Lume vs Tapestry
Lume
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| Figure | Lume | Tapestry |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Static site generators | 8.4 (#11) | 6.8 (#35) |
| Content sources | markdown | markdown |
| Deployment | The documentation describes deployment through GitHub Pages, GitLab Pages, Codeberg Pages, Deno Deploy, Netlify, Vercel, Cloudflare Pages, and other hosts. | Tapestry has no built-in deployment method; its documentation describes deploying generated static files to a server or GitHub Pages. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | Official deployment documentation covers GitHub Pages, GitLab Pages, Codeberg Pages, Deno Deploy, Netlify, Vercel, Cloudflare Pages, Render, and other hosts. | The documentation describes an asset plugin that works with gulp-rev to version static assets. |
| Maker | The site credits Óscar Otero as its maker. | The site credits Simon Dann as the maker and documentation maintainer. |
| Local preview server | Yes | Yes |
| Product | Lume is a static site generator for Deno. | Tapestry is a static site generator that uses PHP Plates, front matter, and Markdown. |
| Support | The project directs users to its Discord for help and ideas. | The documentation invites users to report errors or contribute through the project’s GitHub repository. |
| Supported languages | Deno,JavaScript,TypeScript | PHP |
| Templates | The homepage lists Markdown, Vento, Nunjucks, Liquid, JSX, TSX, JavaScript, TypeScript, Pug, and Eta as supported template options. | Tapestry uses the Plates native PHP template system for building websites. |
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In their own words
Lume
Lume is a free static site generator for Deno, suited to projects that keep their content in files and publish static websites. It handles Markdown and supports formats including YAML, JavaScript, TypeScript, JSX, Vento, and Nunjucks, with room to add more formats. Site data can come from JSON or YAML files, or from a database or API through JavaScript or TypeScript. Processors can alter HTML, CSS, and JavaScript assets, while plugins add options for areas such as image processing, SEO, internationalization, and template engines. Lume says its output does not add client-side JavaScript. It uses Deno and HTTPS imports to obtain project dependencies, and Deno must be installed before setup. Generated sites can be deployed through services including GitHub Pages, GitLab Pages, Codeberg Pages, Deno Deploy, Netlify, Vercel, and Cloudflare Pages. Since it generates static sites only, interactive features such as forms, comments, and search need separate approaches or integrations. Content remains in repository files that can be edited, exported, or moved.