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Gridea vs Hexo
Compare Gridea and Hexo 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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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
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)
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 | Gridea | Hexo |
|---|---|---|
| Core Features | ||
| SEO | Yes Built-in SEO settings with customizable meta tags and descriptions | Via plugin Available through hexo-seo plugin or custom configuration |
| Sitemap | Yes Automatic sitemap generation | Via plugin Available through hexo-generator-sitemap |
| RSS Feed | Yes Built-in RSS feed generation | Via plugin Available through hexo-generator-feed |
| Theming system | Yes Built-in theme system with customizable options and several included themes | Yes Robust theming system with many available themes |
| Plugin system | No No extensible plugin architecture | Yes Extensive plugin ecosystem with many available plugins |
| Content Management | ||
| Emoji | Via Markdown Supported through standard Markdown emoji syntax | Via plugin Support through hexo-filter-github-emojis or similar plugins |
| Image optimization | Limited Basic image handling but no advanced optimization features | Via plugin Available through hexo-filter-responsive-images or similar plugins |
| Taxonomies | Limited Support for basic categories and tags only | Partial Built-in support for categories and tags; custom taxonomies require additional configuration |
| Pagination | Yes Built-in pagination for post listings | Yes Built-in pagination for post listings |
| Table of contents | Partial Depends on theme support | Yes Built-in table of contents generation |
| Comments | Yes Built-in support for Disqus and Gitalk comment systems | Yes Built-in support for Disqus; other systems supported via themes |
| Integrations | ||
| Social media integration | Partial Basic social media links and sharing buttons built into themes | Via theme Most themes include social media integration options |
| Analytics | Yes Built-in Google Analytics integration | Via integration Most themes support analytics integration |
| Newsletter | Via integration Requires manual integration through theme customization | Via integration Can be added through theme customization |
| Search | Limited Basic search functionality dependent on theme | Via plugin Options include hexo-generator-search or Algolia integration |
| Headless CMS integration | No Not designed for headless CMS integration | Via plugin Integration possible with various headless CMS platforms |
| Advanced Features | ||
| Multilingual | Limited Interface can be changed, but content multilingual support is limited | Yes Built-in i18n support |
| AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) | No Not supported natively | Via plugin Can be implemented with hexo-generator-amp |
| PWA (Progressive Web App) | No Not supported natively | Via plugin Available through hexo-pwa or similar solutions |
| Specialized Content | ||
| PlantUML | No Not natively supported | Via plugin Can be added with hexo-filter-plantuml or similar plugins |
| Mermaid | Via integration Possible through custom code insertion, but not natively supported | Via plugin Available through hexo-filter-mermaid-diagrams or similar plugins |
| KaTeX (math) | Via integration Can be integrated through theme customization | Via plugin Available through hexo-renderer-markdown-it-katex or similar plugins |
| GitHub Gists integration | Via integration Possible through custom code blocks, but not a built-in feature | Via plugin Can be implemented through custom tags or plugins |