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