Nanoc vs Pelican
Nanoc
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| Figure | Nanoc | Pelican |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Static site generators | 8.7 (#6) | 7.5 (#23) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Installation | Nanoc is installed using RubyGems with the command gem install nanoc. | The installation documentation lists Linux, macOS, and Windows as supported client operating systems. |
| License | Nanoc is licensed under the MIT license. | The project repository identifies its license as AGPL-3.0. |
| What it does | Nanoc is a flexible static-site generator that transforms content such as Markdown or AsciiDoc into HTML. | Pelican is a Python static site generator that turns text files into websites without requiring a database or server-side programming. |
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In their own words
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.