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Bloggrify vs Jekyll
Compare Bloggrify and Jekyll 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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Jekyll
A simple, blog-aware static site generator perfect for personal, project, or organization sites.
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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
Jekyll
Pros
- Fast and secure static sites
- GitHub Pages integration
- Simple to use for developers
- Great for blogs and documentation
Cons
- Requires Ruby knowledge for customization
- Not suitable for dynamic content
- No visual editor for non-technical users
- Build time increases with site size
Features comparison
| Feature | Bloggrify | Jekyll |
|---|---|---|
| Core Features | ||
| SEO | Yes Built-in SEO features including Open Graph, Twitter Cards, canonical URLs, etc. | Partial Basic features built-in, but requires 'jekyll-seo-tag' plugin for full functionality |
| Sitemap | Yes | Via plugin Requires 'jekyll-sitemap' plugin |
| RSS Feed | Yes | Via plugin Requires 'jekyll-feed' plugin |
| Theming system | Yes Built-in theming system, though limited number of themes available | Yes Built-in 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 Rich plugin system with many extensions available |
| Content Management | ||
| Emoji | Yes | Via plugin Requires 'jemoji' plugin |
| Image optimization | Yes Built-in image optimization using Nuxt Image | Via plugin Options include 'jekyll-picture-tag', 'jekyll-responsive-image', or manual integration |
| Taxonomies | Partial Built-in support for tags and categories | Partial Native support for categories and tags, but limited for custom taxonomies without plugins |
| Pagination | Yes | Via plugin Native in older versions, but requires 'jekyll-paginate' or 'jekyll-paginate-v2' for recent versions |
| Table of contents | Yes | Via plugin Requires 'jekyll-toc' plugin or using kramdown with toc option |
| Comments | Yes Built-in integration with Hyvor comment system | Via integration Integration with third-party services like Disqus, Utterances, or staticman |
| Integrations | ||
| Social media integration | Yes Built-in shortcodes for embedding videos and sharing buttons | Partial Basic support via Liquid templates, but requires customization for advanced integration |
| Analytics | Yes Built-in integrations with multiple analytics platforms (Fathom, Pirsch, Google Analytics, Hakanai Pulse, Umami, Matomo) | Via integration Easily integrable via snippets in Liquid templates |
| Newsletter | Yes Built-in integration with Hakanai pulse and mailjet | Via integration Requires third-party services integration like Hakanai, Mailchimp, ConvertKit, etc. |
| Search | Limited Basic built-in search functionality using XML file generated at build time | Via plugin Options include 'jekyll-algolia', 'simple-jekyll-search', or 'jekyll-lunr-js-search' |
| Headless CMS integration | Via integration No existing integrations, but likely possible through custom implementation | Via integration Compatible with Forestry, Netlify CMS, CloudCannon, Contentful via custom configuration |
| Advanced Features | ||
| Multilingual | Via integration Possible through integration with existing support for hreflang alternates | Limited Basic support via collections or plugins like 'jekyll-polyglot' or 'jekyll-multiple-languages-plugin' |
| AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) | Via integration Possible through custom integration but not built into the framework | Via plugin Requires 'jekyll-amp-pwa-plugin' or custom configuration |
| PWA (Progressive Web App) | Via integration Possible through custom integration but not built into the framework | Via plugin Requires 'jekyll-pwa-plugin' or custom configuration |
| Specialized Content | ||
| PlantUML | Yes | Via plugin Requires 'jekyll-plantuml' or 'jekyll-diagrams' plugin |
| Mermaid | Yes | Via plugin Requires 'jekyll-mermaid' plugin or custom JavaScript integration |
| KaTeX (math) | Yes | Via plugin Requires 'jekyll-katex' plugin or custom JavaScript integration |
| GitHub Gists integration | Via integration | Via plugin Requires 'jekyll-gist' plugin |