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Gridea vs Pelican
Compare Gridea and Pelican 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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Pelican
A Python-based static site generator that supports Markdown and reStructuredText, ideal for technical blogs.
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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)
Pelican
Pros
- Written in Python
- No database required
- Markdown and reStructuredText support
- Extensible plugin system
- Active community and development
Cons
- Command-line focused workflow
- Requires Python knowledge for customization
- Less beginner-friendly than some alternatives
- Fewer themes than WordPress or Hugo
- Limited built-in features compared to dynamic CMS
Features comparison
| Feature | Gridea | Pelican |
|---|---|---|
| Core Features | ||
| SEO | Yes Built-in SEO settings with customizable meta tags and descriptions | Partial Basic SEO through templates, but requires additional configuration for advanced features |
| Sitemap | Yes Automatic sitemap generation | Via plugin Available through pelican-sitemap plugin |
| RSS Feed | Yes Built-in RSS feed generation | Yes Built-in Atom and RSS feed generation |
| Theming system | Yes Built-in theme system with customizable options and several included themes | Yes Support for custom and third-party themes with Jinja2 templating |
| Plugin system | No No extensible plugin architecture | Yes Extensive plugin system with Python-based plugins |
| Content Management | ||
| Emoji | Via Markdown Supported through standard Markdown emoji syntax | Via plugin Requires Markdown extension or custom plugin |
| Image optimization | Limited Basic image handling but no advanced optimization features | Via plugin Available through pelican-image-process or similar plugins |
| Taxonomies | Limited Support for basic categories and tags only | Partial Built-in support for categories and tags, custom taxonomies require plugins |
| Pagination | Yes Built-in pagination for post listings | Yes Built-in pagination for article listings |
| Table of contents | Partial Depends on theme support | Via plugin Available through plugins or Markdown extensions |
| Comments | Yes Built-in support for Disqus and Gitalk comment systems | Via integration Integration with Disqus built-in, other systems require custom theme integration |
| Integrations | ||
| Social media integration | Partial Basic social media links and sharing buttons built into themes | Via plugin Requires plugins like pelican-social-share or custom theme integration |
| Analytics | Yes Built-in Google Analytics integration | Via integration Can be added through theme templates or dedicated plugins |
| Newsletter | Via integration Requires manual integration through theme customization | Via integration Requires manual integration through theme templates |
| Search | Limited Basic search functionality dependent on theme | Via plugin Options include tipue_search plugin or client-side search integration |
| Headless CMS integration | No Not designed for headless CMS integration | Limited Possible but not as seamless as with other generators; requires custom integration |
| Advanced Features | ||
| Multilingual | Limited Interface can be changed, but content multilingual support is limited | Yes Built-in i18n support with the pelican-i18n_subsites plugin |
| AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) | No Not supported natively | Via plugin Would require custom plugin implementation |
| PWA (Progressive Web App) | No Not supported natively | Via integration Requires manual implementation in theme |
| Specialized Content | ||
| PlantUML | No Not natively supported | Via plugin Can be added via custom plugin or Markdown extension |
| Mermaid | Via integration Possible through custom code insertion, but not natively supported | Via plugin Through custom plugin or Markdown extension |
| KaTeX (math) | Via integration Can be integrated through theme customization | Via plugin Math support through pelican-render-math or similar plugins |
| GitHub Gists integration | Via integration Possible through custom code blocks, but not a built-in feature | Via plugin Can be integrated through custom plugins or theme modifications |