | Yes | Via plugin Can be added with hexo-filter-plantuml or similar plugins |
| Mermaid | Yes | Via plugin Available through hexo-filter-mermaid-diagrams or similar plugins |
| KaTeX (math) | Yes | Via plugin Available through hexo-renderer-markdown-it-katex or similar plugins |
| GitHub Gists integration | Via integration | Via plugin Can be implemented through custom tags or plugins |