Cobalt vs Nanoc
Cobalt
cobalt-org.github.ioNanoc
nanoc.denisdefreyne.comSide by side
| Figure | Cobalt | Nanoc |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 1 |
| Spec score · Static site generators | 7.5 (#25) | 8.7 (#6) |
| Content sources | markdown | database |
| Deployment | The documentation describes deploying generated sites to GitHub Pages, GitLab Pages, or a self-hosted server. | Nanoc integrates with various deployment mechanisms and provides a nanoc deploy command, with examples for Git, rsync, GitHub Pages, Bitbucket, GitLab Pages and Netlify. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Installation | The maker's installation guide says Cobalt supports Windows, Linux, and Mac, and documents OS packages and pre-built binaries. | Nanoc is installed using RubyGems with the command gem install nanoc. |
| Local preview server | Yes | Yes |
| Supported languages | Rust | Ruby |
Plans
In their own words
Cobalt
Cobalt has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Nanoc
Nanoc is a free static-site generator that turns content such as Markdown or AsciiDoc into HTML. It is a command-line application for local site development and generating finished sites for deployment, not a CMS; content is usually managed on the filesystem. Its scope ranges from personal blogs to corporate websites. Free-form metadata lets pages take different roles, and markup options include Markdown, AsciiDoc and Textile, with eRuby, Haml and Mustache among its template languages. Users can write custom filters and helpers or bring in data from databases and web APIs. Nanoc supports incremental builds, multilingual sites and a local preview server. Deployment integrations include Git, rsync, GitHub Pages, Bitbucket, GitLab Pages and Netlify, and the tool can run checks before deployment. Ruby 3.1 or later is required, with CRuby needed for guaranteed support. macOS and Linux are officially supported; Windows has limitations and is not officially supported. Nanoc is MIT-licensed.