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Gatsby vs Gridea
Compare Gatsby and Gridea to find the best tool for your needs.
Gatsby
A React-based static site generator with powerful data layer and plugin ecosystem.
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Gridea
A modern static blog writing client with a simple interface, built with Electron and Vue.js.
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Pricing
Free (open source), paid Gatsby Cloud services
Free (open source)
Pros & Cons
Gatsby
Pros
- React-based architecture
- GraphQL data layer
- Large plugin ecosystem
- Progressive image loading
Cons
- Requires React knowledge
- Steep learning curve
- Build time can be slow for large sites
- Complex for simple projects
Gridea
Pros
- User-friendly desktop GUI interface
- Real-time preview
- Custom theme support
- Multi-platform (Windows, Mac, Linux)
- GitHub Pages and Coding Pages integration
Cons
- Fewer plugins than established generators
- Limited advanced customization options
- Smaller community than Hugo or Jekyll
- Some features still in development
- Desktop app required (no web interface)
Features comparison
| Feature | Gatsby | Gridea |
|---|---|---|
| Core Features | ||
| SEO | Yes Strong SEO support through gatsby-plugin-react-helmet and other official plugins | Yes Built-in SEO settings with customizable meta tags and descriptions |
| Sitemap | Via plugin Available through gatsby-plugin-sitemap | Yes Automatic sitemap generation |
| RSS Feed | Via plugin Available through gatsby-plugin-feed | Yes Built-in RSS feed generation |
| Theming system | Yes Supports themes through gatsby-theme architecture with component shadowing | Yes Built-in theme system with customizable options and several included themes |
| Plugin system | Yes Extensive plugin ecosystem with thousands of plugins available | No No extensible plugin architecture |
| Content Management | ||
| Emoji | Via plugin Supported through gatsby-remark-emoji or other emoji plugins | Via Markdown Supported through standard Markdown emoji syntax |
| Image optimization | Yes Advanced image optimization with gatsby-plugin-sharp, gatsby-image, and built-in responsive images | Limited Basic image handling but no advanced optimization features |
| Taxonomies | Via GraphQL Custom taxonomies can be implemented through GraphQL queries and data structures | Limited Support for basic categories and tags only |
| Pagination | Via API Pagination available through createPage API and GraphQL queries | Yes Built-in pagination for post listings |
| Table of contents | Via plugin Supported through gatsby-remark-table-of-contents or similar plugins | Partial Depends on theme support |
| Comments | Via integration Integration with Disqus, Commento, Utterances via React components | Yes Built-in support for Disqus and Gitalk comment systems |
| Integrations | ||
| Social media integration | Via plugin Social sharing, cards, and integrations available through various plugins | Partial Basic social media links and sharing buttons built into themes |
| Analytics | Via plugin Easy integration with Google Analytics, Plausible, Fathom through official plugins | Yes Built-in Google Analytics integration |
| Newsletter | Via integration Can be integrated through React components for services like Mailchimp, ConvertKit | Via integration Requires manual integration through theme customization |
| Search | Via plugin Options include Algolia (gatsby-plugin-algolia), Lunr.js, Elasticsearch integrations | Limited Basic search functionality dependent on theme |
| Headless CMS integration | Yes First-class support for most headless CMS platforms with official plugins for Contentful, WordPress, Sanity, Strapi, etc. | No Not designed for headless CMS integration |
| Advanced Features | ||
| Multilingual | Via plugin i18n support through plugins like gatsby-plugin-intl or gatsby-plugin-i18n | Limited Interface can be changed, but content multilingual support is limited |
| AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) | Via plugin Available through gatsby-plugin-amp or custom implementation | No Not supported natively |
| PWA (Progressive Web App) | Yes First-class PWA support through gatsby-plugin-manifest and gatsby-plugin-offline | No Not supported natively |
| Specialized Content | ||
| PlantUML | Via plugin Can be integrated through custom components or markdown remark plugins | No Not natively supported |
| Mermaid | Via plugin Can be used with gatsby-remark-mermaid plugin | Via integration Possible through custom code insertion, but not natively supported |
| KaTeX (math) | Via plugin Supported through gatsby-remark-katex or other math rendering plugins | Via integration Can be integrated through theme customization |
| GitHub Gists integration | Via plugin Can be implemented with gatsby-remark-embed-gist | Via integration Possible through custom code blocks, but not a built-in feature |