Bridgetown vs Stapy
Bridgetown
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| Figure | Bridgetown | Stapy |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 0 | 1 |
| Spec score · Static site generators | 8.0 (#12) | 7.8 (#15) |
| Deployment | Static output can be deployed to any server that supports HTML, CSS, and JavaScript; the site recommends Render for full-stack production setups. | The documentation describes publishing the generated production files through SFTP or platforms such as Netlify, Cloudflare Pages, Vercel, and GitHub Pages. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Plugins | Plugins extend Bridgetown projects through gems and configuration initialization, and users can write and publish their own plugins. | Python plugins can modify content and page data during rendering, handle HTTP requests, or provide custom template methods. |
| Local preview server | Yes | Yes |
| Requirements | Installation requires GCC and Make, Ruby 3.3 or newer, and Node 22.21 or newer. | Stapy requires Python 3.6 or newer. |
| Security | The plugins directory lists a plugin that adds a Content Security Policy in a meta tag. | For shared remote use, Stapy recommends protecting the editor with htpasswd and enabling safe mode to disable reserved routes and hide error messages. |
| Support | The documentation directs users who need help to Bridgetown community channels, including Discord chat. | The documentation directs users to file a ticket for questions or bug reports. |
| Supported languages | Ruby,JavaScript | Python |
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In their own words
Bridgetown
Bridgetown is a free site generator for building static sites, full-stack applications or a combination of both. It compiles Markdown, layouts and components into HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Static publishing features include permalinks, Git-based content deployment, atomic builds, data pipelines and pagination. Collections, taxonomies and content relationships organize material, which can be generated at build time or in real time and connected to a headless CMS or other web APIs. For full-stack applications, its Roda backend supports dynamic routes, server APIs and database connections such as PostgreSQL. Templates can use ERB, Serbea, Streamlined or Liquid; components support modular views, web components and Markdown inclusion. The frontend build system includes esbuild and PostCSS, and custom Ruby plugins can extend builds and content. Static output can be deployed anywhere that serves HTML, CSS and JavaScript files. Bridgetown supports Ruby and JavaScript, and its setup guides cover macOS, Fedora and Ubuntu Linux, and Windows through Windows Subsystem for Linux. Installation requires GCC and Make, Ruby 3.3 or newer, and Node 22.21 or newer.
Stapy
Stapy is a free, open-source static site generator from Magentix for building sites with Python. It runs on Linux and Windows, needs Python 3.6 or newer, and works without additional packages. A local preview server lets you view generated pages while working. Stapy writes static files into environment directories under the web directory, including a production directory intended for publishing. Page data is kept in JSON files, and page settings can be combined with layouts at several levels. Templates provide variables, included content, plugin methods and reusable child blocks. Themes can inherit from parent themes, with individual files overriding inherited files. Python plugins can alter content and page data during rendering, handle HTTP requests or add template methods. An official plugin adds a web editor at /_editor by default. Publishing documentation covers SFTP, Netlify, Cloudflare Pages, Vercel and GitHub Pages. The free plan costs nothing.