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Zola vs Bestatic: catalog facts
Zola	Bestatic
Free Free and open source under the MIT license.	Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0.
Windows, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Single binary with no dependencies to install Sass and syntax highlighting built in	Builds blogs and static pages from Markdown Includes templates, RSS feeds, search, and image processing
Built-in features cover most needs but there is no plugin system Requires learning its template engine	Generated websites must be served from a web server or hosting platform.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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