Cecil vs Statue
Cecil
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| Figure | Cecil | Statue |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Static site generators | 8.8 (#3) | 7.2 (#29) |
| Content sources | markdown | markdown |
| Founded | 2013 | 2024 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| License | Cecil is free software distributed under the EUPL-1.2 license. | The Statue SSG documentation lists its license as MIT. |
| Local preview server | Yes | Yes |
| Requirements | PHP 8.2 or later is required. | Statue requires Node.js version 18 or higher, according to its troubleshooting guide. |
| Supported languages | PHP | JavaScript,TypeScript,Svelte |
| Templates | Cecil uses the Twig template engine and supports themes. | Statue provides templates, including a blog-focused template and a default template. |
| What it does | Cecil is a PHP command-line static site generator that combines Markdown pages, media, and Twig templates to generate static websites. | Statue is a static site generator based on Markdown, SvelteKit, and a component library. |
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In their own words
Cecil
Cecil is a free command-line PHP application that generates static websites from Markdown pages, media, and Twig templates. It stores content in Markdown files with front matter and supports themes for changing site design. The generator can create pagination, sitemaps, redirects, robots.txt, taxonomies, RSS, and SEO metadata such as Open Graph tags, Twitter cards, and structured data. It can also produce responsive WebP and AVIF images and compress them. Multilingual content and template translation are supported, as is a local preview server. Cecil generates static HTML; its maker says site visits do not require a database or server-side script execution. Installation is documented for macOS, Windows, and Linux, but PHP 8.2 or later is required. Deployment recipes cover services including Netlify, Vercel, GitHub Pages, and GitLab Pages. The project is distributed under the EUPL-1.2 license and maintained by Arnaud Ligny. Cecil is free software at free, with no cost or usage limits stated.