Nanoc vs Sculpin
Nanoc
nanoc.denisdefreyne.comSculpin
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| Figure | Nanoc | Sculpin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 8.7 (#6) | 7.0 (#34) |
| Content sources | database | markdown |
| Deployment | Nanoc integrates with various deployment mechanisms and provides a nanoc deploy command, with examples for Git, rsync, GitHub Pages, Bitbucket, GitLab Pages and Netlify. | Generated production files can be uploaded to a web server, and the deployed site does not use PHP on the server. |
| Extensibility | Nanoc lets users write custom filters and helpers. | Sculpin supports community bundles through a Symfony HttpKernel-based bundle system. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Installation | Nanoc is installed using RubyGems with the command gem install nanoc. | Sculpin can be installed as a dependency in a Composer-managed project with `composer require sculpin/sculpin`. |
| License | Nanoc is licensed under the MIT license. | The Sculpin GitHub repository identifies the project as MIT licensed. |
| Local preview server | Yes | Yes |
| Supported languages | Ruby | PHP |
| What it does | Nanoc is a flexible static-site generator that transforms content such as Markdown or AsciiDoc into HTML. | Sculpin is a PHP static site generator that converts Markdown files, Twig templates, and standard HTML into static HTML sites. |
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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.