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Zola vs Jekyll: catalog facts
Zola	Jekyll
Free Free and open source under the MIT license.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Single binary with no dependencies to install Sass and syntax highlighting built in	Blog features such as posts, categories and permalinks built in Works directly with GitHub Pages hosting
Built-in features cover most needs but there is no plugin system Requires learning its template engine	Requires a Ruby environment Fewer template languages than some newer generators
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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