Jekyll vs Jigsaw
Jekyll
jekyllrb.comJigsaw
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| Figure | Jekyll | Jigsaw |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Static site generators | 8.8 (#5) | 7.6 (#21) |
| Collections | Custom collections can render structured documents into individual pages when output is enabled. | Collections let users group related pages and add features such as menus, pagination, categories, and tags. |
| Deployment | Because output is static, Jekyll sites can be deployed manually, through automation or with third-party hosting. | The documentation describes deploying Jigsaw sites to GitHub Pages, Netlify, Amazon S3, Kinsta Application Hosting, or an existing server. |
| Install requirements | Installation requires Ruby 2.7.0 or higher, RubyGems, GCC, and Make. | Using Jigsaw requires PHP 8.2 or later and Composer, with Node.js and NPM optional for Vite asset compilation. |
| License | Jekyll is open source and distributed under the MIT License. | The project repository identifies its license as MIT. |
| What it does | Jekyll converts Markdown, Liquid, HTML and CSS source files into deployable static websites and blogs. | Jigsaw is a framework for rapidly building static sites using modern web application tooling. |
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In their own words
Jekyll
Jekyll is a free, open-source tool that turns plain text into static websites and blogs. It combines Markdown, Liquid, HTML, and CSS with layouts, producing static files ready for deployment. Blog features include permalinks, categories, pages, posts, and custom layouts. A plugin system with hooks can generate content and extend builds without changing Jekyll itself. Community-maintained themes provide templates and styles, and site content can override theme files. Generated sites may be deployed manually, through automation, or with third-party services. GitHub Pages is powered by Jekyll and offers free hosting with custom domain support. Jekyll supports Linux, macOS, Windows, and self-hosted use. Installation requires Ruby 2.7.0 or higher, RubyGems, GCC, and Make. Safe mode requires explicit plugin permission through a whitelist. A volunteer core team maintains the project.