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Bestatic vs Jekyll: catalog facts
Bestatic	Jekyll
Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Builds blogs and static pages from Markdown Includes templates, RSS feeds, search, and image processing	Blog features such as posts, categories and permalinks built in Works directly with GitHub Pages hosting
Generated websites must be served from a web server or hosting platform.	Requires a Ruby environment Fewer template languages than some newer generators
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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