Nanoc vs Statiq
Nanoc
nanoc.denisdefreyne.comStatiq
statiq.devSide by side
| Figure | Nanoc | Statiq |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $50/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Static site generators | 8.7 (#6) | 7.7 (#18) |
| Content sources | database | database |
| 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. | Statiq Web documents built-in deployment support for Netlify, Azure App Service, and GitHub Pages. |
| Extensibility | Nanoc lets users write custom filters and helpers. | Statiq applications can be extended with custom pipelines, data sources, layouts, and modules. |
| Local preview server | Yes | Yes |
| Security | The site says static sites do not contain dynamic content and are therefore immune to most common attacks. | The deployment guidance recommends placing secrets such as access tokens and passwords in environment variables for continuous integration environments. |
| Supported languages | Ruby | C#/.NET |
Plans
Statiq
- Commercial-use license$50 a month
- Statiq Web/Docs commercial-use license$50, paid once
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.